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HARDY AMERICAN AND HYBRID 
RHODODENDRONS, ANDROMEDAS, KALMIAS 
AND OTHER EVERGREEN SHRUBS 
R. MAXIMUM R. CATAWBIENSE R. PUNCTATUM 
Giben proper soil conditions and exposure or location, all these natibe species are perfectly hardy in 
the latitude of Quebec 
RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM is, without doubt, 
the noblest of American broad-leaved shrubs, and 
is found growing sparingly in New England and New 
York, more abundant in the Pennsylvania Moun¬ 
tains, but reaching perfection only in the Southern 
Alleghany Mountains, where it grows in such lux- 
Xanthorrhixa af>U/oUa ax a border to Kalmias 
Fine Plants for the Rhododendron Bed 
The l ; crn liordcr 
T HE ambition of all flower-lovers is to successfully grow the Rhododondron, the queen of all broad¬ 
leaved evergreens. The desirable hybrids are not strictly hardy — many are really tender—and 
so for general planting and for successful results we must turn to our hardy native specios, using 
the hybrids sparingly or where specially protected 
by mass planting of the indigenous sorts. Highlands 
Nursery is situated in the home of the American Rhodo¬ 
dendron. Not even in Asia do Rhododendrons grow so 
luxuriantly as in our own Southern Alleghany Mountains, 
where they attain a height of .‘10 feet and more, assuming 
tree-like proportions. They must be seen in their native 
lavishness of growth and bloom, on the mountain sides or 
hanging over the dashing ice-cold streams and water¬ 
falls, to be properly appreciated, and a trip to the high 
Carolina Mountains in spring and early summer is a never- 
to-be-forgotten series of joys to the lover of nature. 
With proper knowledge and experience, much of this 
beauty and wildness may be transferred to our gardens 
and lawns. Hundreds of thousands of the best and most 
beautiful of our Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas and other 
native trees, shrubs, vines, ferns and flowering plants 
have been brought together at Highlands Nursery, on the 
crest of the Southern Alleghanies, nearly 4,000 feet ele¬ 
vation, where nature has provided a soil and climate 
where they luxuriate as nowhere else in the world. 
Here over 100 acres are devoted exclusively to pre¬ 
paring these floral treasures for safe removal to our lawns 
and woodlands, to be enjoyed throughout the seasons by 
those who will. 
At Salem, Mass., I have established a branch nur¬ 
sery, for the especial purpose of growing specimen Rho¬ 
dodendrons, Azaleas, Kalmias and largo Evergreens, as 
the local demand in New England for large stock for im¬ 
mediate effect is very great. As the supply is direct from 
Highlands Nuisery, hardy stock is assured. 
The use of large native Rhododendrons and Kalmias 
(often "collected” clumps) for producing immediate, 
finished, broad-leaved, evergreen effects, is so well estab¬ 
lished as to scarcely need comment. There is no other 
possible way to obtain the results to be had by the use 
of these magnificent hardy evergreens. Our facilities 
for growing and collecting are approached by none, and 
the quality of stock we handle cannot be duplicated, 
while the hundreds of car-loads of our plants now grow¬ 
ing and flourishing on many of the leading estates and 
public parks in America conclusively show' the value of 
our twenty years’ experience in growing and handling 
Hardy American Rhododendrons and other native plants 
exclusively. 
Dendrium prostration, or Mountain Heath 
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