THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
grown by Harlan P. Kelsey, but in the section of deciduous 
shrubs there are of course scores of others of great beauty, 
such as represented by andromeda, white fringe, the various 
cornels, thorns in large variety, bush honeysuckles, leather- 
wood, Witch hazel, American holly, rhodora, the wonderful 
Allegheny and Carolina Roses, native spiraeas, viburnums, 
and the like. 
We have only space to mention the Nursery section 
devoted to ground creepers, so much in demand for shady 
places; the division occupied by hardy climbers and twiners 
necessary to drape the unattractive and screen objectionable 
features; the native ferns for cool and moist conditions, and 
what a wealth of these we have! the bog and water plants, 
including pitchers, the interesting Venus fly traps and their 
THE NATIVE CONIFERS 
Special attention is paid to trees adapted for 
park, street and private lawn. These form ano¬ 
ther division in nursery work and are separately 
described in the attractively illustrated catalogue. 
In looking over the available material set forth in 
this collection one wonders why there is need of 
planting such dubious woods as cottonwood and 
soft maple. Think of the wealth of splendid 
material we have in pin oak, chestnut oak, the 
picturesque gums, the hardy hackberries, vigorous 
elms and impressive maples. Some day American 
ers will get over the habit already badly fixed of 
to do things in a hurry. 
Rhododendron catawbiense. 
is to 5 o stems. 
The Highlands Nursery way of grovving bushy clumps. 
Photographed at the Salem Branch Nursery. 
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plant- allies. Not less attractive are the terrestrial or non-parasi- 
trying tic orchids, of which the lovely lady slippers are prominent 
representatives. 
BULBOUS PLANTS 
The native lilies contribute generously to the floral cuh 
ture of the Alleghenies. To know that queen among lilies. 
L. Superbum, Turk’s cap lily, is to recognize one of the hand¬ 
somest members of the whole group, verily a queen in a 
truly royal family. Highlands Nursery is headquarters for 
this form. Don’t forget the wake robins, bleeding heart, 
Jack-in-the-pulpit, and many other old time favorites. 
These are necessary in lawn planting in order to flavor the 
home with appropriate reminders of the childhood period. 
These are grown in large quantity by the 
Highlands Nursery. This is evidenced by the fact 
that 125,000 hemlocks composed the plantings of a 
single form of this beautiful conifer for the season 
of 1910. The conifers form a third great specialty, 
and prominent among these is the Carolina hem¬ 
lock, as fine as anything we have among the great 
list of coniferous trees. It is of striking pyra¬ 
midal form and remarkably graceful habit. 
DECIDUOUS TREES 
PERENNIALS 
We have not spoken of the herbaceous plant section. 
Indeed, we can merely mention the fact that more than 150 
beautiful species are cultivated in this area, most of them 
very attractive, all of them hardy and serviceable. 
The Highlands Nursery is the center of a region of sur¬ 
passing interest to the plant lover. The proprietor wel¬ 
comes visitors with the feeling that an acquaintance with 
the wealth and qualities of the native flora will be as good for 
the tourist as the plant grower. The proprietor of the 
Highlands Nursery is happy in the possession of a defi¬ 
nite and worthy mission. This mission is to extend a 
knowledge of and widen the interest in the growing of good 
American plants, which after all are the best for Ameri¬ 
can conditions. 
Harlan P. Kelsey, in 1910 . 
