This kodachrome print of a particularly pink Kalmia 
latifolia was taken in our nursery in Hopkinton. 
We Kalmia family of plants is found only in America, and 
its flower has been proposed as a national floral emblem, due to 
the beautiful detail of the individual flower. Together with the 
Rhododendron, Mountainlaurel Kalmia is the most beautiful 
flowering hardy evergreen known. It flowers when young and 
makes a fine specimen in almost any garden location. 
The picture above is a plant of the Dexter Selections we acquired 
a few years ago. We are raising a number of plants of this strain, 
but since it takes about ten years to grow a plant to two feet tall, 
we are not listing deep pink Kalmia in our catalogue yet. Among 
our extensive fields are many pink Mountainlaurel which can 
be selected by interested customers during flowering time. How- 
ever, the color will fade to nearly white if the plants are planted 
in shade, and unless one understands this fact, he may be sorely 
disappointed at flowering time. 
