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AND SPECIMEN EVERGREENS 



BOXFORD 
NURSERY 
Boxford, Mass. 


jt'j /Jjo-3^ 

Harlan P. Kelsey 


SALEM 

MASSACHUSETTS 


AZALEA VASEYI 
Introduced by 
Harlan P. Kelsey 


White to clear shell-pink 
or rose. Waxy texture. 
Foliage turns to rich crim¬ 
son in autumn. 


HIGHLANDS NURSERY 
Pineola, North Carolina 
3,800 feet elevation 





WHERE KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS ARE GROWN 



The true Rhododendron catawbiense growing wild at 5.009 clevation f western North Carolina. 
Mt. Mitchell. 6,600 feet, the highest point east of the Rockies in the distance. 

This is the hardy parent of the hardiest named catawbiense hybrids. R. ponticum, the other 
parent, is not hardy. My R. catawbiense true species is therefore entirely hardy as far north as the latitude 
of Ottawa, Canada. R. maximum and my new, rare R. carolinianum, coming from the same altitudes as 
R. catawbiense, are also absolutely hardy. 

American Native Plants At Last 
Appreciated By Americans 

The story is interesting. Nearly thirty years ago in the high Carolina mountains, where Nature 
has lavished a marvelous flora the like of which is unknown elsewhere in America, we started a small 
nursery of a bare half-acre. The dainty Azalea vaseyi and that most beautiful and rare of all Amer¬ 
ican evergreens, Tsuga caroliniana, had just been discovered, and these, with a meager fifteen 
other species, were our first offerings. Europeans eagerly seized the opportunity to use and enjoy 
what they considered the choicest of the world’s plant productions. But not so the Americans. 
The craze for “exotics” was at its height and nothing “American” was popular. 

It is nowall changed; our decades of persistent labor and advertising and the bitter experiences 
of Americans through the use of unsuitable foreign material are now reaping a just reward. 


WORTH-WHILE RESULTS 

We feel justly proud of the work we have accomplished in making our Native Plants known and 
used; where a few years ago they were almost entirely excluded from American parks, lawns, and 
gardens, they are now planted by hundreds of thousands, and appreciated and enjoyed as never 
before. Each year sees them better known, more widely planted, and more loved by those to whom 
natural rather than exotic effects appeal, and who desire permanent finished planting rather than 
the unfortunate replanting continually required where the so-called “cultivated” plants are used 
exclusively. 

FROM A HALF-ACRE BEGINNING 

We have grown into two large nurseries, hundreds of acres in extent, and producing literally 
millions of our choicest Hardy American Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Ferns, Vines, Herbaceous Perennials, 
and Rockery, Bog, Water, and Insectivorous Plants in over 600 species and varieties. Single 
species are grown by tens of thousands. 


CONTENTS 


PAGE 

Abies.11 

Acer.20 

Atnpelopsis.36 

Azaleas.21, 22 

Berberls. .22 

Boxford Nursery Price¬ 
list.1-40 

Cmtiegus.25 

Cypripediums.39 

Deciduous Trees and 

Shrubs.20-35 

Krythroniums.40 


Evergreen and Conifer¬ 
ous Trees and Shrubs 
10-19 

Ferns, Hardy Native. .46 


PAGE 

Galax.40 

Herbaceous Perennials 
Boxford Nursery.38-45 
Highlands Nursery.. 

55 _ 57 

11 ighlands Nursery 

Price-list.50-59 

Iris..11 

Junipcrus.12, 13 

Kalinins. 9 

Landscape Department 

f , .. 47-49 

Leucothol*.14 

Lilacs. 33 . 34 

Lilies.41-44 

Malus.27, 28 


PAGE 

Mountain Laurel, Col¬ 
lected— 

Boxford Nursery ... 9 
Highlands Nursery ..59 

Orchids. 39 

Picea.15 

Pinus.17 

Rctinospora.18 

Rhododendron, Col¬ 
lected— 

Boxford Nursery.... 9 
Highlands Nursery.. 

58 . 59 

Rosa.29, 30 

Salix.30-32 


Sarracenias.. 

PAGE 
. 44 

Shortia. 

. 45 

Stenanthium 

. 45 

Tilia. 


Thuya. 

.18 

Trilliums.... 

. 45 

Trip to Highlands Nur- 

sery. 

.60 

Tsuga. 

. 19 

Vines and 

Climbing 

Plants. 

.36. 37 

Vaccinium... 

. 34 

Viburnum... 

. 34 

Vitis. 

. 37 

Zanthorhiza. 

. 35 


Copyright, 1917, by Harlan P, Kelsey 













































Abies fraseri on the slopes of Grandfather Mountain. Azalea vaseyi, Carolina Hemlock, and other of 

our rarest and choicest native plants arc also found here 


HIGHLANDS NURSERY, north p "cTrV.na 

The Home of Carolina Mountain Flowers 

At the summit of the southern Appalachian Mountains and on the slopes of the famous 
Grandfather Mountain, towering 5,978 feet into the clouds, in a region of grand natural beauties and 
almost Alpine climate, is located Highlands Nursery, a unique wild plant and flower garden. 

Here the thermometer often drops in winter to io° to 15 0 Falir. below zero, while in summer 
8o° is unusually warm. Highlands Nursery, itself at 3,800 feet altitude, is beautifully situated on 
the banks of the Linville River, a clear, cold, tumbling, mountain trout stream, and on its grounds 
are to be found the best natural soil conditions and happy surroundings for the wild shrubs and 
flowers that find a home here. At Highlands Nursery one may see Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Leuco- 
thoes, Kalmias, and Andromedas, growing in all sizes by tens of thousands in single species, and 
nowhere else can be found such a collection of rare American plants of unquestionable hardiness— 
the best for American gardens. 

THE CAROLINA MOUNTAINS are the native home of the most beautiful Broad-leaved 
Evergreens and Ericaceous Shrubs. Highlands Nursery not only ships direct to customers, but 
is a great propagating plant, supplying material for my Boxford Nursery. 


BOXFORD NURSERY, m.ss'SIetts 



permanent plantings. 

There is a growing demand for fine specimen Conifers, Rhododendrons, Kalmias, Andromedas, 
and other evergreens, American Azaleas, and large shrubs, and my Boxford Nursery is established 
to supply just this need, which has been felt so long. 

Few realize that the real value of nursery stock is largely underground. Frequent transplanting, 
and handling specimens with adequate burlapcd balls, means success and quick 
results.^ It costs more, but it is the fixed policy of my Boxford Nursery; and 
“cheap” stock will not be handled or sent out. The best is always the cheapest. 

VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME 

Landscape architects, park and cemetery superintendents, and the owners 
of large estates will find it of great advantage to visit Boxford Nursery and per¬ 
sonally select material in the nursery row. 

Boxford Nursery is easily reached by train or automobile, and Mr. 
Kelsey will be glad personally to meet prospective customers at the nursery 
by appointment. 

A visit to Boxford Nursery during the blooming season of Rhododendrons and 
Azaleas is especially worth while. 

A trip to my Highland Nursery in the Carolina mountains is an outing of especial 
interest and value. See page 60. 

All correspondence should be addressed to 

HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner 

Hawthorne Building : SALEM, MASS. 



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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Rhododendrons, detail of edging, Ferns, Violets, etc. 


NEW INTRODUCTIONS 

New or little-known plants we have introduced to general cultivation include the following: 

Azalea vaseyi, Tsuga caroliniana (Carolina Hemlock), Rhododendron carolinianum, Shortia 
galacifolia, Stewartia pentagyna (American Camellia), Sarracenia catesbaei, Galax aphylla, 
Vaccinium erythrocarpum, Rhododendron catawbiense, Lilium grayi, L. carolinianum, 
Azalea arborcscens, Saxifraga leucanthemifolia, Leucothoe catesbaei, Abies fraseri, Azalea 
lutca (Flame-colored Azalea), Asarum macranthum, Robinia kelseyi, Leiophyllum pros¬ 
tratum, and dozens of others. 


WHY KELSEY’S NATIVE PLANTS ARE SO SUCCESSFUL 


No small part of our success is due to the fact that these wild plants have been carefully trans¬ 
planted and made ready for safe planting by the buyer, and the use of cheap “collected stock," 
lately so freely exploited by imitators, discouraged. The best and not the cheapest has been my 
persistent aim, and thousands of the finest estates and public grounds owe their charm and beauty 
to this fact. Besides this, nowhere else in America is found such a wealth of beautiful, wild, flowering 
shrubs and plants as in the Carolina mountains, and here soil and climate combine to make ideal 
conditions for growing not realized elsewhere on the continent. 

Always address 

BOXFORD NURSERY 


Boxford, Mass. 
HIGHLANDS NURSERY 

3,800 ft. elevation In the 
Carolina Mountains 


HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner 

SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 


NOMENCLA TURE 

The botanical ( scientific ) names of Trees, Shrubs , and Woody 
Vines in this catalog conform to the 1917 Official Code of Stan - 
dardized Plant Names , adopted and published by The American 
Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature , as first printed 
in L, hi, Bailey’s “Standard Cyclopedia of American Horticulture , Vol. 

VI 1917, 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner , SALEM, MASS. 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


thousands of plant-lovers would make a Rhododendron bed or planting if they felt assured of successful 

results 


SUCCESSFUL RHODODENDRON 

BORDERS 

SIMPLE RULES WHICH WILL BRING PLEASING AND LASTING RESULTS 

Many, discouraged by imagined or heard-of difficulties, never even make the attempt to grow 
Rhododendrons; yet, under average conditions, success is as simple and sure as with ordinary shrubs. 
It is a question of doing the right thing before, during, and after planting. 

Nature Knows Best. Rhododendrons—and I include under this term, Azaleas, Kalmias, 
Leucothods, and other ericaccous genera and similar native (and exotic) plants—grow naturally 
in shady, damp situations, being surface feeders, with fine, hair-like rootlets. Plainly, therefore, 
dry, hard ground or drought checks growth or kills outright. Nature provides against this by’supply- 
ing a mulch of leaves the year round; very few gardeners have learned this lesson. 

First Excavate the Bed, unless conditions are already favorable. A deep, porous soil prevents 
drought; excavate 2 to 3 feet or more, and see that in clay soils good drainage is provided, so that 
water will not stagnate in the bottom and make “sour ground.“ 

11 . 1 a * er j a * * or Bed. Rhododendrons live largely on vegetable mold and humus, presum- 
aoiy through the medium of a mycelium, which increases rapidly under suitable conditions; therefore 
" 111 tac excavation with woods' or leaf-mold, good loam, rotted field sods and a third in bulk of 
swamp muck or pulverized peat; while filling in this mixture one-tenth of sharp sand, or even more, 
s louifl be added; if any manure is used, it must in every case be well rotted and practically reduced 
o minus. I he center of the bed or plantation may be raised 6 to 12 inches above surrounding ground, 
after allowing for natural settling. 

c^rT,i^^ nt ' ng ’-i J31ant V le same .d<-*Pth as before (shown by earth line, or “collar" on stem) and 
SQ1 around with the foot, but don’t pack the earth too solid—Rhododendrons 

• , c u^ 5 r ?P" Poles. I* filers," including Lilies and other bulbs and smaller ground-covering 
species, should be planted after the larger plants are all in and properly spaced. 

wav to h?, a A Pjl antm S s with all the water they will take, for there is no other satisfactory 

3 4°. ta e earth firmly and bring it into physical contact with the roots, 

cover the entire Mulch, and yet mulch again, all the year round. As soon as planted, 

the rlenth ef v ,.'i? K roun d with a vegetable mulching—preferably hardwood leaves—to 
remain^the ,nc ^es when reasonably well settled. Never remove this mulching, but let it 

mSnA hnt o h^f r ? Ur L d * and e yp ry faI1 add a new layer of similar depth. A foot of leaves in the fall 
AImc a 1 . . inc . or s <?, of humus the coming season—the future food of the Rhododendrons or 
til! rhf.t- hocr.-r, 1 ? , sslng ^1. oam and well-rotted manure may be used to hold down the fresh leaves 

thf frrr'nt cAr 0 t 0 (D? y i The leaves keep the surface cool in summer and warm in winter. This is 
uic grvat secret of Rhododendron-growing. 

ticifi^K n wh^ r ?*! Cti0 l n ; [[ convcnieat , protect them with pine or other evergreen boughs, par- 

Bonon'or BufTahf^^r^ , the , sun and wind; yet Rhododendrons rarely suffer in the latitude Qf 
oobton or Buffalo, if properly planted and mulched. 
























KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN RHODODENDRONS 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 

In the latitude of Ottawa and Quebec, Canada, a board fencing may be placed around the edge 
U of the bed and much heavier temporary mulching of straw, etc., filled in almost or quite to the tops 
h of the plants. It is rarely necessary to build a board cover, except on southern exposures to prevent 
U sunburn, or with tender varieties not suitable for general planting, and even then evergreen boughs 
^ are preferable. Good ventilation must be provided. 

Selecting the Location. For the Rhododendron bed, select a northern exposure, where 
possible, especially in low elevations in the South, or elsewhere where freezing and thawing is quite 
continual. A direct winter sun on the frozen leaves of any broad-leaved evergreen often kills outright 
or spoils the foliage. The north side of the building, wall, woods, or hill is always preferable, and 
wind-swept locations should be avoided, unless proper measures are taken to check the heavy winds. 

Limestone Soils Wean Death. Most ericaceous plants, and particularly Rhododendrons* 
Kalmias, Azaleas, Leucothoes, Vacciniums, Andromedas, Galax, Epiga:*a and similar species, and 
some Lilies and Ferns will not endure large quantities of lime in any form. Permanent satisfactorv 
results cannot be had, therefore, in soils impregnated with lime. and. where such conditions exist, 
excavation and filling in with proper materials must be resorted to. Sulfate of magnesia in consider¬ 
able quantities is said to be a specific for limestone conditions, but conclusive experiments are yet to 
be made. An acid-soil condition must be maintained. 

ENEMIES OF THE RHODODENDRON 

Rhododendrons, Kalmias and similar plants have very few enemies. The only serious one is 
the Lace-wing Fly, which is native from New England throughout the Alleghanies, and is found on 
Kalrnia anguslifolta. Rhododendron maximum, and Kalmia lalifolia. This pest appears in early 
spring on the under side of the leaves and gets its sustenance by sucking the sap. The leaves turn 
brown, giving the plant a ragged, unkempt appearance. It is easily disposed of by spraying the 
under side of the leaves, using a very fine nozzle, with an emulsion of ten gallons of whale-oil soap 
to one hundred gallons of water. While the Lace-wing Fly is more at home on Rhododendron maxi¬ 
mum, it does not hesitate to attack all other species to a greater or less extent. Plants in the shade 
arc rarely infested to any great degree. 

‘FILLERS 55 —PLANTS TO BE USED WITH 
RHODODENDRONS 

For the best landscape effects, as well as providing a continual succession of bloom throughout 
the season, and actually protecting the Rhododendrons and supplying a “feathered” edge to the 
ground, a large variety of shrubs and plants may be employed with the finest results. In fact, the 
clear planting of Rhododendrons without the use of“filler ” or “edging” plants gives harsh, formal 
effects, which are neither desirable nor natural in any way. In the use of “fillers” great care must 
be taken as to time of blooming and color effects, so they do not clash. It is surprising how many 
“filler” plants can be used without detracting from the broad evergreen effect, and yet supplying 
an amazing amount of interesting detail and a continuous show of blossoms against a beautiful 
Rhododendron leaf background. 

SOME OF THE BEST “FILLERS 55 AND “EDGING PLANTS 55 

Andromeda polifolia, Chamoedaphnc calyculata, Leiophyllum buxifolium, L. prostratum, Ilex 
glabra, Leucothoe catesboei, Pieris floribunda, Ericas, Callunas, Taxus canadensis, Galax aphylla, 
Gaulthcria procumbcns, Houstonia serpyllifolia, Mitchella repens, Shortia galacifolia, Vinca minor, 
V. minor alba, Zanthorhiza apiifolia, Lilies, Trilliums, Erythroniums, Violets, Ferns in great variety, 
Dicontra cximia, Iris, Azaleas, Ilex verticillata, Aronia arbutifolia, and many other berry-bearing 
shrubs. 


SAMPLE LIST OF MATERIALS USED IN A SMALL BUT 
SUCCESSFUL RHODODENDRON BED 

Garden of Mr. George W. Meith, Hubbard Woods, III. 

This planting was made from suggestions and stock furnished by I-Iarlan P. Kelsey, but an 
edging of violets was supplied from customer’s own grounds. The planting proved a successful 
typical grouping at a minimum cost, of broad-leaved evergreens and “filler plants,” which might be 
varied indefinitely at the will of the planter, 
i Rhododendron maximum, 2 to 3 ft., clump. 

3 Rhododendron maximum, 1% to 2 ft. 

10 Rhododendron maximum, 1 to 1 X A ft., clumps. 

1 Rhododendron carolinianum, 1 to 1* ' 2 ft.. 

dump. 

2 Rhododendron catawbicnsc, 2 to 3 ft., clumps. 

10 Rhododendron catawbicnsc, 0 to 18 in., clps. 

5 Kalmia latifolia, 1 to 1' j ft. chimps. 

10 Kalmia latifolia, 6 to 0 in., clumps. 

10 Leucothol? catesbrei, 6 to 12 in., clumps. 

10 Aronia arbutifolia. 2 to 3 ft. 

30 Zanthorhiza apiifolia, 6 to 12 in., clumps. 

5 Kuonymus radicans. 

1 Ampelopsis cngchnanni. 


25 Dryopteris, in variety. 

10 Eupatorium ageratoides. 

3 Azalea arborescens, 1 to 1 1 < ft., clumps. 

10 Azalea nudiflora, 6 to 12 in., clumps. 

5* Azalea vaseyi, 6 to 12 in., clumps. 

2 Pieris (Andromeda) floribunda, 6 to 12 in., 
clumps. 

10 Aronia nigra. 1 to 2 ft. 

5 Clethra alnifolia, 1 to 2 ft. 

1 Chionanthus virginica. 3 to 4 ft* 

5 Azalea viscosa, 1 X A to 2 ft. 

20 Lilium superbum, first size. 

20 Lilium canadense, first size. 

Total cost, $65.90. 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM, MASS. 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 



Follow nature in grouping Rhododendrons, Mountain Laurel and other native plants 


KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN 

RHODODENDRONS, KALMIAS, 

ANDROMEDAS EVERGREEN 1 SHRUBS 

At Boxford Nursery, Boxford, Massachusetts 

Given proper soil conditions and exposure or location, all these native species are 

perfectly hardy in the latitude of Quebec 

The desirable hybrids are not strictly hardy—many are really tender—and so for general plant¬ 
ing and for successful results we must turn to our hardy native species, using the hybrids sparingly 
or where specially protected by mass planting of the indigenous sorts. Our Highlands Nursery 
is situated in the home of the American Rhododendron. Not even in Asia do Rhododendrons grow 
so luxuriantly as in our own southern Alleghany Mountains, where they attain a height of 30 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 waterfalls, 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, this beauty and wildness may be transferred to our 
gardens and lawns. Our long experience is at the service of customers at all times. 

Thousands of the finest specimens in clumps filled with flower buds are at Boxford Nursery. 
These are transplanted many times and will produce an immediate effect. 

Prices are for heavy, nursery-grown stock, f.o.b. cars at Boxford Nursery, Boxford, Mass. 

All plants, except rarely the smallest sizes under 1 foot, are balled and burlapcd separately. 

Lse hardy American Lilies, Trilliums, and other bulbs as “fillers” and “edging” for the Rhodo¬ 
dendron bed. A special bulb list is ready, and will be freely sent. 













KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN RHODODENDRONS 


Rhododondron onrolinlanum. The beautiful new pink dwarf species introduced by Harlan P. Kelsey. 

Absolutely hardy 


RHODODENDRON CAROLINIANUM 


A NEW AMERICAN SPECIES. CLEAR PINK. ABSOLUTELY HARDY 


1 bis is one of our finest introductions and fills a long-felt want for a hardy dwarf Rhododendron 
with flowers free from any hint ol magenta. It was described and named by Alfred Rehder, of the 
Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 

It is the smallest Allcghanian species, attaining a height of 6 to 8 feet in cultivation. Leaves 
dark green, usually blunt and narrow, covered with rusty dots below, much smaller than either 
maximum or catawbiense. Flower-clusters appear in greatest profusion in June, covering the plant 
with a rose-colored mantle. Fine for rocky slopes or hillsides, standing exposure unusually well, 
and invaluable as a single specimen or for massing with the other species. 


Each io ioo 

9 to 12 in. $o 75 $6 oo $50 00 

I to I ft. 1 00 8 00 

1 to \ '/i ft., clumps. 2 00 17 50 150 00 

V/i to a ft., chimps. 3 50 32 50 300 00 


Each 10 

. 56 00 $50 00 

.10 00 90 00 

$12 to 18 00 


6 


2 to 3 ft., clumps 

3 to 4 ft., clumps 

4 to 6 ft., clumps 















HARLAN P. KELSEY , Owner, SALEM , MASS. 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE of the Carolina Mountains 

THE HARDIEST OF ALL RHODODENDRONS 

It was this magnificent Rhododendron that over a hundred years ago was introduced into 
Europe, supplying, together with Rhododendron maximum, color and hardy blood to the cultivated 
hybrids, but with a consequent loss of hardiness; and so today, for American gardens, where iron¬ 
clad hardiness is essential, we must turn to the true original species, found on the loftiest, coldest 
peaks of the southern Alleghanies, where it attains a height of 20 to 30 feet. 

Considering the extreme hardiness, color of flower, compact growth, and remarkable texture 
of foliage, which is a deep, shining green, and far superior to the better-known Rhododendron maxi¬ 
mum, we can recommend the true native catawbiense as the finest for general use, withstanding 
exposure and extremes of temperature where other Rhododendrons fail. 

Do not confuse this true species, which is absolutely hardy, with the common so-called cataw- 

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KELSEY 9 S HARDY AMERICAN RHODODENDRONS 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 
RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE, continued 

biense hybrid seedling so freely imported from Europe, which is at best half-hardy, and even when 
branched above is a single stem, showing bareness underneath for years. 

Unlike Rhododendron maximum, it is a very free bloomer, with foliage of a dark, rich, lasting 
green, which never rusts. The trusses are a bright red-purple (in marked contrast to the muddy 
purple of the semi-hardy half-breed imported variety noted above), and as sent out by Highlands 
Nursery is always on its own roots. 

For massing to produce a broad-leaved evergreen landscape effect, there is no plant equal 
to it in the latitude of the northern United States and Canada, where stricty hardy plants must 
be employed. As a rich, finished border to plantations of the commoner RJiododendron 
maximum, the value of Rhododendron catawbiense cannot be over-estimated. 

The clumps offered of this beautiful Rhododendron are perfect and mostly feathered 
from the ground and a mass of buds. It is a much freer bloomer than Rhododendron 
maximum. A compact type from the highest mountains will be sent in sizes up to 
3-foot clumps if desired. 



Each 

0 to 12 in. 5 o 50 

1 to V/i ft., clumps . i 75 
i y* to 2 ft., clumps . 2 50 

2 to 3 ft., clumps ... 3 50 


10 100 

S4 00 $35 00 
17 00 125 00 
22 50 200 00 
32 50 300 00 


Each 10 100 

3 to 4 ft., clumps . .$5 00 $45 00 $425 00 

4 to 5 ft., clumps .. 8 00 75 00 650 00 
3 to 7 ft., specimens 

58 to 15 00 



RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM 

The Great American Rosebay 

PERFECTLY HARDY IN THE LATITUDE OF 

QUEBEC 

Rhododendron maximum is without doubt the no¬ 
blest of American broad-leaved shrubs. It is found growing 
sparingly in New England and New York, more abundantly 
in the Pennsylvania mountains, but reaching perfection 
only in the southern Alleghany Mountains, where it grows 
in such luxuriance as to form a striking feature in the 
mountain landscape. Its large, waxy white or delicately 
pink flowers appear in large trusses in July, the latest of all the Rhododendrons, greatly enhancing 
its ornamental value as a broad-leaved evergreen for finished landscape effect. 

'1 his, with Rhododendron catawbiense and Kalmia lalifolia, are the three best broad-leaved 
evergreens for large plantations in woodlands, in the border, and on the banks of streams and ponds. 
We have supplied 35 carloads of Rhododendron maximum for a single planting. 


maximum 


carollnlanum 


cataw¬ 
biense 

Types of Rhododendron leaves show¬ 
ing comparative sizes. 



Each 

10 

100 

6 to 1 2 ill. 


Sz 00 

S17 50 

I to \ x /i ft. 


3 00 

25 00 

1J4 to 2 ft. 


6 00 

50 00 

2 to 3 ft. 


9 00 

80 00 

() to 12 in., clumps. 

. 80 

7 00 

65 00 


Each 10 100 

1 to 1J9 ft., clumps.Si 00 $9 00 $80 00 

iK to 2 ft., clumps. 1 75 15 00 125 00 

2 to 3 ft., clumps. 2 50 22 50 

3 to .1 ft., clumps. 4 00 37 50 

4 to 6 ft., specimens.$5 to 10 00 


THE BEST HARDY EXOTIC RHODODENDRONS 


RHODODENDRON arbutlfolium (wilsoni). 

A hardy, hybrid, dwarf Rhododendron 
of garden origin, probably a cross between 
R. punctatum and R. ferrugincum. Com¬ 
pact growth, bears a profusion of deep 


rose-colored flowers. E ac h I0 

0 to n in.$1 00 58 50 

1 to l x /i ft. 2 00 18 00 

1 yi to 2 ft. 3 00 

‘rsutum. Another similar species from the 
Swiss Alps, but with flowers of lighter shade, 
and the whole plant hairy. Each 10 

to 15 in. 5 r 50 5 12 50 


ferrugincum. Alpine Rose. Dwarf species 
from the Swiss Alps. Rarely over 2 feet 
high. Very handsome shrub, suitable for 
rockery. Small pink or carmine flowers. 

Each 10 
$1 50 $12 so 


Rhododendron ferrugineum album. White 
Alpine Rose. Same as preceding, with white 
flowers. Each 10 

12 to 15 in.5i 75 5 i 5 00 

myrtifolium. A fine, hardy hybrid between 
R. punctatum and R. hirsutum. This variety 
is very useful for the rockery and the bor¬ 
ders of the Rhododendron bed. Covered 
with clusters of deep rosy pink flowers. Each 
12 to 15 in.Si 50 

catawbiense hybrids. Hardiest varieties, 
including the following: Album elegans, 
Anna Parsons, caractacus. catawbiense alba, 
everestianum, General Grant. Mrs. Milner, 
President Lincoln, Parsons’ Gloriosa, pur- 
pureum elegans, roseum elegans, and others, 
according to size and selection, Si to 54 
each. 


ia to 15 in. 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM. MASS. 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 

KALMIA LATIFOLIA (The Mountain Laurel) 1 

One of the grandest of our native, broad-leaved, evergreen shrubs, attaining tree-like proportions J 
in our southern mountains. In cultivation it is a broach thick shrub, and, when in full bloom, of l 
surpassing beauty. The wheel-shaped dowers in close terminal corymbs, pure white to pink, appear 
in May or June in such profusion as almost to smother the foliage. Its thick, shiny leaves, con¬ 
spicuous the year round, make it a shrub of greatest value for massing. The hardiness of Kalmia 
latifolia is beyond doubt, it being found sparingly in Nova Scotia and increasingly in abundance 
through New England and the middle Atlantic states (particularly in the higher altitudes), till the 
crest of the southern Alleghanies is reached. Here the true American home of the broad-leavecl 
ericacete and perfect conditions of soil and climate are found, producing such a luxuriance of growth 
as to form veritable jungles of gorgeous beauty, miles in extent. It is found throughout South 
Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida, along the banks of streams and cypress swamps. This 
proves it to be a plant that will stand almost semi-tropical conditions as well as extreme cold. It is 
therefore extremely valuable for the southern states, taking its place with the magnificent Indian 
Azaleas, which are* not hardy in the North. 


Each 

1 to i ft.$o 60 

1^2 to 2 ft. So 

2 to 3 ft. * 50 


9 to 12 in., dumps. I oo 


io ioo 1,000 
$5 oo S40 oo 
7 oo 6o oo 
12 oo no oo 
S oo 75 oo $700 oo 


Each 

I to ft., clumps..$i 25 
to 2 ft., clumps.. 2 oo 

2 to 3 ft., clumps.. 3 50 

3 to 4 ft., clumps.. 4 50 


10 100 1.000 

$10 00 $90 00 $800 00 
17 50 150 00 

32 50 300 00 
40 00 375 00 



Rhododendron catawbiense. Our way of growing bushy clumps, is to 50 stems. “Col¬ 
lected” stock in the smaller sizes is much the same in appearance 


RHODODENDRONS AND MOUNTAIN LAUREL 
“COLLECTED CLUMPS,” BY THE CARLOAD 

FOR PRICES AND OTHER INFORMATION SEE PACE 58 OF THIS CATALOG 

SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, and WINTER PLANTING. Plant any time! 

Rhododendrons, Kalmias, Leucothoes, Andromedas, and practically all broad-leaved evergreens 
and all conifers may be planted any time of the year with perfect safety if properly done. The 
requirements are to use specimens grown so they will lift with an adequate ball, and then use plenty 
of water in planting. In this way we plant with perfect safety any month in the year. 

This opens up wide possibilities and should be an encouragement to many who find it impossible 
always to get everything planted during the conventional months. The extra care needed at certain 
times may make the cost greater, but the results are sure and worth while. It is the “new American 
horticulture” gained from painstaking experiment and expert knowledge. We do not recommend 
transplanting deciduous trees and shrubs during their growing season, though under proper con¬ 
ditions this too may be done. 


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Specimen Evergreens at Boxford Nursery 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


OTHER HARDY BROAD-LEAVED 
EVERGREENS AND CONIFEROUS TREES 
AND SHRUBS AT BOXFORD NURSERY 

NOTE: All plants are transplanted and nursery-grown unless plainly marked other¬ 
wise. 

The larger sizes are always shipped with 
balls and are burlaped, which means they 

will grow. 

Special selection is always charged 
at special price. The prices in this 
catalog cover the average good grade 
as they run in the nursery row. Where 
specimens are picked, a price will be 
made to fit the specimen. 

Our Native American Evergreens possess 
unrivaled characteristics of gracefulness, 
color, and often grandeur. The Alleghany 
region is rich in beautiful forms, while the 
western and Pacific states swell the list 
with a large number of fine species. The 
rare Carolina Hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana), 
offered below, we introduced to cultivation. 

The sizes following the names indicate the 
variation in height attained by the shrubs in 
their wild slate. Under cultivation they 
usually reach the lesser height given. 

ABIES arizonica. Silver Cork Fir. 50 to 
90 ft. Silver-green foliage of remark¬ 
able beauty; cream-colored bark of 
corky nature. Each 

4 to s ft. $5 00 

concolor. White Fir. 60 to 250 ft. A 

western American species of majestic 
growth and most dependable under 
eastern conditions. Very hardy, rapid 
growth. Soft silvery foliage; Kray, 
purple, or canary-yellow cones. High¬ 
est recommendation. Each 10 

1 to ft.Si 00 $8 00 

3 to 4 ft. 3 00 27 50 

5 to 6 ft. 7 00 

6 to 8 ft. 9 00 80 00 

8 to 10 ft.15 00 I 3 S 00 

10 to 16 ft.,spedraens.$i5 to 50 00 
































HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM, MASS 



PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Abies fra&eri as a windbreak or shelter. We have 100.000 from seed¬ 
lings to 12-foot specimens 


ANDROMEDA floribunda. 

Sec Picris floribunda, 

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS uva- 

ursi. Bearberry. Hardy 
trailing shrub, very valuable 
for covering rocky slopes and 
sandy banks. Bright scarlet 
fruit* 

i-yr. pots. 60 cts. each, $5 for 
io, $40 per 100. 

BUXUS sempervirens arbor- 
cscens. Tree Box. 10 to 
25 ft. The hardiest variety. 
Old, well-grown specimens 
are very picturesque, but 
heavy clipping should be 
avoided. 

6 to S in., 20 cts. each, Si.so 
for 10, S12 per 100. 
sempervirens suffruticosa. 
Dwarf Box. 6 in. to 2 ft. 
Quite hardy in Salem, where 
it has been used for many 
decades as an edging in 
formal gardens. 

4 to 7 in., is cts. each, 5 i for 
10. S7 ner 100. 56 o nor 1.000. 


ABIES FRASERI. Fraser's Fir. The northern 
species, Abies balsamca, is almost worthless 
in any but the latitude of middle and north¬ 
ern Maine, as it becomes “leggy,” thin, and 
is short-lived. Fraser’s Fir, however, a dis¬ 
tinct species from the highest peaks of the 
Carolina mountains, makes a perfect speci¬ 
men lawn and screen tree, with dark green, 
thick-set foliage (blue underneath) and com¬ 
pact, pyramidal habit. It is one of the 
choicest* of all American conifers of the Fir 
section. 

An unusually fine lot of this splendid Fir. 
The attention of nurserymen is particularly 
called to Abies fraseri as the best Fir of 


this type that is grown in this country. 
The sizes listed below are especially bushy 
and well-rooted. Each 10 100 1,000 

3 to 6 in., seed... $4 00 535 °o 

4 to 6 in. 7 00 60 00 

6 to 8 in. 8 00 70 00 

ij 2 to 2 ft.$o 45 54 00 30 00 

2 to 3 ft. 1 25 10 00 80 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 75 15 00 130 00 

4 to 5 ft. 2 25 20 00 180 00 

5 to 0 ft. 3 00 25 00 200 00 

6 to 8 ft. 4 50 40 00 


8 to 14 ft., speci¬ 
mens up to 20 00 


homolepls (brachyphylla). 80 to 100 ft. 

One of the finest Japanese conifers of recent 
introduction. Dark, lustrous green leaves, 
glaucous beneath; picturesque growth. 


Each 10 

4 to 5 ft.$4 so 540 00 

5 to 6 ft. 8 00 65 00 


nordmanniana. Nordmann’s Fir. 100 to 
150 ft. Dark green foliage, compact growth, 
dark brown cones. A stately tree of slow 
growth until well established. Each 10 


2 to 3 ft.53 00 525 00 

3 to 4 ft. 4 00 35 00 


veitchi. 80 to 100 ft. Very hardy and when 
young one of the most beautiful Firs. Foli¬ 
age bright green, silvery beneath.Each 10 

4 to 5 ft. 56 00 550 00 

5 to 6 ft. 8 00 

6 to 8 ft. 10 00 

8 to 10 ft.. IS 00 



CALLUNAS and ERICA. Heather. 6 in. to 
3 ft. The hardy varieties offered are most; 
useful in rockwork and for sandy hillsides 
and borders. They are 
ericaceous plants and re¬ 
quire a Rhododendron or 
acid soil for best develop¬ 
ment. Very choice. 

Calluna vulgaris alba (white) 
var. humosa, var. ham- 
mondi, var. superba, and 
alporti (crimson). 

Strong plants, 75 cts.. each, 

56 for 10, 550 per 100. 

Erica cincrea (rosy vio¬ 
let), ciliaris (purple), 
herbacca carnca 
(pink), and stewarti. 

Strong plants, 75 cts. each, 

56 for 10, 5 so per 100. 


CEDRUS dcodara. 50 

to 150 ft. Pyramidal 
habit, very showy, 
bluish green foliage; 
barely hardy at Sa¬ 
lem, but one of the 
choicest conifers for 
use in the South. 

6 to 10 in., 35 cts. each, 

53 for 10,520 per 100. 

libanf. Cedar of Leb¬ 
anon. 50 to 150 ft. 
Distinctive tree; wide- 
spreading horizontal 
branches. An entire¬ 
ly hardy form at 
Arnold Arboretum, is 
not yet on tlie market. 

6 to 12 in. 


Erica (Heath) 

Each 10 
,.. 5 o 35 53 00 


CHAM/EDAPHNE calyculata. Leather Leaf. 
2 to 3 ft. A fine hardy border plant for the 
Rhododendron bed or very moist locations. 
White, nodding flowers in leafy racemes in 


early spring. Each 10 100 

9 to 12 in. 5 o 40 53 00 525 00 

1 to V/ 2 ft. 50 4 00 


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Prostrate Juniper (Junlperus nana communis depressa) with White Pine (Pinus strobus) background 


KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN EVERGREENS 

y>) I — ■— ■——— - — - - — ■ _ 

^ PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


CHAM/EC YPARIS (Cupressus) lawsoniana. 

Lawson's Cypress. 100 to 200 ft. One of 
the most beautiful and variable of conifers; 
horizontal, spreading, and pendulous 


branches. Each 10 100 

4 to 8 in.So 10 So 80 S7 00 


CRYPTOMERIA var. lobbi. 30 to 70 ft. Very 
distinct ornamental; compact habit and 
deep green leaves, turning bronze in winter; 
highly recommended. Each 10 100 

10- to 12-In., pots.So 80 S6 50 S60 00 

3 to 3*; ft., specimens .. 3 50 30 00 

DENDRIUIVI. See Uiophyllum. 


DAPHNE cncorum. Each 10 100 

8 to to in.So 60 Ss 00 S40 00 

HYPERICUM aurcum. Golden St. John’s- 
Wort. 2 to 4 ft. Erect shrub, with large, shin¬ 
ing leaves. Flowers 2 inches across, bright 
yellow, with broad petals; centers tufted with 
golden filaments. July to Aug. Each 10 

1 to 1 1 j ft.So 30 S2 50 

. 50 4 00 

2 to 4 ft. Flowers completely 
plant with a mantle of yellow 

Each 10 

.So 20 Si 75 

2 to 3 ft. 35 3 00 

proliflcum. 2 to 4 ft. Form growing on 

mountains, of compact growth and valuable 
as a hedge plant. Foliage dark green and 
abundant, as are the bright yellow blos¬ 
soms. July, Each 10 

6 to 9 in.So 20 Si 50 


1 1 j to 2 ft. , 

donsiflorum. 

covering the 

in July. 

1 to 2 ft. 


ILEX glabra. Inkberry. 4 to 15 ft. Dark 
green foliage and compact growth; black 
berries in profusion; very hardy and among 
our most useful shrubs for hedges, borders, 
and the Rhododendron bed; does well in 
moist locations. Each 10 100 

Small clumpy stock.So 40 S3 50 S30 00 


llexcrenata. Japanese Holly. 6 to 8 ft. One of the 
best of all the hardy evergreen Hollies; of 
derise growth; small, crenated leaves, bright 
shining green. Very fine as a hedge plant 
and for use with P-hododendrons. Must 
have proper location and treatment to be 
perfectly hardy in this latitude. 

Each 10 

1 to ij 4 ft.Si 60 S15 00 

to 2 ft. 2 25 20 00 

opaca. American Holly. 10 to 40 ft. While 
the American Holly grows sparingly in 
Massachusetts, it is not absolutely hardy 
until well established. It is, however, worth 
every effort to grow it. Very difficult to 
transplant, and leaves should be stripped 


when the plant is moved. Each 10 

1 ft.So 75 S6 00 

JUNIPERUS chincnsis albo-variegata (ar- 
gentca). 2 to 4 ft. Dwarf form; branchlets 
tipped with white. Each 10 

1 to 1 Yi ft.So 75 $6 00 

chinonsis aurca. One of the best golden 

forms. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.S2 00 Si5 00 

3 to 4 ft. 3 00 25 00 


chincnsis pfitzeriana. 3 to 5 ft. Forms a 
broad pyramid with horizontal branches; 
one of the best. Each 10 

1 to ij 4 ft.So 75 S6 00 

2 to 3 ft. 1 50 12 so 


chincnsis procumbcns. Spreading. 3 to 
8 ft. broad; a good creeping variety. 

Each 1o 

1 Yi to 2 ft.Si 00 S9 00 


communis aurca. 


Golden Common Juniper. 

Each 10 

.S2 00 S15 00 

. 3 00 25 00 


I 


12 


2 to 3 ft 

3 to 4 ft 


























HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM, MASS. 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Juniperus communis dcprcssa at Boxford Nursery. The finest of ground-covers 


JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS DEPRESSA. Pros¬ 
trate Juniper. Without doubt this is the 
best prostrate form of Juniper for ground- 
cover. It is at home on sandy or gravelly 
hillsides, fully exposed to the sun, where 
single plants often reach a diameter of 15 
feet or more. In shade it docs well where 
other shrubs or grass will not thrive, forming 
a looser covering, however, than in the 
open. It varies in form from the completely 
prostrate type to the ascending type. 2 to 
4 feet high. We have several thousand 
transplanted specimens to select from, up 


to 8 feet in diameter. 

Each 

10 

100 

6- to 12-in. spread.. 

.So 50 

54 

00 

$30 00 

1- to iji-ft. spread. 

75 

6 

00 

50 00 

1 l 'j- to 2-ft. spread. 

. I 25 

10 

00 

90 00 

2- to 3-ft. spread.. 

. I 75 

15 

00 

130 00 

3- to 4-ft. spread.. 

. 2 50 

20 

00 

180 00 

Larger specimens up to. 

.IS 00 





horizontalis prostrata. Spreading habit 

and good for rock work. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.$0 75 $0 00 

sabina. Savin Juniper. 3 to 10 ft. Fine for 
rockeries and borders; spreading or pro¬ 
cumbent. Each 10 100 

1-to 1 J 4 -ft. spread. $0 60 $5 00 $40 00 

1 1 3- to 2-ft. spread. 1 25 9 00 80 00 

sabina tamariscifolia. Gray Carpet Juniper. 
2 to 3 ft. Procumbent; soft dense foliage, 
bright green, with a white line above; a 
choice rockery plant. Each 10 

1-to 1' <-ft. spread.$1 75 $15 00 

1 h- to 2-ft. spread. 2 50 20 00 

JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA. Red Cedar. 15 
to 60 feet. Pyramidal habit; dark green to 
bluish foliage, with many variable forms. 
This is one of the most useful and character¬ 
istic trees of our native landscapes. It rivals 
the Italian Cypress in beauty, is absolutely 


Juniperus vlrginlana, continued 

hardy, and stands sea exposure well. Fruit 
dark' blue and conspicuous, hanging until 
midwinter. For many effects it is the most 
useful evergreen for northern latitudes. 

This is a specialty at Boxford Nursery 
and I can supply almost any size trees that 
are sure to live. We have made some 
notable plantings of large Cedars in the 
vicinity of Boston recently and with uni¬ 


form success. Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.$0 60 $5 00 $40 00 

2 to 3 ft. 1 00 8 00 75 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 50 12 00 100 00 

4 to 5 ft. 2 00 18 00 1O0 00 

5 to 6 ft. 3 SO 30 00 

6 to 7 ft. 6 00 50 00 

7 to 8 ft.10 00 90 00 

8 to 10 ft.12 00 110 00 

10 to 12 ft.IS 00 140 00 

12 to 14 ft. 25 on 200 00 

Larger sizes from.$25 to 60 00 

vlrginlana cannarti. 6 to 10 ft. Ovate- 
pvramidal form, compact; bloomy bluish 
fruit. Each 10 

itoi^ft.St 00 58oo 

vlrginlana elegantissima. A horticultural 
variety; tips of branchlets yellow. Each 

3 to 4 ft. 52 50 

4 to 5 ft... 3 so 

virginiana glauca. Blue Virginia Cedai. The 

blue form of striking beauty. Each 10 

1 to 1/4 ft. 5 r so $12 50 

2 to 3 ft. 2 50 22 50 

3 to 4 ft. 3 so 30 00 

virginiana globosa. 2 to 3 ft. Very dwarf 

form; useful among rocks. Each 

1 to ft.• • • • W ' * 5 r f° 

virginiana schotti. 8 to 10 ft. Dwarfish, 

pyramidal; bright green foliage. Each 10 

1 to ft.Si 25 S12 00 

2 to 3 ft. 2 00 18 00 


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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN EVERGREENS 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Lelophyllum prostratum as a rockery plant in Massachusetts 


KALMIAangustifolia. Narrow-leaved Laurel. 2104 ft. Makes fine ground-cover. A charming, 
dwarf sort of the same general habit as K. lalifolia, forming dense, low clumps. In early spring 
showy clusters of wheel-shaped, deep rose-colored Mowers. Each 10 100 

6 to 12 m. So 35 $3 00 S20 00 

glauca. Pale Laurel. 1 to 2 ft. Larger Mowers than preceding species; crimson-purple and very 
snowy. Both K. glauca and K. Angustifolia are invaluable for the Rhododendron border. 

, , ,i /t . Each 10 100 

J to 1 A ft..$o 45 $4 00 $35 00 



Lolophyllum btixlfollum 
(Snnd Myrtle) 


LEDUM grocnlandicum (latifolium). Labrador Tea. 1 to 4 ft. 

A delightful little ericaceous plant. Handsome white Mowers in 
umbel-like racemes and fine foliage; adapted for borders of ever¬ 
green shrubberies and swampy situations. Each 10 100 

8 to 10 in.$0 25 $2 00 $18 00 

LEIOPH YLLUM buxifolium. Sand Myrtle. 1 to 4 ft. Extremely 
useful heath-like plant, “box-leaved.” The beautiful white or 
pink Mowers in May completely cover the bush. Each 10 
6- to 9-in. spread.So 30 $2 50 

rostratum. Mountain Heath. 6 to 12 inches. The Carolina 
mountains prostrate form of this beautiful genus. Rockwork 
evergreen, closely covering the surface with a bed of green. In 
full bloom May or June; produces a striking effect. The delicate 
Mowers are tinged with pink. One of our choicest alpine plants. 

Each 10 100 

3-to 6-in. spread.'.. $0 50 $4 00 $35 00 

6- to 9-in. spread. 75 6 00 


LEUCOTHOE CATESByEI. 3 to 8 ft. Few shrub evergreens of 
the broad-leaved sort have the grace of this one. The thick, 
shining green leaves are evenly disposed on long, recurved 
branches, with dense racemes of beautiful, white, bell-shaped 
Mowers. As an undershrub or for banks and the borders of 
streams it is without a rival. The sprays make beautiful winter 
decorations indoors, turning a rich bronze in the fall where 
exposed to the sun. My stock of this broad-leaved border plant 
is the best I have ever had and the larger sizes will give im¬ 
mediate effect. All the heavy clumps come balled, and where the 
large sizes are used in quantity it is preferable to forward in car 
shipments. See illustration, page 15. Each 10 100 

6 10 12 in.$0 50 $4 00 $30 00 

1 to 1 x /2 ft. 75 6 so 60 00 

1 Jj to 2 ft. 1 50 12 50 no 00 

2 to 3 ft. 2 25 20 00 190 00 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM , MASS 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


MAHONIA (Berberis) repens. 

Each io ioo 

4 to 6 in.$o 40 $3 00 $25 00 

PACHYSANDRA terminalis. 6 to 12 in. 

Evergreen sub-shrub of high value as a 
ground-cover, both in shady locations and 
in the open. Each 10 100 

6 to 9 in.So 23 Si 75 $15 00 

PICEA canadensis (alba). White Spruce. 
60 to 70 ft. Very decorative; especially use¬ 
ful near the coast. Each to ioo 

2 to 3 ft.Si 00 SS 00 

3 to 4 ft. 2 00 17 50 S160 00 

4 to 3 ft. 3 00 23 00 

5 to 6 ft. 4 50 40 00 

6 to 7 ft. 7 00 60 00 

7 to 12 ft.S9 to 16 00 

alcockiana. Alcock’s Spruce. 40 to 125 ft. 

A conspicuous species, but does not thrive 
in this latitude. Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.S3 00 S22 50 

4 to s ft. 3 50 30 00 

canadensis glauca. Dwarfish form with 

blue foliage and very conspicuous cones. 

Each 10 

4 to 5 ft.S5 00 S40 00 

3 to 6 ft. 8 00 

engelmanni. Engelmann’s Spruce. 50 to 150 
ft. Slender spreading branches, forming a 
dense and narrow pyramid; a fine sort with 
bluish green or steel-blue foliage. 

Bach 10 100 

6 to 8 in..S60 per 1,000. .So 15 Si 00 $8 00 

excelsa. Norway Spruce. 50 to 100 ft. 

Spreading branches and usually pendulous 
branchlets; good when young] but lower 
limbs soon die away, particularly where 
planted close. Each 10 

7 to 8 ft.S4 50 S40 00 


Picea mariana (nigra). Black Spruce. 20 to 
50 ft. Recommended only for latitudes of 
Maine and northern New York. Each 10 

3 to 4 ft. $2 00 S17 50 

4 to s ft. 3 00 27 50 

oriental is. Oriental Spruce. 40 to 80 ft. A 
very graceful tree of slow growth; valuable 
for smaller gardens. Each 10 

2 tO 3 ft.S2 25 S20 00 

3 to 4 ft. 3 00 27 50 

pungens. Green Colorado Spruce. So to 100 
ft. A handsome and very hardy tree; useful 
in difficult exposures. This is the original 
green form, but foliage varies to shades of 
blue. 

4 to S in.. .$60 per 1,0 ... 

to 2 ft. 1 00 

2 to 3 ft. 2 00 

3 to 4 ft. 3 00 

4 to 5 ft. 4 00 

3 to 6 ft. 6 00 

Larger specimens up to... 13 00 

pungens kostcri. Koster’s Blue Spruce. 
40 to 60 ft. Very blue foliage; most con¬ 
spicuous in all situations. An unusual stock 


Each 

10 

IOO 

. 5 o 

15 

$1 

00 

58 

00 

. 1 

00 

8 

00 

75 

00 

0 

00 

18 

00 



3 

00 

25 

00 




00 

35 

00 



. 6 

00 

50 

00 



■ IS 

00 






of fine specimens. 

1 to ft. 

Each 

10 

IOO 


$22 50 

5200 00 

I )i to 2 ft. 


32 50 


2 to 3 ft. 


40 00 

375 00 

3 to 4 ft. 

50 00 

4 to s ft. 


75 00 


3 to 6 ft. 


95 00 


6 to 7 ft. 

ibra. Red Spruce. 

40 to 

100 ft. 

Short 


slender branches, forming pyramidal heads; 
better than P. mariana . Each 10 

1 to 2 ft...Jo 73 J6 00 

2 to 3 ft. 1 25 10 00 



sitchcnsis. Sitka Spruce. 60 to 200 ft. Very 
ornamental, with contrasting colors of foli¬ 
age, bright green below, silvery 
white above. Does best on the 


Pacific coast. Each 

3 to 4 ft.J3 00 


Leucothoe ; | catesbael (see page 14) 

The most graceful and useful evergreen border plant for Rhododendron beds, along paths and streams, etc. 


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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN EVERGREENS 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Plorls (Andromodn) floribunda. Thousands of specimens. Strictly American mown 


PIERIS (Andromeda) floribunda. 2 to 4 ft. 

One of the finest of all broad-leaved Amer¬ 
ican shrubs. Compact growth, with shining 
evergreen leaves and abundant racemes of 
showy white flowers in May. The next 
season’s buds appear after the flowering 
season and give the plant the appearance 
of being in bloom the year round. My stock 
is all strictly American grown and of finest 
quality. The imported Andromeda is very 
often difficult to establish. 

These plants arc feathered to the ground 
and a mass of buds. It is doubtful if there 
has been such a stock as these plants ever 
offered before in this country. It is strictly 
American-grown stock and is not troubled 
with the peculiar wilting off which affects 
Dutch-grown stock. 

Each 10 100 

6-to o-in. spread.$0 80 $7 00 $60 00 

9- to 12-in. spread. 1 00 8 00 70 00 

1- to 1 .K-ft. spread. 1 50 12 50 100 00 

1 Yi~ to 2-ft. spread. 2 50 22 50 

2- to j-ft. spread. 3 50 30 00 


Plcris japonica. Japanese Fetter Bush. This 
fine species is of more upright growth than 
P. floribunda, the young foliage presenting 
striking shades of reddish pink early in the 
season. The flowers are in terminal racemes, 
and very showy. Each 10 

1 to 1# ft.Si 75 S15 00 

to 2 ft. 2 50 20 00 

PINUS var. austriaca (nigra). Austrian Pine. 
50 to 100 ft. Tall, well-known species; use¬ 
ful in screen planting. Each 10 100 

1 to ft.So 50 S4 00 S30 00 

banksiana (divaricata). Jack Pine. 20 to 
80 ft. Very hardy and withstands salt 
spray, being very useful for plantations on 
islands and near the ocean. Picturesque 


growth. Each 10 100 1.000 

6 to 12 in.So 20 Si 50 S12 00 S100 00 

12 to is in.... 30 2 50 18 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 00 8 50 

4 to 6 ft. 2 00 18 00 150 00 

6 to 8 ft. 3 50 30 00 250 00 

8 to 10 ft. 5 00 40 00 

10 to 12 ft. ... 7 00 60 00 






















HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM, MASS 



PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 

Pinus cembra. Swiss Stone Pine. 50 to 100 ft. A very handsome Pine, 
resembling the common White Pine. So slow growing that it may be 
used as a dwarf. 

9 to 12 in. 

1 to ija ft. 

1% to 2 ft. 

2 to 3 ft. 

densiflora. Japanese Red Pine. 

of ten picturesque when older. 

S to 12 in.$0 20 

12 to 15 in. 

2 to 3 ft. 1 50 12 00 100 00 

3 to 4 ft. 2 25 20 00 1S0 00 

flexilis. Limber Pine. 50 to So ft. Hardy western 

adapted for ornamental planting on rocky slopes. 

100 

$15 00 



Each 

10 

100 



$8 00 

$70 00 



12 50 

100 00 



18 00 

165 00 



22 50 


40 to 

100 It. < 

Grows 

rapidly; 

Each 

10 

100 

1,000 

.$0 20 

$1 50 ; 

Si2 00 

$100 00 

40 

2 50 

18 00 

150 00 



Each 

10 

4 to 0 in. 


$1 75 

I to 1} ft.. . . 


7 00 

2 to 3 ft. 


12 00 

3 to 4 ft. 

5 to 6 ft. 


18 00 


species, 

1,000 
$100 00 


massoniana. 40 to So ft. Chinese species; slender spreading 
branches. It has so far proved hardy at Boxford Nursery. 

Each 10 100 1,boo 

6 to S in.$0 25 $1 50 $12 00 S100 00 

8 to 12 in. 40 3 00 20 00 180 00 

monticola. Mountain White Pine. 60 to 150 ft. A line west¬ 
ern species, similar to our eastern White Pine, but forming a 

10 

$1 so 
1,000 
$60 00 


narrower, more slender pyramid. 


Each 


2 to 4 in.$0 25 


var. mughus. Dwarf Pine. Each 10 100 

2 to 4 in.$0 20 $1 00 $8 00 

1- to i>2-ft. spread. 75 7 00 60 00 

1J2- to 2-ft. spread. 1 75 15 00 140 00 

2- to 3-ft. spread. 2 so 20 00 180 00 

murrayana. Lodge-pole Pine. So to 130 ft. From the Rocky 

Mountains. In cultivation it is usually a bushy, low tree and 

1,000 
$80 00 


Pinus strobus (White Pine). Wc 

ship all larger sizes with balls 


hardy. 

Each 

10 

100 

8 to' 12 in. 


$1 25 

$10 00 

4 to 6 ft. 

. 1 SO 

12 00 


6 to 8 ft. 


18 00 

160 00 

8 to 10 ft. 





Pinus pondcrosa. Bull Pine. Sometimes at¬ 
taining a height of 250 feet in the western 
states where it comes from. In cultivation it 
will probably not reach more than 50 to 75 
feet. Forms a spire-like head, with brown 
pendulous branchlcts. 


Each 10 100 i.ooo 

6 to 9 in .So 25 $1 SO $12 00 $100 00 

9 to 12 in. 35 3 00 20 00 

2 to 3 ft. 1 25 10 00 

3 to 4 ft. 2 00 15 00 

4 to 5 ft. 4 00 35 00 


pungens. Table Mountain Pine. 30 to 60 ft. 
A decidedly interesting and picturesque 
species, found in our mountains from Penn¬ 
sylvania to Georgia. Cones remain on tree 
indefinitely, giving a unique effect. Open, 
fiat-topped head; dark foliage. Of decided 
ornamental value. Each 10 


5 to 6 ft.$j 50 $12 00 

6 to 8 ft. 2 50 20 00 

8 to 10 ft. 4 00 35 00 


resinosa. Red Pine. 60 to 150 ft. One of our 
most ornamental native Pines and superior 
to Austrian Pine. Very hardy and vigorous 
growth. Recommended highly by foresters 
for forest planting with P. strobus, the White 


Pine. Each 10 roo 1,000 

4 to 6 in.$0 25 $2 00 $18 00 $150 00 

6 to 12 in. 40 3 00 20 00 

1 to i}< ft. 60 4 00 30 00 

1 J-2 to 2 ft. 80 7 50 60 00 

2 to 3 ft. 1 25 10 00 90 00 


rigida. Pitch or Black Pine. Our native 
species which thrives in any soil and is 
very useful for shore planting. Grows rap¬ 
idly when young and develops into a pictur¬ 
esque. broad-topped ornamental. 


Pricos of Pinus riflida Each 10 100 


2 to 3 ft.$0 60 $5 00 $40 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 00 8 00 70 00 

4 to 5 ft. 1 so 12 00 100 00 

5 to 6 ft. 3 00 25 00 

6 to 7 ft. 5 00 40 00 


Pinus strobus. White Pine. 60 to 150 ft. Very 
ornamental, hardy Pine of rapid growth, 
with soft bluish green leaves. Symmetrical 
when young, picturesque in old age. 
Greatest value for forest and park planting 
and for windbreaks, or as a single specimen, 


or in groups. Each 10 100 1,000 

6 to 12 in.$0 10 $0 40 $ 3 50 $30 00 

1 to 1^2 ft. is 1 25 9 00 80 00 

1 Y* to 2 ft. 35 2 so 20 00 180 00 

2 to 3 ft. 60 4 so 30 00 250 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 25 10 00 70 00 500 00 

4 to 5 ft. 2 so 20 00 175 00 

5 to 6 ft. 4 00 35 00 32s 00 


6 to 8 ft., speci¬ 
mens from.$5 to 12 00 

A large stock of 6- to 12-inch seedlings at $10 
per 1,000 net, in quantities not less than 1,000, 
or at $9 per 1,000 in 10,000 lots. To anyone wish¬ 
ing to use from io.ooo to 25,000 transplanted 6- 
to 12-inch stock, I will make a very low price, 
sylvestris. Scotch Pine. 70 to 100 ft. An 
important timber tree in Europe; here used 
largely as a cheap screen or windbreak tree. 


Each 10 100 1,000 

2 to 3 ft.$0 75 SO 00 S45 00 $350 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 00 8 00 70 00 

4 to 5 ft. 1 SO 12 50 100 00 

5 to 6 ft. 2 00 18 00 17s 00 

6 to 8 ft. 3 50 30 00 275 00 


6 to 10 ft., spe¬ 
cimens .... $4 to 8 00 

All prices up to page 45 are for stock ordered 
from Boxford Nursery, Boxford, Mass. 


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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN EVERGREE NS 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Pierls (Andromeda) floribunda at home among boulders 


Pinus thunbcrgi. Japanese Black Pine. 60 to ioo 
ft. Very handsome sort and should be more 
widely used in landscape work. Spreading 
pendulous branches and broad pyramidal 
head; somewhat resembles P. densiflora. 

Each io ioo i.ooo 

4 to 6 in.$o 25 Si 50 S12 00 $100 00 

o to 8 in. 35 3 00 20 00 

var. watcriana. Dwarf variety; good for 
rocky situations. Each 10 

1 to ft.$1 25 Sio 00 

PSEUDOTSUGA douglasi (taxifolia). Doug¬ 
las Spruce. 60 to 200 ft. Pyramidal tree, 
with horizontal branches and pendulous 
branchlcts. Foliage dark or bluish green. 
One of our choicest and most satisfactory 
native evergreens for universal landscape 


use. 

Each 

10 

IOO 1.000 

6 to 12 in.. 


S 3 00 

$25 

00 S200 00 

1 to ijj ft. 

... 60 

5 00 

40 

00 

1 Yi to 2 ft. 

... 1 00 

8 00 

70 

00 

2 to 3 ft. .. 


12 50 

IOO 

00 

3 to 4 ft.... 


18 00 

160 

00 

4 to 5 ft. .. 


25 00 



5 to 6 ft. .. 


45 00 



burger Hncclmen.s, 




6 to 1 oft.>7 

to 15 00 





douglasi glauca. Form with bluish foliage, 
and very ornamental. Each 10 

1 to ft. $ 1 00 $9 00 

RETINISPORA (Chnmrecyparis) obtusa 
gracilis. 10 to 12 ft. One of the hardiest 
and best of this group. Each 10 

6 to 12 In. $1 00 So 00 

1 to 1 Y* ft. 1 50 12 50 

obtusa nana. 3 to 12 ft. Very hardy and 
the choicest of the family. Beautiful 
"tufted" foliage effect; a picturesque little 
tree for the border, among rocks, etc. 

Each 10 

6 to 12 in.$1 75 $15 00 

iK to j ft. 2 50 22 50 

obtusa pygmaea. 1 to 2 ft. Very dwarf form 
for rockeries, etc. Each 10 

6 to ij in.$1 50 $12 50 


Retinispora pisifera. Pyramidal bush or low 


tree; quite ornamental. Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.$4 00 

5 to 6 ft., specimens. 6 00 $50 00 


pisifera aurea. Variety with golden-tipped 
foliage. Considered beautiful by those who 
like freak colors in nature. We have little 
use for it ourselves. F^rh to 

4 to 5 ft.$300 $2500 

7 to 8 ft. s 00 


RHODODENDRON arbutifolium (wiisoni). 

Sec page 8. 

TAXUS baccata repandens. 2 to 4 ft. A more 
spreading sort and a fine ground-cover and 


for edges of plantations. Each 10 

1 tO \ l /3 ft.Si 25 S12 00 

2 to 2]ri ft. 3 00 25 00 


canadensis. Canadian Yew. 1 to 3 ft. Pro¬ 
cumbent shrub with ascending branches 
and bright green foliage. Fine for rock- 
gardens and as a ground-cover in shady 

places. Each 10 

6 to 12 in.So 75 $6 00 

cuspidata brevifolia. Japanese Yew. 2 to 
6 ft. Dark green foliage, thickly set on open 
branches. Very hardy and of greatest orna¬ 
mental value. Each 10 

6 to 12 in.Si 00 S8 00 


THUYA occidcntalis. American Arborvit«c. 
30 to 80 ft. Tree of variable height and out¬ 
line; very beautiful especially when young. 
Foliage bright green or in winter bronzed. 
A favorite hedge plant. 


Each 10 100 

1 to ft.So 30 S2 50 S20 00 

2 to 3 ft. 60 5 00 40 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 00 8 00 65 00 

4 to 5 ft. 1 So 12 50 

5 to 6 ft. 2 00 17 50 

6 to 7 ft..'. 3 00 27 50 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM , MASS, 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Thuya occidentalis, Geo. Peabody. Golden 
Arborvitae. For a golden-leaved evergreen 
it is among the best, holding its color well. 

Each 

4 to 5 ft.. $2 oo 

occidentalis pyramidalis. Pyramidal Ar- 
borvita?. S to 20 ft. Compact narrow 
pyramids, of great use in formal work. 

Each 10 100 

1 to 1 1 < ft.So 60 Ss 00 S40 00 

x i< to 2 ft. 1 00 S 00 70 00 

2 to 3 ft. 1 so 12 00 no 00 

3 to 4 ft. 2 00 lS 00 

4 to 5 ft. 3 50 30 00 

5 to 6 ft. 4 5 ° 4 ° 00 


Prices of Tsuga canadensis, continued 


10 


100 


400 00 
600 00 
700 00 


Each 

3 to 4 ft.Si 75 S15 00 S140 00 

4 to 5 ft. 3 00 27 50 250 00 

5 to 6 ft. 5 00 45 00 

6 to 7 ft.... 7 00 65 00 

7 to S ft. S 00 75 00 

8 to 10 ft.10 00 

TSUGA CAROLINIANA. Carolina Hemlock. 
40 to So feet. This grand new Hemlock, 
introduced by me, possesses a distinct 
pyramidal growth, and attains a height of 
40 to So feet. Its dense, dark foliage and 
graceful habit are approached only by the 
liner Japanese Hemlocks. Some line speci- 




occidentalis wareana. One of the best 
forms for hedges, with steel-blue foliage. 

Each 10 

1 to 2 ft.So So S7 00 

3.to 4 ft. ....300 2500 

orientalis aurea. Low, compact shrub; 
young foliage golden. Each 10 

1 to ij 4 ft.Si 25 $10 00 

orientalis elegantissima. Tips of young 
shoots golden yellow. Each 10 100 

1 to ft.So 50 S4 00 S30 00 

l l /2 to 2 ft. 1 00 8 00 

3 to 4 ft. 2 00 16 00 

TSUGA canadensis. Canadian Hemlock. 40 
to 100 ft. A tall graceful evergreen, with 
drooping branches. One of our choicest 
trees for specimen, grouping, screen, and 
forest planting. There is no better or more 
beautiful hedge plant. 

We have the best stock of Canadian 
Hemlock in large sizes that I know of in the 
American trade, and as they are scarce, it 
would be well to place orders for these as 
early as possible. 

Each 10 100 1,000 

6 to 8 in.So 20 Si 50 S12 00 $100 00 

8 to 12 in. 30 2 50 20 00 180 00 

2 to 3 ft. 1 25 10 00 


mens are to be seen in the Arnold Arbore¬ 
tum, and are the lirst plants of this Hem¬ 
lock ever sent out, being supplied by me to 
Prof. C. S. Sargent in 18S4. 

The only stock of large T. Carolinian a in 
existence that we know of. Specimens from 
4 feet i.p are feathered to the ground and 
compact and dense. They have been trans¬ 
planted until they have very large solid balls 
which are lifted with the plants. The par¬ 
ticular attention of nurserymen is called 
to the fine young stock of transplanted 
plants which I can olTer in 1,000 and 10,000 
lots. It is the coming American evergreen 
for the finest plantings. 



Each 

10 

100 

1,000 
8150 00 

4 to 6 in... 

. .$0 30 

$2 00 

$iS 00 

6 to 9 in... 

.. 45 

4 00 

35 00 

300 00 

9 to 12 in.. 

.. 60 

5 50 

50 00 

475 00 

1 to 1^ ft. 

.. 1 00 

9 00 

80 00 

750 00 

4 to 5 ft. . . 

.. 6 50 




5 to 6 ft. .. 

..10 00 

90 00 



6 to 7 ft. .. 

.. 15 00 

140 00 



7 to 8 ft. .. 


175 00 




heterophylla. 50 to 80 ft. Western species 
of doubtful hardiness but great beauty. We 
are testing it. Each 10 

6 to 9 in. $0 50 $4 00 

sicboldi. Japanese Hemlock. 50 to 100 ft. 

A rare hardy sort of distinction and 
beauty. Leaves dark glossy green, 
marked by two white lines be¬ 
neath. Should be in all choice col¬ 
lections. Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.$6 00 $so 00 


Tsuga caroliniana (Carolina Hemlock). The choicest American 
evergreen. Introduced by Harlan I\ Kelsey 


We arc glad to help 
customers mal^e up lists 
of native plants for any 
location, and to suggest 
plans . Always state 
just the amount you 
wish to expendif pos¬ 
sible, or the effect 
desired. Pleased cus¬ 
tomers are our best ad¬ 
vertisements. 


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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN TREES AND SHRUBS 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 



Azalea kaempferi. Bright orangc-rcd, finely located in a hillside rockery. See page 21 


DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS 


ACER dasycarpum. Silver Maple. 50 to 75 
ft. Rapid growth; open pendulous habit; 
light green leaves; for quick effects desir¬ 
able, but not as desirable for general use as 


many other species. Each 10 

10 to 12 ft. $1 so $12 so 

la to 14 ft. 2 00 18 00 

14 to 10 ft. 3 00 25 00 

dasycarpum pyramidalis. Each 

10 to 12 ft.00 


dasycarpum wlcrl. Wier'a Cut-leaved 
Maple. Weeping variety of considerable 
beauty. Each 10 

12 to 14 ft.$2 50 $20 00 

ginnala. 15 to 20 ft. Handsome foliage, turn¬ 
ing bright red in autumn. Each 10 

4 to 6 ft.$1 00 $7 50 

6 to 7 ft. 1 75 15 00 

palmatum atropurpuroum. Japanese 
Blood-leaved Maple. 10 to 20 ft. One of 
the best in form and foliage. Each to 

to 2 ft.$1 so $12 00 

plctum. 30 to 60 ft. Round-headed Japan¬ 
ese species; bright green foliage. Each 10 
4 to H in.So 25 $2 00 


platanoidcs. Norway Maple. 60 to 100 ft. 
Used for street planting. Each 10 100 


5 to 6 ft.$0 60 $s 00 $40 00 

6 to 8 ft. 75 6 00 50 00 

8 to 10 ft. I 00 8 00 70 00 

xo to 12 ft. 1 50 12 50 no 00 

ij to 14 ft. 3 00 25 00 


spicatum. Mountain Maple. 5 to 30 ft. 
Dwarfish; good for undergrowth and the 
border. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft. $0 so 54 00 

a to 4 ft. 75 0 00 


Acer saccharum. Sugar Maple. 60 to 120 ft. 
One of our best known and finest shade and 
street trees; of upright dense growth; leaves 
turn bright yellow and scarlet in autumn. 


Each 10 


100 


1.000 


3 to 4 ft.... 


$2 00 

$15 00 $125 00 

4 to 5 ft.... 

... 40 

3 50 

30 00 250 00 

5 to 6 ft.... 

50 

4 50 

40 00 

6 to 7 ft.... 

65 

0 00 

50 00 

8 to io ft... 

... I 25 

10 00 



/ESCULUS carnea (rubicunda). Red Horse- 
Chestnut. 20 to 40 ft. Variety with flowers 
. varying from flesh color to scarlet. Each 
4 to 5 ft.$1 50 

hippocastanum. 60 to 80 ft. Thick growth; 
heavy foliage; panicles of white flowers. Each 

14 to 16 ft. $5 to $7 00 

octandra. Buckeye. 40 to 90 ft. Yellow 
flowers in open panicles. Each 10 

1 to V/2 ft. $0 35 $3 00 

AMELANCHIER canadensis (botryapium). 

Shad-Bush. 15 to 60 ft. The Carolina 
mountain form, with large-paiiicled, showy 
white flowers and delicious fruit. 

Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.$0 30 $2 50 $20 00 

3 to 4 ft. 40 3 00 25 00 

4 to 5 ft. so 4 00 35 00 

6 to 8 ft. 75 6 00 50 00 

AMORPHA glabra (montana). 3 to 6 ft. 

Rare species from the South; blue flowers 
and finely cut leaves. Each 10 

1 >2 to 2 ft. So 30 $2 50 

ARALIA spinosa. Hercules’Club. 10 to 40 ft. 
Subtropical-looking shrub; large bipinnate 
leaves and enormous terminal clusters of 
white flowers. Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.^0 30 $2 50 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM, MASS 



PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 

ARON IA arbutifolia. Red Chokeberry. 6 to io 
ft. One of our most showy, red-fruited shrubs 
for winter effect and for planting in Rhodo¬ 
dendron beds and in shrubberies. 


Each io ioo 

\ X A to 2 ft. $o 65 5 s 00 540 00 

2 to 3 ft. So 7 00 55 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 00 8 00 65 00 


atropurpurea. Purple Chokeberry. 6 to 12 ft. 
Purplish black fruit. All the Aronias have 
showy white flowers and conspicuous fruit. 

Each 10 100 

1 to 1^2 ft.$0 50 54 SO 535 00 

mclanocarpa (nigra). Black Chokeberry. 3 to 
6 ft. Dense growth; fine for border; black fruit 
and masses of showy white blossoms. 


Each 10 100 

to 2 ft.So 40 S3 00 S27 50 

2 to 3 ft. 60 5 00 45 00 

3 to 4 ft. 75 7 00 60 00 

4 to 5 ft. 1 00 8 00 


HARDY AMERICAN 


AZALEAS 


The American Azaleas are among the choicest of 
all ornamentals, whether exotic or native, and were 
but rarely seen in cultivation before being dissem¬ 
inated by Highlands Nursery. 

They are seen at their best when planted in large 
masses and in properly prepared beds, and they 
richly repay any unusual care given them. Like 
most ericaceous plants, they love deep, moist, well- 
drained soil, and these showy native species are 
particularly adapted to planting in shrub borders 
and with Rhododendrons, their brilliant blossoms 
being set off by a background of dark foliage. 
Azaleas can be successfully grown almost anywhere, following same instructions given lor Rhodo¬ 
dendrons. The complete hardiness of all the species we offer is unquestionable. No American 
shrubs equal the native Azaleas, particularly A. lutca, for woodland and hillside plantings. 

Our cold Carolina mountains have added no more beautiful plants to gardens than these Ameri¬ 
can Azaleas, not even excepting the magnificent broad-leaved evergreen Rhododendrons of world- 


Azalea (Rhododendron) vaseyi. Southern 
Azalea. Introduced by Highlands Nursery* Sec 
colored illustration oil front cover. 


wide fame. 


AZALEA arboresccns. Fragrant White Aza¬ 
lea. 5 to 15 ft. In June the delightfully 
spicy fragrant white flowers, with pink 
stamens, appear in profusion, lasting for 
weeks. Becomes a spreading clump 3 to 6 
feet broad in cultivation; easy culture. The 
foliage of this variety often colors striking 
shades of red in late autumn, and is the 
best of all the genus. 

The clumps offered have from twenty- 
five to one hundred stems and are heavily 
budded with enormous balls. 

Each 10 too 


I to I Vi ft. 


5 s 

00 

i to i l /2 ft., chimps... 


50 

12 

50 

1 1 to 2 ft., clumps... 


50 

22 

SO 

2 to 3 ft., clumps. 

** 4 

00 

35 

00 

3 to 4 ft., clumps. 

.. 0 

00 

50 

00 


arborescens rosea. Rare form, with bright 
pink, fragrant flowers. Introduced by High¬ 
lands Nursery. $4 each, 
canescens. 3 to 10 ft. A new species with 
brilliant pink flowers. Each 10 

12 to 15 in..So 60 55 00 

AZALEA LUTEA (CALENDULACEA). Great 
Flame Azalea. 6 to 15 ft. The most regal 
of all the species, native or exotic, and a 
noble representative of our rich Carolina 
mountain flora. Bartram, speaking of it in 
his “Travels.” calls it the “fiery Azalea.” 
and says: "This epithet fiery I annex to this 
most celebrated species of Azalea as being 


Azalea lutea, continued 

expressive of the appearance of its flowers, 
which are in general of the color of the finest 
red lead, orange, and bright gold as well as 
yellow and cream-color. This is certainly 
the most gav and brilliant-flowering shrub 
yet known. ,r No more striking landscape 
effect can be produced than a hillside of A. 
lutca in full bloom. Nearly all quoted above 
18 in. arc budded. Sec color illustration on 
back cover. 

These A. lutca are splendid clumps with 
a mass of buds and range in color from 
light sulphur-yellow to deep red. Where 
the colors are picked, a special charge will 
be made. Each 10 100 

6 to 12 in., chimps.5o 40 53 50 530 00 

1 to i l /2 ft., clumps. 80 7 00 60 00 

to 2 ft., clumps. 1 50 10 00 

2 to 3 ft., clumps. 2 00 18 00 

3 to 4 ft., clumps. 3 50 30 00 

4 to 5 ft., clumps. 5 00 45 00 

nudiflora. Pinxtcr Flower. 5 to 10 ft. 

Showy deep pink flowers in April and May, 
while quite bare of leaves. Stands sun and 
exposure well. Dwarf species. 

Each 10 100 

9 to 12 in., clumps. 5 o 60 55 00 540 00 

1 to \y 3 ft., clumps. 80 7 00 65 00 

i'/z to 2 ft., clumps. 1 25 12 00 100 00 


Highlands Nursery stock is listed on pages 
50 to 58 


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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN TREES AND SHRUBS 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY ~~ 


AZALEA VASEY1. Southern Azalea. 6 to 15 
ft. This showy Azalea was discovered only 
as late as 1878, and introduced by Highlands 
Nursery very soon after. It is of easy cul¬ 
ture, and is perhaps the most profuse bloom¬ 
er of all the native species, and the more con¬ 
spicuous, as its white, pink, or deep rose- 
colored flowers appear in early April or 
May before the foliage. Of erect, slender 
habit naturally, in cultivation it becomes 
more spreading, while retaining the charm¬ 
ing light stem grov/th. Autumn usually 
turns the leaves a deep dark crimson, 
greatly enhancing its beauty and value. 
See color illustration on front cover. 

Each 10 100 

1 to 1 % ft . So 75 56 00 $50 00 

l]/2 to 2 ft. 1 00 7 00 60 00 

1 to i]/2 ft., clumps. 1 00 7 00 Co 00 

i x A to 2 ft., clumps. 1 75 15 00 130 00 

2 to 3 ft., clumps.3 00 25 00 200 00 

3 to 4 ft., clumps.4 00 35 00 

viscosa. Early White Azalea. 5 to 
15 ft. Late-blooming with small, white, 
fragrant flowers in June and July. Arbor- 
escens and viscosa love moisture. 

Each 10 100 1,000 

1 to i}/2 ft. $0 50 S4 00 $30 00 

1 to i]/i ft., cl. 1 00 8 00 70 00 $600 00 

V/2 to 2 ft., cl. 1 50 12 50 no 00 

2 to 3 ft., cl... 3 00 25 00 

3 to 4 ft., cl... 4 00 35 00 


OTHER AZALEAS 

gandavensis. Ghent Azalea. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft. $1 75 $15 00 

indica alba. Each 10 

9 to 12-in. pots. So 90 56 75 

kaempferi. Each 10 

X J° X #2:. 5125 51200 

2 to 2/2 ft. 3 50 30 00 

mollis. Each 10 100 

1 to 1 y 2 ft., clumps.So 75 56 00 S50 00 

i>2 to 2 ft., clumps. 1 00 8 00 70 00 

pontica. Each 10 100 

0 to 9 in.$0 25 S2 00 $18 00 

BENZOIN aestivate. Spice Bush. 6 to 15 ft. 
Yellow flowers in spring, and scarlet fruit 
in fall and early winter. Each 

2 to 4 ft.Si to 53 00 

BERBERIS aggregata. New western China 

species, somewhat like B. canadensis. Very 
valuable. Each 10 

1 to iK ft.So 75 55 00 

amurensis japonica (regeliana). 4 to 8 ft. 
Fine upright shrub, with showy scarlet fruit. 

Each 10 

1 to iK ft.So 60 S5 00 

canadensis. American Barberry. 1 to 3 ft. 
Lower than B. mil gar is. Each 10 

1 to iK ft. 5 o 60 Ss 00 

2 to 3 ft. 75 6 00 



Aznloa arboroscons. White, pink stamens; very fragrant. The best Azalea for form and leafage 

22 



























HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM, MASS. 



PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Berberis repens. See Mahonia re pens. 

sieboldi. 2 to 4 ft. Leaves purplish when 


young, deep vinous 

red in autumn. 

Bright 

lustrous red fruit. 

Each 10 

100 

6 to 10 in. 


SS 00 

ij< to 2 ft. 



2 to 3 ft. 


25 00 

3 to 4 ft. 




sinensis (sanguinolenta). 4 to 6 ft. Slender 
arching branches; purplish fruit. Each 10 

6 to 12 in.$0 40 $3 00 

thunbergi. Japanese Barberry. 2 to 10 ft. 
One 01 the best known of hedge plants; com¬ 
pact growth and scarlet fruit. 

Each 10 100 1.000 

1 to ij< ft.$0 35 53 00 $27 50 $200 00 


1 \i to 2 ft. 

2 to 2 1 i ft. 

2 x /2 to 3 ft., ex¬ 
tra heavy... 


50 

60 


50 

50 


40 00 
50 00 


350 00 
425 00 


So 7 50 


70 00 

An interesting 


thunbergi maximowiczi. 

variety of the type, with foliage bright green 
beneath. Each 10 

12 to 13 in.So 40 $3 00 

vulgaris. Common Barberry. 4 to 12 ft. 
One of the very best. Handsome in spring, 
with golden yellow (lowers and light green 
foliage; bright scarlet fruit hanging through 
winter. Each 10 100 1,000 

6 to 12 in. S_So 15 So 75 54 00 S20 00 

1 to 1 ft. 20 1 so 10 00 

iJj to 2 ft. 30 250 20 00 

BETULA alba. European White Birch. 30 to 
50 ft. Fine white bark; of great use for 
planting among evergreens for contrast; 
best effect when plants have several stems. 

Each 10 100 

6 to 8 ft.Si 00 S8 00 S60 00 

8 to 10 ft. 1 23 12 00 

10 to 12 ft. 1 75 15 00 

lutea. Yellow Birch. 60 to 100 ft. Silver- 
gray or light orange bark. A fine tree, too 
iittle used. Each 10 

6 to 8 ft.So 75 56 00 

8 to 10 ft. 1 00 8 00 

nigra (rubra). River Birch. 50 to 90 ft. 

Bark reddish brown. A moisture-loving, 
graceful tree and remarkable for its ragged 
bark. Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.So 50 5 -} 00 


4 to 5 ft. 


75 


00 


Bctula papyrifera. Paper or Canoe Birch. 
60 to 100 ft. Very ornamental, white-barked 
tree, of greatest value for contrasting effects 
with evergreens. Each 10 100 

3 to 4 ft.So 40 S3 00 S25 00 

4 to 5 ft. 60 5 00 40 00 

5 to 6 ft. 75 6 00 50 00 

6 to 8 ft. 90 S 00 70 00 

8 to 10 ft. 1 23 10 00 

populifolia. Gray Birch. 15 to 40 ft. Grown 
in clumps, is conspicuous as a gray-barked 
shrub with delicate twigs and cut foliage. 

Each 10 

7 to 8 ft.Si 00 S8 00 

BUDDLEIA davidi vcitchiana. 5 to 8 ft. 

Robust shrub at first, later gracefully arch¬ 
ing; dense large clusters of mauve-colored 
flowers, with a bright orange eye. 

Each 10 

Heavy.So 50 S4 00 

CARAGANA arborescens. Siberian Pea Tree. 
S to 20 ft. Bright yellow, pea-shaped 
flowers; a conspicuous small tree. 

Eacli 10 

3 to 4 ft.So 50 S4 00 

arborescens cuncifolia. A variety from the 

Arnold Arboretum. Each 10 100 

6 to 12 in.So 23 S2 00 $12 00 

microphylla. 4 to 6 ft. Another interesting 
form with yellow flowers. 

Each 10 100 

4 to 6 in.So 25 S2 00 Sis 00 

CARPINUS caroliniana (americana). Amer¬ 
ican Hornbeam. 15 to 40 ft. Bushy small 
tree; dense but slender branches; foliage 
colors orange-yellow and scarlet in fall. 
Fine as a clipped hedge plant. 

Each 10 100 

4 to 5 ft.So 40 S 3 50 

6 to 8 ft. 75 6 00 S50 00 

CASTANEA pumila. 3 to 2s ft. A fine shrub; 
abundant catkins of bright yellow or white 
flowers, followed by burs inclosing delicious 
nuts one third the size of chestnuts. Suit¬ 
able in the border and on dry and rocky 
slopes; a splendid ornamental, and valuable 
for fruit. Each 10 

1V2 to 2 ft.So so S4 50 

2 to 3 ft. . 75 6 00 

3 to 4 ft.. 1 00 9 00 

4 to s ft. 1 50 



The Chinkapin, Castanea pumila. Splendid ornamental; delicious nut 

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CATALPA speciosa. Western Catalpa. 50 to 100 ft. 
Desirable ornamental; quick growth; showy panicles of 


white flowers. 

3 to 4 ft. 

4 to s ft. 

5 to 6 ft. 

6 to 8 ft. 

8 to 10 ft. 


Each 10 
So 25 $2 00 
35 3 00 

SO 4 00 
75 6 00 

I 25 12 00 


CEPHALANTHUS occidentalis. Button Bush. 3 to 12 ft. 


Good shrub for wet locations. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.So 35 $2 50 


CERCIDIPH YLLUM japonicum. Kadsura Tree. 20 to 60 
ft. Very ornamental Japanese tree; graceful pyramidal 
habit; fine foliage. Each 10 

4 to s ft.Si 00 S8 00 

5 to 6 ft. 1 50 



Clethra alnifolia 


CHIONANTHUS virginica. White Fringe. 
5 to 30 ft. Spreading shrub; in early June a 
mass of fragrant, drooping, white flowers. 


Each 10 100 

iJ-2 to 2 ft .So 50 $4 00 S30 00 

2 to 3 ft. 75 6 00 50 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 00 8 00 


CLETHRA acuminata. Mountain Pepper 
Bush. From Carolina mountains; con¬ 
spicuous red bark and drooping racemes of 
white flowers. Each I0 

1 to ft.So 40 S3 00 

alnifolia. Sweet Pepper Bush. A mass of 
very fragrant white flowers in late summer 
when flowering shrubs are rare. 

Each 10 100 

1 to 1% ft.So 35 S3 00 S25 00 

\Yi to 2 ft. 50 4 00 

COLUTEA arboroscons. Bladder Senna. 8 to 
15 f t. Attractive yellow and brownish 
flowers and cut foliage. Each 10 

6 to 12 in.So 25 S2 00 

CORCHORUS. See Kcrria. 


CORNUS alba slblrlca. 3 to 10 ft. One of the 

finest for winter bark effects, with scarlet 


twiKH- Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.So 50 S4 00 

4 to 5 ft. 75 6 00 

florida. Flowering Dogwood. 10 to 40 ft. 

One of the most beautiful American flower¬ 
ing small trees. Each 10 

4 to 5 ft. 5 i 25 Si 2 00 

0 to 7 ft. 1 75 16 00 


florida rubra. Red-flowering Dogwood. A 
splendid stock of this choice variety. The 
Dogwoods arc invaluable for woods plant¬ 
ing. The scarlet fruit in autumn and early 
winter is very showy and fine for bird food. 

Each 10 100 

4 to 5 ft. $2 00 S18 00 S165 00 


Cornus kousa. 10 to 20 ft. Fine Asiatic 


species, flowering in J une. Each 

4 to 5 ft.5i 75 


mas. Cornelian Cherry. 10 to 20 ft. Hand¬ 
some shrub; a mass of yellow flowers in 
spring and scarlet fruit in autumn. 

Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.So 50 S4 00 

6 to 7 ft. 1 00 8 00 

stolonifcra. Red Osier Cornel. 6 to 10 ft. 
Dark blood-red branches. 

Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.$0 30 $2 50 $20 00 

stolonifera aurea. Yellow Osier Cornel. 

6 to 10 ft. Golden yellow branches. 

Each 10 100 

3 to 4 ft. $0 65 5s 00 S40 00 

4 to 5 ft. 80 7 00 60 00 

CORYLUS rostrata. Beaked Hazelnut. A 
splendid undershrub for woodlands and a 
good border plant. Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 25 5i 75 $15 00 

2 to 3 ft. 40 3 50 25 00 

3 to 4 ft. 65 5 00 


COTONEASTER fovcolata. 6 to 10 ft. A 

good border shrub; black fruit; foliage 
bright scarlet and orange in autumn. 

Each 10 

4 to 6 in.So 75 56 00 


francheti. 6 to 12 ft. Almost evergreen 
leaves; a good border plant. Each 10 
3 to 4 ft.$0 75 56 00 


horizontalis. Low spreading shrub of ex¬ 
treme beauty when planted over boulders 
and among rocks. Glossy foliage; graceful 
habit; brilliant scarlet fruit. 


Each 10 100 

.Si 50 S12 50 590 00 
. 2 00 18 00 


24 


6 to 12 in., pots 
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HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM, MASS, 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


CRATAEGUS. The Hawthorns. All 

the Hawthorns, both American and foreign, 
are highly ornamental shrubs or small 
trees, usually with profuse white flowers in 
spring and early summer, succeeded by 
conspicuous red. crimson, and scarlet fruits. 
All offered are hardy, and on small places or 
where used by hundreds or thousands on 
large estates are indispensable. Their rugged 
character and fine winter effects are not 
even yet fully appreciated. 

arnoldiana. Arnold’s Hawthorn. 15 to 20 
ft. Bright crimson fruit, falling in August. 

Each 10 100 

6 to 12 in .So 30 S2 00 $iS 00 

coccinea. Scarlet Thorn. 15 to 40 ft. One 
of the best native species. Each 10 

4 to 6 ft...So 65 S4 00 

crus-galli. Cockspur Thorn. 15 to 40 ft. 
Decorative sort; distinct habit; leaves glossy 
green, turning brilliant scarlet in fall; red 
fruit persistent into winter. 

Each 10 100 

3 to 4 ft.So 40 S3 00 S20 00 

4 to 6 ft. 60 5 00 40 00 

monogyna. 15 to 20 ft. Closely related to 
the English Hawthorn. Each 10 

4 to 6 in.So 20 Si so 

nitida. 20 to 30 ft. Very ornamental with 
bright scarlet fruit, which persists into Feb¬ 
ruary. Each 10 100 

1 yr.So 25 S2 00 S18 00 

oxyacantha. English Hawthorn. 8 to 15 ft. 
All the forms are showy and worthy. 

oxyacantha, Paul’s Scarlet. Each 10 

2 to a ft.So 75 S6 00 

4 to 6 ft. I 25 10 00 


Crataegus oxyacantha, Pink. Each 

2 to 3 ft.Si 00 

4 to 5 ft. 1 50 

oxyacantha, Double White. Each 

3 to 4 ft.Si 00 

4 to 5 ft. 1 50 

prunifolia. 15 to 30 ft. Red fruit; a fine 
variety. Each 10 

4 to S in.So 25 S2 00 

punctata. 10 to 30 ft. Dull red fruit in 
October, falling soon. One of the finest for 
hedges and shrubberies, branches spreading 
horizontally. Each 10 

4 to 5 ft.So 50 $4 00 

5 to 6 ft. 75 6 00 

6 to 7 ft. 1 00 9 00 

rotundifolia (glandulosa). 10 to 20 ft. 

Bright red fruit; usually a large shrub. 

Each 10 

1 to i>3 ft.So 50 S4 00 

tomentosa. 12 to 20 ft. Fruit yellow or yel¬ 
lowish red. Conspicuous. Each 10 

8 to io in.So 20 Si 50 

CYDONIA japonica. Each 

iy& to 2 ft.So 40 

japonica baltzi. Each 

1 to 2 ft.So 50 

maulei. 

6 to 12 in.So 25 

1 to 1 ft. 40 

maulei supcrba. 

9 to 15 in. 

DIERVILLA rivularis. 

1 to VA ft.So 25 

sessilifolia. Bush Honeysuckle. 



10 

53 00 
10 

54 00 


Each 

10 

100 

So 25 

S2 00 

SiH 00 

40 

3 00 

25 00 


Each 

10 


\r, 

0 

0 

S3 00 

Each 

10 

100 

So 25 

S2 00 

S18 00 

►'suckle 



Each 

10 

100 

So 40 

S 3 00 

S25 00 



Genista tinctoria (Woad waxen). The shrub that makes the Salem “pastures” a blaze of golden yellow in Juuc 


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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN TREES AND SHRUBS 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


EUONYMUS alatus. Winged Burning Bush. 
6 to 8 ft. One of the most conspicuous, 
with brilliant scarlet fruit and foliage turn¬ 
ing crimson in autumn; branches stiff with 
corky wings. Each io ioo 

i]/ 2 to 2 ft.Si oo $8 oo S70 oo 

2 to 3 ft. I 25 12 OO 

3 to 4 ft. i 75 15 oo 

4 to 5 ft., extra heavy... 2 50 20 00 

americanus. Strawberry Bush. 4 to 8 ft. 
Bright green bark; very ornamental; good 
for use along streams. Each 10 

1 to 1 l A ft.So 40 S3 50 

bungeanus. 10 to 15 ft. Slender branches; 
large scarlet fruits, hanging on till late. 

Each 10 100 

6 to 12 in.So 25 $2 00 $15 00 

1 to iK ft. 4° 3 00 25 00 

2 to 3 ft. 60 5 00 

latifolius. 15 to 20 ft. Large, handsome foli¬ 
age and pendulous fruit. Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.Si 50 S12 00 

4 to 5 ft. 2 00 18 00 

FAGUS americana. American Beech. 40 to 
90 ft. One of the best native trees for lawn 
or woods. Grows well in dense shade as an 
undershrub. The white or gray bark is 
most conspicuous. Each 10 

1 to 1 ft.So 50 $4 00 

2 to 3 ft. 75 6 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 50 12 00 

4 to 5 ft. 2 00 18 00 

purpurea. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.Si 25 $12 00 

FORSYTHIA var. fortunei. Golden Bell. 10 
to 12 ft. Dark green foliage, arching 
branches, ami golden yellow flowers with 
twisted petals. Each 10 100 

3 to 4 ft.So 50 $4 00 $30 00 

4 to 5 ft. 75 o 00 50 00 

5 to 7 ft. 1 00 8 00 60 00 

intermedia. Hybrid Golden Bell. 10 to 15 
ft. Floriferous; golden yellow. Each 10 

6 to 8 ft.Si 00 $8 00 


Forsythia var. sieboldi. 8 to 12 ft. Strong, 
thick-growing type. Each i 0 ’ 

5 to 6 ft.Si 00 $8 00 

6 to 7 ft. 1 25 10 00 

suspensa. Drooping Golden Bell. 8 to 15 ft. 
Pendulous species and fine for hillsides and 
over walls. Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So 35 S3 00 S25 00 

3 to 4 ft. 50 4 00 35 00 

4 to 5 ft. 75 6 00 

FRAXINUS americana. American Ash. 60 
to 100 ft. For street and lawn; foliage turns 
fine bronzes and coppers. Each 10 

7 to 8 ft.So 60 $5 00 

8 to 10 ft. 1 00 S 00 

10 to 12 ft. 1 50 12 00 

lanceolata (viridis). Green Ash. 40 to 60 ft. 
A good lawn tree. Each 10 100 

5 to 6 ft.So 50 $4 00 

7 to 8 ft. 75 6 00 850 00 

GENISTA tincteria. Woadwaxen. 1 to 3 ft. 
This is the shrub that makes the Salem 
“pastures” a sheet of golden yellow in June. 
A fine undershrub for massing and rock- 
work. Each 10 100 

4 to 6 in.So 10 $0 80 $7 00 

6 to 12 in. 35 3 00 20 00 

GLEDITSIA triacanthos inermis. Honey 
Locust. 30 to 60 ft. A hardy and fairly 
good street tree. This is the variety without 
spines. Each 10 100 


1 to 2 ft. 


Si 

50 

S12 

00 

2 to 3 ft. 

. 30 

2 

50 

20 

00 

3 to 4 ft. 

. 50 

4 

00 

30 

00 

4 to 5 ft. 

. 75 

6 

00 




HALESIA Carolina monticola. Silver-Bell 
Tree. 40 to 80 ft. New variety, introduced 
by Highlands Nursery. Splendid pyramidal 
tree; a mass of silvery bell-like flowers in 
April and May. Each 10 

1 to 2 ft..*.So 40 $3 00 

2 to 3 ft. 60 5 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 00 8 00 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM, 


MASS. 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


HAMAMELISvirginiana. Witch-Hazel, ioto 
20 ft. Fine undershrub. Yellow flowers in 
late fall as the leaves are falling. 

Each io 

2 to 3 ft.$o 30 $2 oo 

3 to 4 ft. 50 4 oo 

HYDRANGEA arborescens. Wild Hydrangea. 

4 to 6 ft. Fine for shady places. Each io 

ij< to 2 ft. $o 35 $3 oo 

arborescens grandiflora. A striking plant, 
with showy flowers, not gaudy like II. 
paniculala grandijlora. Good for shady 
locations. Each io ioo 

i to 2 ft. $o 40 $3 50 $30 oo 

paniculata (type). Far superior to and more 
graceful than the coarse variety, II. pan- 
iculala grandiflora . Each io ioo 

3 to 4 ft.$o 65 $5 00 $40 00 

quercifolia. 4 to 10 ft. Very conspicuous 
slirub, with tomentose branches and leaves. 

Each 

1 to 1 ft.$0 75 


ILEX monticola. Deciduous Holly. 15 to 40 
ft. Bright red fruit in profusion; largest 


of the deciduous Hollies. Each 10 

1 to 2 ft.$0 25 $2 00 

2 to 3 ft. 35 3 00 

3 to 4 ft. 50 4 00 


vcrticillata. Black Alder. Perhaps the finest 
winter shrub, the scarlet fruits remaining 
on till late winter. Each 10 100 

1 to jJj ft .$0 ao $3 50 $30 00 

ijj to 2 ft. 60 5 00 40 00 

ITEA virginica. 2 to 6 ft. Fine shrub for wet 
or dry' locations; very’ fragrant flowers in 
June and July; leaves color brilliant bronzes 
in fall. Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.$0 40 $3 00 $20 00 

/ JAMESIA americana. 3 to 4 ft. White flowers 
covering the bush in June; handsome for 
borders and rocky r situations. Each 10 
1 to i}i ft.$0 60 $5 00 

KERRIA japonica. Corchorus. 3 to 4 ft. 
Yellow single flowers in profusion; fine 
slender green brandies. Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.$0 40 $3 00 $27 00 


LARIX americana. Each 10 100 

7 to 8 ft.$0 75 $6 00 $55 00 

LIGUSTRUtV! amurense. A moor River 
Privet. Northern form. 4 to 8 ft. Wry- 
hardy, upright growth, like California 
Privet, which is so uncertain of hardiness. 
Fine hedge plant and clips well. 


Each 10 100 1,000 

1 to 2 ft.......$o 25 $2 00 $18 00 $150 00 

2 to 3 ft. 35 3 00 25 00 200 00 

ota. Ibota Privet. 3 to 8 ft. Another very 
hardy sort, spreading habit; fine purple 

^ ru ^' Each 10 100 

i’j to 2 ft. So 20 $1 50 $12 00 

2 to 3 ft. 35 3 00 


ibota regelianum. Reger? Privet. 3 to 8 
ft. Beautiful horizontal branches; the best 


1 a11. Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 35 $3 00 $25 00 

2 to 3 it. 50 4 00 30 00 


ovalifolium. California Privet. 4 to 12 ft. 
A good hedge plant, but not reliably hardy 
in New England. Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.$0 30 $2 50 $20 00 

LINDERA. See Benzoin. 


Malus florlbunda (see page 28) 


LON I CERA maacki. 8 to 15 ft. Wide- 
spreading shrub; white flowers; brilliant 
red fruit. All the Loniceras arc fine for bird 
cover, the fruit furnishing food eagerly 
sought. Each 10 

6 to 12 in.$0 25 $2 00 

morrowi. Japanese Bush IIoney\suekle. 4 to 
6 ft. White flowers, turning yellowish; 
blood-red fruit. Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.$0 60 $4 50 

4 to 5 ft. 1 00 8 00 

muendeniensis. May- and June; bright red 
fruit July to August. Each 10 

6 to 12 in.$0 25 $2 00 

notha. White, y’ellowish. or pink flowers; 
strong-growing, open bush. Each 10 

1 to 1# ft. $040 $3 00 

segreziensis. Thick-growing shrub, with 
dark red fruit. Each 10 100 

Seedlings. $0 35 $2 00 $18 00 

tatarica. Tartarian Honeysuckle. 8 to 10 ft. 
Fruit red or yellow. Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.$0 35 $3 00 $25 00 

3 to 4 ft. 75 6 00 

4 to 5 ft. 1 00 8 00 

trichosantha. Spreading shrub; pale yellow 

flowers; fine for borders. Each 

2 to 2}2 ft...$0 40 

LYONIA ligustrina. 4 to 10 ft. Ile-IIucklc- 

berry. A fine ericaceous plant, with nod¬ 
ding’ racemes of flowers in terminal panicles; 
glossy foliage. Each 10 100 

x to* 2 ft. $050 $4 00 $25 00 


MALUS. The Flowering Apples or 
Crabs. A showy' family- and for floral effects 
unexcelled. Without exception they are all 
splendid ornamentals in flower, anti con¬ 
spicuous in fruit. All are hardy, 
baccata. Siberian Crab. Small y-ellow or 


red fruit. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.So 40 S3 00 

baccata aurantiaca. Each 10 

2>;to3ft.$0 50 $400 


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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN TREES AND SHRUBS 



PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Malus spectabilis. Small tree with brilliant 
flowers, the opening buds coral-red. 

Each io ioo 

4 to o ft.••••••..So 75 56 oo 550 00 

spectabilis riversi fl.-pl. Double variety of 
the last. Each 10 

9 to 12 in.. 5050 $400 

toringo (sieboldi). Shrub form, blush flow¬ 
ers and small fruit. Each 10 

1^ to 2 ft. 5040 S3 oo 

2 to 3 ft. 60 4 00 

MENZIESIA pilosa. 3 to 8 ft. Very fine eri- 
caceous plant, with pink bells and bright 
red bark. Each 10 

1 to 2 ft.$0 40 53 50 

MYRICA carolinensis (cerifera). Northern 

Bayberry. 2 to 8 ft. The finest of ground- 
covers; dark glossy foliage and conspicuous 
white fruit in profusion, hanging till into 
spring. Each 10 100 1.000 

4 to 6 in.So 15 Si 00 S8 00 S60 00 

gale. Sweet Gale. 3 to 6 ft. Clean shrub; 
fine foliage Each 10 100 1,000 

6 to 12 in. S.So 10 So 50 S4 00 S30 00 

12 to 15 in. 40 3 50 25 00 

NYSSA sylvatica (multiflora). Black Gum. 
30 to 60 ft. Splendid small tree; leaves 
coloring crimsons and scarlets; perhaps the 
best of all autumn-colored foliage. 

Each 10 

6 to 12 in.So 50 S4 00 

OSTRYA virginiana. Ironwood. 15 to 40 ft. 
Clean-growing tree, and fine for hedges. 

Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.So 35 S3 00 

3 to 4 ft. 50 4 00 

OXYDENDRUM arboreum. Tree Andromeda. 
15 to 60 ft. This cannot be recommended 
too highly. New twigs are bright red and 
foliage colors brilliantly in autumn. Pro¬ 
fusion of flowers resembling lilies-of-the-val- 
ley in drooping racemes. Should be planted 
very freely. Each 10 100 1,000 

1 to 2 ft.So 40 S3 50 S30 00 S250 00 

2 to 3 ft. 60 5 00 40 00 

3 to 4 ft. 80 7 00 00 00 

4 to 5 ft. 1 25 10 00 

PAULOWNIA tomentosa (imperialis). 20 

to 40 ft. Remarkable purple flowers in 
enormous terminal racemes; subtropical in 
appearance. Each 

6 to 8 ft.Si 50 


Oxydondrum arboreum ^Tree Andromeda) 

Malus baccata Xprunifolia. 

Each 10 100 

1 V2 to 2 ft.So 40 S3 00 S25 00 

ccrasiformis rubra prunifolia. Large tree. 

, Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.So 60 $5 00 

coronnria. Native Crab. 10 to 20 ft. Very 

fragrant. Each 10 

1 to 1 Yi ft.So 40 S3 00 

floribuncJa. 15 to 20 ft. Pink; very showy. 

Each 10 

1 Yi to 2 ft.So 40 S3 00 

florlbunda atrosanguinca. 15 to 20 ft. 

Dark pink flowers. Each 10 

4 to 5 ft.Si 00 S 8 00 


halliana (parkmanl). 15 to 20 ft. 

the most showy, with pink flowers. 


, ✓ , Each 

1 to C j ft.So 50 

3 to 4 ft. 75 


One of 


10 

S.j 00 
o 00 


loonsls. Western Crab. Much like coronaria. 

, Each 

9 to 12 In.s0 60 


loonsls fl.-pl. Bechtel’s Double-flowering 
('rah. Showy pink; very free bloomer. Each 
2 to 3 ft.So 75 

nlodzwotzkyann. Red-flowering Crab. 
Flowers deep pink and very ornamental. 

. Each 10 

‘1 to 5 ft.So 75 S6 00 

prunifolia. Fruit green, yellow, or red. 

Each 10 100 

9 to 12 u.So 40 S3 00 S20 00 


prunifolia rlnki (rlngo). Chinese Apple. 
15 to 18 ft. Pink flowers; large fruit; edible. 

Each 10 

9 to 12 in.So 30 S2 00 

sargontl. Low bush; pure white flowers an 
inch across. Each 10 

9 to 15 In.So 40 S3 00 


PAVIA. See /Esculus. 

PHELLODENDRON amurense. Amoor Cork 
Tree. 30 to 50 ft. Annual branchlets 
orange-yellow or yellowish gray. A new 
tree of great value. Each 10 100 

9 to 12 in.So 25 S2 00 S18 00 

sachalinense. 40 to 50 ft. The hardiest 
species and a splendid tree; showy black 
fruit in broad panicles. 

Each 10 100 1.000 

1 to 2 ft.So 30 S2 50 520 00 S160 00 

POPULUS deltoldes. Carolina Poplar. 50 to 
100 ft. Quick-growing, soft-wooded tree. 

Each 10 100 

6 to 8 ft.So 60 S5 00 S40 00 

8 to 10 ft. 1 25 10 00 

10 to 12 ft. 1 50 12 50 

nigra Italica (fastlgiata). Lombardy Pop¬ 
lar. 40 to 60 ft. Of great value for places 
where a columnar tree is needed; not long 


lived. 

Each 

10 

IOO 

5 to 6 ft. 

.So 50 

S4 00 

S30 00 

6 to 7 ft. 


6 00 

50 00 

S to 10 ft. 

. 1 25 

10 00 

80 00 

10 to 12 ft. 


12 50 

no 00 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM , MASS. 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


PRUNUS americana. Wild Plum, io to 20 ft. 
A fine species for thickets and borders. 

Each 10 100 i.ooo 

6 to 9 in. S.So 10 $0 75 $5 00 $30 00 

1 to iyi ft. 25 2 00 IS 00 

besseyi. Western Sand Cherry. Prostrate 
habit and good for edgings and low plant¬ 
ings; showy fruit and flowers. 

Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 40 S3 50 S25 00 

o to 3 ft. 60 5 00 40 00 

3 to 4 ft . 75 6 00 50 00 

maritima. Beach Plum. Low bush, splendid 

for shore planting and sandy locations; a 
shower of white flowers in early spring; 
showy purple fruit which makes fine jelly. 

Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft. “Collected”.. .So 40 $3 00 S20 00 
pumila. Sand Cherry. 4 to 8 ft., becoming 

decumbent; showy flowers; purple-black 
fruit. Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So 40 S3 So S30 00 

3 to 4 ft. 65 S SO 45 00 

tomentosa. Small tree or dense bush; flowers 
white, but with bright red calyx. 

Each 10 

4 to s ft.$0 75 56 00 

QUERCUS bicolor (platanoides). Swamp 
White Oak. 70 to 100 ft. Very fine sym¬ 
metrical tree, with light-colored bark. 

Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.So 75 56 00 

cerris. Turkey Oak. 60 to 120 ft. Forms a 
broad pyramidal head. Handsome Oak, 

with dark green foliage. Each 

4 to s ft.Si 00 

6 to 7 ft. 2 00 

coccinca. Scarlet Oak. 40 to 80 ft. Round- 
topped head; leaves brilliant scarlet in fall. 

Each 10 

5 to 6 ft.Si 00 S9 00 

ilicifolia (banisteri). Scrub Oak. 3 to 10 ft. 

A splendid undershrub for rocky soils or as 
a hedge plant. Each 

4 to 6 ft.Si 50 



Rosa lucida (see page 30) 


Qucrcus macrocarpa. Mossy-cup Oak. So to 
160 ft. Spreading branches, forming a broad 
round head. Each 

5 to 6 ft.$1 25 

7 to 8 ft... 2 00 

palustris. Pin Oak. So to 120 ft. Hand¬ 
some tree, much used for street planting; 
branches otten pendulous; leaves color 
brilliantly in autumn. Each 10 

6 to 7 ft.S1 00 S8 00 

7 to 8 ft. 1 50 12 00 

10 to 12 ft. 3 00 25 00 

prinus. Chestnut Oak. 60 to 100 ft. Grows 
well on dry ground; leaves like those of the 
chestnut tree. . Each 10 

6 to 8 ft. $1 00 SS 00 

8 to 10 ft. 2 50 

rubra. Red Oak. 80 to 150 ft. One of the 
best for street planting or for the lawn; 
rapid growth, making a broad round-topped 
head; fine fall coloring. Each 10 

5 to 6 ft.So 50 $4 00 

6 to 8 ft. 7s 6 00 

8 to 10 ft. 1 50 

RHAMNUS dahurica. Buckthorn. 20 to 
30 ft. Usually a large thorny shrub, with 
abundant black fruit. Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.So 40 S3 00 

RHODOTYPOS kcrrioidcs. White Kerria. 

3 to s ft. Large flowers. Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So 40 S3 50 

3 to 4 ft. 60 s 00 S40 00 

RHUS canadensis (aromatica). Sweet- 
scented Sumac. 1 to 4 ft. Splendid ground- 
cover; docs well on sandy soil. 

Each 10 100 

6 to 12 in.So is Si 00 S8 00 

V/2 to 2 ft. 25 2 00 18 00 

copallina. Shining Sumac. 5 to 20 ft. One 
of the finest foliaged plants of the genus 
and colors brilliantly in the fall. Does well 
in dry soil. Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 20 Si 50 S12 00 

2 to 3 ft. 30 2 00 

3 to 4 ft. 45 4 00 

S to 6 ft. 75 6 00 

glabra. Smooth Sumac. 41015 ft. Fine sort, 
with showy fruit. Each 10 100 

1 to 1 Yi ft.So 20 Si 50 S12 00 

ROBINIA kelscyl. Kelsey's Flowering Locust. 

4 to 8 ft. A new species, discovered by us 

in the Carolina mountains. Bright pink 
or rose-colored flowers, resembling the sweet 
pea. Does well in dry or moist situations. 
Very graceful. Each 10 

6 to 12 in.So 75 56 00 

pseudacacla. Yellow Locust. 40 to 80 ft. 
Long racemes of fragrant white flowers; 
finely cut foliage. Each 10 

4 to 6 ft.So 60 Ss 00 

ROSA. The Wild Roses. All have 

beautiful single flowers and showy hips, 
which, together with their low growth, 
make them our most desirable edging and 
border shrubs for mo^t plantings. All 
through the winter their showy fruit 
makes most species very conspicuous, 
blanda. Meadow Rose. 3 to 5 ft. Large pink 
flowers; red fruit. Each 10 x °° 

1 tO I M ft.SO 25 52 00 S18 00 

2 to 3 ft. 40 3 50 30 00 

Carolina. Carolina Rose. 3 to 6 ft. Light 

pink; very free fruited. Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So 25 5200 S18 00 

3 to 4 ft. 35 3 00 25 00 



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PRICES ARE AT 

Rosa coriifolia. Large pink flowers like the 
Dog Rose. Each io ioo 

1 to iK R.So 25 $2 oo Si8 oo 

guiana. Each io ioo 

6 to 12 in.So 25 $2 oo Si8 oo 

gymnocarpa. 6 to io ft. Pale pink flowers 

an inch across; fruit orange-red. Each io 
to 2 ft.So 40 $3 oo 

Harison's Yellow. Each io 

2 yr.So 40 S3 00 

humilis. .Pasture Rose. 1 to 2 ft. Blush. 

Each 10 

1 to V/j ft.So 30 $2 50 

lucida. 2 to 4 ft. One of the best; bright 

pink; dense growth. Each 10 roo 

7 to 2 ft.So 35 S3 00 S25 00 

2 to 3 ft. 45 4 00 35 00 

lucida alba. 2 to 4 ft. Very showy, pure 
white flowers and yellow stems. 

Each 10 100 

1 >2 to 2 ft., heavy clumps.So 50 S4 50 S35 00 

multiflora. 3 to 8 ft. A mass of small white 

flowers. Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So 40 S3 50 S30 00 

nitida. 3 to |6 ft. Hairy stems; deep pink 

flowers. Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 40 S3 50 S30 00 

nutkana hispida. Each 

6 to 12 in.So 50 

rubiginosa. Sweet Brier. 4 to 8 ft. Leaves 
very fragrant. Each 10 100 

6 to 12 in.So 25 S2 00 S18 00 

2 to 3 ft. 40 3 00 25 00 

rugosa. Japanese Rose. Well-known hedge 
plant; fine large fruit. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft., extra heavy.. .So 50 S4 50 

3 to 4 ft., extra heavy... 75 7 00 

rugosa alba. White Japanese Rose. 

Each 10 

1 to 2 ft.So ao S3 50 

2 to 3 ft., extra heavy... 00 

somcnovl. Each 

9 to 12 in.So 40 

sctlgora. Prairie Rose. 6 to 

light pink flowers in clusters; fine for banks; 
vine-like. Each 10 100 

3 to 4 ft.So 30 S2 50 S20 00 

splnosissima. Scotch Rose. Large white 

flowers, with mass of yellow stamens. One 
of the choicest of ornamentals. 

Each 10 100 

6 to 12 in.So 30 S2 50 S20 00 

1 to 2 ft. 60 5 00 

splnosissima poniclllata. Each to 

6 to 0 in.So 50 $4 00 

vlrglniana (blanda). 3 to 4 ft. Light pink. 

10 100 

$2 00 S18 00 


5 00 
10 

S3 00 
10 ft. 


IOO 

S40 00 
60 00 


IOO 

S30 00 
40 00 

IOO 

S20 00 
Large 


1 to I 'j ft. 


Each 
.So 25 


2 to 3 ft. 40 3 50 30 00 

woods!. Western sort of value. Each 10 

1 to iM ft.So 40 S3 00 

RUBUS dcllciosus. Rocky Mountain 
Flowering Raspberry. 3 to 5 f't. The finest 
of native Flowering Raspberries, with large 
pure white flowers, 1 to 2 inches across, 
in great profusion; large wine-colored fruit. 

Each 10 

1 to 2 ft.So 60 Ss oo 

odoratus. 3 to 6 ft. Large rose-purple 
flowers and red fruit; very large showy 
leaves. A fine undershrub and suitable for 
damp woods. Each 10 100 

1 to j ft.So 20 Si 75 

2 to 3 ft. 35 3 00 S20 00 


BOXFORD NURSERY 



Rosa splnosissima 

SALIX. Our collection of Willows covers 
almost all the species that are planted in 
the Arnold Arboretum, and we have others 
in smaller quantities that have lately been 
discovered in China and elsewhere. Many 
of the Willows are charming dwarf and semi- 
prostrate shrubs, notably beautiful, with 
bright yellow, brown, and green branchlcts, 
or sometimes covered with a white bloom. 
The catkins arc extremely showy and range 
from tiny balls of down to golden yellow 
spikes. Most of them thrive both in dry 
soils or in very moist locations. 

acutifolia. 15 to 25 ft. Branchlcts dark 
colored, covered with bloom; long narrow 
leaves. Each 10 100 


T tO 2 ft. 


$18 00 

2 to 3 ft. 

35 3 00 


alba calva (caerulea). 

Each 

10 

1 to 2 ft. 


$2 00 

4 to 5 ft. 

. 50 



alba splendcns (regalis). Royal Willow. 
30 to 60 ft. Very rich silvery foliage; fine 
as a single specimen or in groups. 


ambigua. 2 to 3 ft. With creeping stems; 
smooth branchlcts; fine sort. Each 10 
9 to 12 in.$0 25 52 00 

2 to 3 ft. 40 3 00 

austriaca (appcndiculata X purpurea). 

12 to 15 in. 25 2 00 

3 to 4 ft. 40 4 00 


babylonica. Variety from China. 40 to 60 ft. 
Wavy bright green foliage; very pendulous 
branches. Each 10 

6 to 12 in.$0 25 $2 00 














































HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM, MASS, 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Salix blanda ( babylonica dolorosa). Wiscon¬ 
sin Weeping. Glaucous foliage. Each io 

4 to 5 ft.$° 35 53 oo 

6 to 7 ft. 50 4 oo 

5 to io ft. I oo 8 oo 

caprea Xpurpurea. Each io 

3 to 4 ft.So 35 83 00 

cinerea. 15 to 25 ft. Tomcntose branchlets; 
leaves downy on both sides. 

Each 10 100 

12 to 15 in.$0 25 $2 00 Sis 00 

3 to 4 ft. 35 3 00 

cinerea (amygrfaEina discolor). 10 to 25 ft. 

Branchlets tomcntose; flowers before leaves. 

Each 10 

i}< to 2 ft. 5 o 25 $2 00 

4 to 5 ft. 35 3 00 

cinerea angustifolia. 

I tO Ift. 40 

cordata. 

6 to 12 in. 25 2 00 

3 to 4 ft. 35 3 00 

elegantissima. Thurlow's Weeping Willow. 
40 to 60 ft. Rapid growth; one of the best 
of the pendulous forms. Each to too 

1 to 2 ft.So 25 $2 00 $16 00 

erdingeri cremensis. Tall shrub; broad 
leaves, pubescent. Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.$0 50 $4 00 

fragilis bullata. 

9 to 12 in. 

fragilis var. (saerementiana). 

1 to 2 ft. 

4 to 5 ft. 

glaucophylla. Shrubby; striki 

age; one of the best. 

12 to 15 in.So 

2 to 3 ft.. 


25 

2 00 

25 

2 00 

35 

3 00 

g thick 

: foli- 

Each 

10 ’ 

So 25 

82 00 

35 

3 00 


2 00 

2 00 

3 00 




Rubus odoratus Flowering Raspberry; 

see page 30 


Salix gracilistyla. Fine. Shrub; young branch- 
lets tomcntose, older reddish brown; acute 
leaves. Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.$0 40 83 50 $30 00 

grandifolia (appcndiculata), male. 

Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.So 35 S3 00 

hastata, female. Shrub to 6 feet. Young 
branchlets pubescent, older brown; serrate 
leaves. Each 10 

1 to 2 ft.$0 25 $2 00 

humilis, female.* Prairie Willow. 2 to 3 ft. 
Showy procumbent species. Each 10 

6 to 12 in.80 25 $2 00 

incana (rosmarinifolia). Dwarf species; 
long thin branches; narrow leaves, 5 to 6 
inches long, with silvery hairs underneath. 

Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 30 82 50 820 00 

laestadinia (cinerea Xlapponica). Low 

shrub; pubescent branchlets; llowers before 
the leaves. Each 10 

6 to 12 in.80 35 83 00 

latifolia (caprea Xnigricans). 

1/2 to 2 ft. 25 

lucida. 

1 to \ x /i ft. 25 

3 to 4 ft. 35 

ludificans (aurita Xphylicifolia). Shrubby 
smooth leaves, glaucous beneath. 

Eacli 10 

1 to 1 Jri ft.8o 25 82 00 

to 3 ft. 35 3 00 

myrsinifolia, in variety. Shrubs up to 12 
feet. Broad acute leaves, glabrous above 
and woolly underneath. Each 10 

6 to 12 in..80 25 82 00 

1 to 2 ft. 35 3 00 

2 to 3 ft. 45 *1 00 

myrtoidcs, female. 2 to 3 ft. Shrub or tree; 
very showy foliage. Each ^ 10 

9 to 12 in.8o 25 82 00 

3 to 4 ft. "... 40 3 50 

ncriifolia (purpurea X grandiflora). 3 to 

6 ft. Shrub; young branchlets pubescent, 
later smooth green or brown. Each 10 

1 to 2 ft.80 25 82 00 

3 to 4 ft. 40 

Weeping. Each 

3 to 4 ft. 5 o 40 

pentandra. Laurel - leaved Willow. 

60 ft. Shiny foliage; rapid grower. 

Each 

8 to 10 ft.80 60 

pctiolaris. 

12 to 15 in.8o 25 

3 to 4 ft. 

phylicifolia (bicolor). 3 to 5 ft. Branchlets 
smooth; polished glossy foliage. 

Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.$0 25 $2 00 818 00 

phylicifolia crowiana (bicolor laweana). 

Fine. Each 10 

9 to 12 in.80 25 82 00 

piperi. Shrub to 20 feet; dark brown branch- 
lets; large leaves. 

1 to 2 ft.80 25 

3 to 4 ft. 

purpurea, female. 

3 to 4 ft. 

purpurea amplcxicaulis, male. 

3 to 4 ft. 35 

purpurea kerksi. 

1 to 2 ft. 

2 to 3 ft. 40 


’illow. 

40 

to 

ower. 



10 

100 

85 00 

835 

00 

Each 

10 

• So 25 

82 

00 


3 

50 


Each 

IO 

So 25 

82 00 

35 

3 00 

25 

2 00 

35 

3 00 

30 

2 50 

40 

3 50 


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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN TREES AND SHRUBS 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Salix purpurea Iambertiana. Purple Osier. 
Shrub or small tree, with slender purple 
branches. Each io ioo 

1 to 2 ft.$o 25 $2 00 S18 00 

4 to 5 ft. 40 3 so 

purpurea sericea, female. Each 10 

9 to 12 in.So 25 $2 00 

2 to 3 ft. 40 3 SO 

repens, female. Fine, dwarf, procumbent 
species. Each 10 

9 to 12 in.$0 25 $2 00 

2 to 3 ft. 35 3 00 

repens argentea. Each 10 

12 to 15 in.£o 25 $2 00 

2 to 3 ft. 35 3 00 

reuteri (daphnoides X elaeagnus). Tall 
shrub; older branchlets brown and often 
covered with bloom; narrow, dark green 
leaves. Each 10 

1 to 2 ft.$0 25 $2 00 

3 to 4 ft. 40 3 50 

rubens. Tree with fragile branches; a hybrid 
between .S’, alba and S. fragilis. Each 10 

6 to 12 in.$o 25 $2 00 

1 to 2 ft. 35 3 00 

3 to 4 ft. 40 3 50 

4 to 5 ft. 50 4 00 

rubens palustris. Tree with fragile branch- 
lets. Each 10 

4 to 5 ft.$0 35 S3 00 

5 to 0 ft. 45 4 00 


Salix sieboldiana. Upright shrub; young 
branchlets tomentose, older glabrous; fine 
dark green foliage, white underneath. ’ 

Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 25 $2 00 $18 00 

2 to 3 ft. 35 3 00 

3 to 4 ft. 50 4 50 

sordida (pontederana), female. Each 10 
1 to 2 ft.$ 0 25 S2 00 

3 to 4 ft. 45 3 50 

stipularis (holosericea). Each 10 

1 to 2 ft.So 25 $2 00 

2 to 3 it . 35 3 00 

terapta. Shrubby, shiny leaves; a cross 
between S. myrsinifolia and 5 . phylicifolia. 

Each 10 

6 to 12 in.So 25 S2 00 

iK to 2 ft. 35 3 00 

viminalis. Tree with rich-colored reddish 
bark. Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.So 25 $2 00 

4 to 5 ft. 35 3 00 

viminalis (variety from Madeira). 

Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 25 $2 00 $18 00 

viminalis gmelinix, male. Each 10 

1 to 2 ft.So 25 S2 00 

vitellina pendula aurea. Yellow Weeping 

Willow. 30 to 50 ft. Pendulous form with 
bright yellow branchlets; leaves white be¬ 
neath. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.$0 35 S3 00 

Wisconsin Weeping. See 5 . blanda. 



SAMBUCUS canadensis. American Elder. 

6 to 12 ft. One of our showiest 
native shrubs with white flowers in 
large flat-topped cymes; profuse 
black fruit in August and September. 

Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 35 S3 00 S20 00 

2 to 3 ft. 40 3 50 

4 to 5 ft. 75 6 00 

canadensis acutiloba. 6 to 10 ft. 
Variety with cut leaves. Each 10 

x to 2 ft.So 40 S3 50 

canadensis chlorocarpa. 6 to 10 ft. 
Large-flowered form, with showy 
fruit. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.So 40 S3 50 

canadensis maxima. 6 to 12 ft. 

Large-growing variety, with con¬ 
spicuous flowers and foliage. 

Each 10 

1 to 2 ft.So 40 S3 50 

racemosa. Red-berried Elder. 4 to 
8 ft. White flowers in pyramidal 
cymes; berries red, very showy in 
early summer. Each 10 100 

3 to 4 ft.So 60 S4 00 S50 00 

4 to 5 ft. 1 00 8 00 


Stownrtln ("American Camellia”) see page 33 


Salix vur. Russian Golden. 


Each 10 100 1,000 

1 to a ft.Jo 15 Si 25 Sio 00 S80 00 

4 to 5 ft. 35 2 00 16 00 

5 to 6 ft. 35 3 00 25 00 

8 to 10 ft. 50 4 00 


scriccn. A native dwarf species of great 


value. Each 10 100 

6 to 13 In.Jo 25 $2 00 $18 00 

1 to 3 ft. 30 2 50 

2 to 3 ft.}o 3 50 


sosquitertia. 3 to 8 ft. Glossy leaves; a fine 
variety. ' Each 10 

9 to 12 In.Jo 25 S2 00 

2 to j ft. 35 3 00 


racemosa sieboldiana. 4 to 8 ft. 

Large - flowered and large - fruited 
form. Each 

3 to 4 ft.So 75 

SPIRAEA, Anthony Waterer. 2 to 4 ft. A 

good hedge plant, with dark reddish flowers. 

Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 40 S3 50 S30 00 

arguta. Hybrid Snow Garland. 6 to 10 ft. 
A showy and very floriferous shrub, with 
white flowers covering the plant in early 
spring. Each 10 

4 to 5 ft.So 75 S6 00 


callosa alba. 2 to 4 ft. Dwarf white form 
for low edgings. Each 10 100 

6 to 12 in.So 20 Si 50 S12 00 

1 to 2 ft... 40 3 50 30 00 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY , Owner, SALEM, MASS, (g 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Sambucus canadensis (American Elder) see page 32 


Spiraea thunbergi. Snow Garland. 3 to 4 ft. 
Flowers cover the plant like a mantle of 
snow. Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So 50 54 00 530 00 

tomentosa. Steeple Bush. 

Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So so $4 00 $30 00 

vanhouttei. Bridal Wreath. 5 to 6 ft. 
Graceful shrub, with arching branches; one 
of the best. Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 30 $2 00 $18 00 

2 to 3 ft. 50 a 00 30 00 

3 to 4 ft. 75 6 00 

STEPHANANDRA flexuosa. 3 to 5 ft. Droop¬ 

ing branches and deeply cut leaves; white 
flowers in soft feathery racemes. 

Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So 35 S3 00 S25 00 

3 to 4 ft.. 45 4 00 30 00 

STEWARTIA pentagyna. Southern Stcw- 
artia. 6 to 15 ft. This, the so-called “Amer¬ 
ican Camellia,” is one of the most rare and 
beautiful of all North American shrubs. 
Erect, well-foliaged, and with large, axillary 
flowers. 3 to 4 inches across, with white 
creamy petals, deeply crenulatcd in the 
margins, resembling the single camellia. 
J une. Each 

1M to 2 ft.So 50 

STYRAX japonica. 6 to 15 ft. A most beau¬ 
tiful and graceful tree-like shrub; flowers 
bell-like, in drooping racemes literally 
covering the plant. Each 10 100 

6 to 12 in.So 25 S2 00 S15 00 

1 to ft. 40 3 50 30 00 


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SYMPHORICARPOS pauclflorus. 3 to 5 ft. 

One of the best species of Snowberry. 

Each’ 10 

1 to 1 '/i ft.So 40 S3 So 

racemosus. Snowberry. 3 to 5 ft. A native, 
with very showy, pure white fruit hanging 
in large clusters until late winter. 

Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 35 S3 00 S20 00 

2 to 3 ft. 45 4 00 30 00 

racemosus laevigatus. Each 10 

2 to 4 in. Seedlings.So 30 S2 50 

vulgaris. Coral-berry, or Indian Currant. 
3 to 6 ft. The red or purplish fruit is pro¬ 
duced in great profusion and hangs on till 
early spring. Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 20 Si 50 Si2 00 

2 to 3 ft. 30 2 50 20 00 

3 to 4 ft. 50 4 00 30 00 


LILACS ON THEIR OWN 
ROOTS 

Fine collection of some of the best and newest 
hybrids in specimen stock. It is only recently 
that Lilacs on their own roots were ob¬ 
tainable. 

Ordinary stock is grafted on Privet, which 
“suckers” badly, often crowding out and killing 
the grafted top and leaving a Privet instead of 
a Lilac. The Lilac is the queen of spring-flower¬ 
ing shrubs, and the new hybrids mark an epoch 
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LILACS, continued 

is nothing better than the Lilac, and for this 
purpose the old-fashioned white and purple 
sorts make a charming combination. 

D—double varieties; S—single varieties. 

Syringa, Alphonse Lavalle. S. Light blue. 


2 to 3 ft. 

Each 
..So 75 

10 

$6 00 

Andrew Dupont. 

3 to 4 ft. 


6 00 

4 to 5 ft. 


8 00 

Charles X. S. Lilac. 

2 to 3 ft. 


6 00 

3 to 4 ft. 


8 00 

Claude de la Reine. S. Violet-blue. 

3 to 4 ft. 1 00 

8 00 

caerulca superba. S. Blue. 

4 to 5 ft. 


6 00 

5 to 6 ft. 


10 00 

6 to 7 ft. 



Dame Blanche. D. White. 

1 to 2 ft. 


4 00 

Gcant des BataiSles. S. Bright reddish lilac. 

3 to 4 ft. 

Each 

10 

S6 00 

4 to 5 ft. 


8 00 

japonica. S. Creamy white. 

4 to 5 ft. 


6 on 

6 to 7 ft. 


10 00 

Josiksea. S. Purple. 

4 to 5 ft. 


4 SO 


8 oo 


5 to 6 ft. i oo 

Jean Bart. 

I to 2 ft. 

Ludwig Spaeth. S. Dark crimson-purple. 

Each 


40 3 00 


10 


2 to 3 ft.So 75 $6 00 


3 to 4 ft. 1 00 

Mmc. Abel Chatcnay. D. White. 

1 to V/i ft. 50 

Mmc. Casimir Pcrici*. Creamy white. 

1 lO 2 ft. AO 

2 tO 3 ft. 00 

Mmo. Dupont. 

3 to 4 ft. 1 00 

5 to 0 ft. 1 50 

Mmo. Lomolnc. D. White. 


8 00 


4 00 


3 SO 


8 00 
12 50 


I to 2 ft. 


Co 5 00 


Mons. La Pago. Semi-double white. 

3 to 4 ft. 1 00 

4 to 5 ft. 1 50 

Negro. S. Deep violet-purple. 

1 to i'/j ft. 75 

pyramfdalls. Fine azure-rose. 


8 00 


2 to 3 ft. 


6 00 

3 to 4 ft. 


8 00 

Rubra do Mnrlcy. S. Purplish red. 


3 to 3 ft. 

75 

6 00 

3 to 4 ft. 


8 00 

snugoana. Reddish lilac. 



3 to 4 ft. 


8 00 

vorschaffcltl. S. Dark red. 



1 to 2 ft. 


4 00 

3 to 4 ft. 


8 00 

Vlrglnlto. D. Soft pink. 



3 to 4 ft. 


6 00 

4 to 5 ft. 


8 00 

vulgaris. S. Common Purple I 

>ilac. 


Each 

10 

100 

1 to 2 ft.So 30 

S2 50 

S20 00 

1 to 3 ft., clumps. 50 

4 00 

35 00 

3 to j ft. clumps. 60 

5 00 


3 to 4 ft., clumps. 1 00 

8 00 



vulgaris alba. S. Common White Lilac. 

Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft., clumps.So 50 $4 00 S35 00 


TILIA americana. American Linden. 50 to 
80 ft. Large heart-shaped leaves, turning 
yellow in autumn; flowers creamy white •? 
grand tree for street or nark. Each ’i 0 * 
*£*£. So 60 Ss 00 

. 10 V... 1 00 8 00 

heterophylla. White Basswood. 50 to 80 
ft. Slender branches and narrow pyramidal 
head; leaves silver-white beneath. 

, . Each 10 

5 to 8 ft.. 1 50 12 00 

8 to_io ft.. 2 00 18 00 

vulgaris (europaja). European Linden. 50 
to 70 ft. A large handsome tree, valuable 
for street and lawns. Each 10 

8 to/t;..S2 50 S20 00 

\f ^ 16 ft.3 so 30 00 

ULMUS americana. American Elm. 60 to 
120 ft. One of our most stately trees for 
street, woods, or lawn. 

Each 10 100 1,000 

3 to 4 ft.So 30 $2 00 $15 00 S120 00 

6 to 8 ft. 60 5 00 40 00 275 00 

8 to 10 ft. 1 00 8 00 60 00 

ro to 12 ft. ... 1 50 14 00 125 00 

14 to 16 ft. ... 3 00 

campestris. English Elm. 40 to 60 ft. 
Large tree, with spreading branches. 

Each 10 

8 to 10 ft.$2 00 $18 00 

10 to 12 ft. 3 00 

glabra fmontana). 

8 to 10 ft. 1 50 12 00 

racemosa. 

3 to 4 ft. 40 3 50 

VACCINIUM (Oxycoccus) corymbosum. 

High-bush Blueberry. 6 to 10 ft. With¬ 
out doubt one of our finest shrubs for bor¬ 
der planting or with evergreens. Leaves turn 
crimson and claret in autumn. Fine clumps 
are offered. Each 10 100 

1 to ft.So 40 S3 so S30 00 

1 Yi to 2 ft. 60 5 00 40 00 

2 to 3 ft. 1 00 8 00 70 00 

3 to 4 ft. 2 00 18 00 175 00 

4 to 5 ft. 3 50 30 00 

5 to 6 ft. 4 50 40 00 

erythrocarpum. Each 10 

I to V/i ft.So 50 S4 00 

macrocarpon. American Cranberry. 8 in. 
By accident I discovered that this thrives 
in ordinary garden soil, forming a com¬ 
plete carpet a few inches high. As a border 
plant or along edges of streams or ponds, 
or as a bog feature, it is unequaled. Foliage 
turns rich shades of bronze and red in 
autumn, and, with the scarlet fruit, presents 
a charming effect the year round. Over 
20,000 plants supplied by me to a single 
estate at my suggestion, with beautiful 
results. Each 10 100 1,000 

Strong clumps..So 15 Si 00 S6 00 S50 00 
pallidum. 3 to 8 ft. One of the choicest 
Blueberries, from the southern Alleghanies. 
A splendid border shrub, which has fruit of 
extra quality. Each 10 100 

1 to V/2 ft.So 40 S3 00 S25 00 

pennsylvanicum. 3 to 12 in. A fine ground- 
cover, covered with a mass of white or 
pink flowers in spring; fruit excellent. 

Each 1o 

9 to 12 in.So 35 S3 00 

stamineum. 2 to 8 ft. A splendid species, 

with drooping clusters of white flowers and 
large green and purple fruit. Each 10 

6 to 12 in.So 30 S2 5 ° 

1 to ft. 40 3 00 


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PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


VIBURNUM acerifolium. Maple-leaved. 3 to 
6 ft. Slender shrub of neat habit; white 
flowers. Its greatest beauty is in the rich 
claret color the handsome three-lobed 
leaves assume in late autumn. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft. $4 00 

alnifolium (lantanoides). Hobble Bush. 3 
to 10 ft. Large, showy flowers and clusters 
of black fruit. Leaves large, conspicuous 
and color gorgeously in early fall through 
shades of vellow to deep bronzes and reds. 

Each 10 

1^ to 2 ft.$0 50 $4 00 

carlesi. New species, with large, dark brown 
foliage; rose or white, very fragrant flowers, 
very fine. Each 10 

1% to 2 ft.Si 25 S12 00 

cassinoides. Shawnee Haw. 6 to 15 ft. 
Upright; white flowers and pink fruit chang¬ 
ing to dark blue. Each 10 100 

1 to i J A ft.$0 30 $2 00 S15 00 

i'A to 2 ft. 40 3 00 27 50 

2 to 3 ft. 50 4 00 35 00 

3 to 4 ft. 75 6 00 50 00 

4 to 5 ft. 1 2 5 12 00 

dentatum. Arrow-wood. 4 to 10 ft. Dense- 

growing; creamy white flowers in late spring; 
berries blue-black. Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So 40 S3 00 $20 00 

3 to 4 ft. 75 C 00 50 00 

4 to 5 ft. I 25 12 00 

lantana. Wayfaring Tree. 10 to 15 ft. 

Red fruit, changing to black. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.So 60 Ss 00 

3 to 4 ft. 75 6 00 

lentago. Sheepberry. 8 to 15 ft* Glossy 

black fruit. Each 10 100 

8 to 12 in.So 25 $2 00 $18 00 

mollc. 8 to 15 ft. Robust habit; large white 
flowers. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft. 75 $6 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 00 b 00 


Viburnum nudum. 10 to 12 ft. Fine sort, 
with pink berries, changing to blue. 

Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.So 60 $5 00 

opulus. High-bush Cranberry. S to 12 ft 
Berries scarlet, persistent until into winter. 

Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So 50 5 .} 00 $30 00 

3 to 4 ft. 60 5 00 40 00 

4 to 5 ft.1 25 12 00 

opulus nanum. 6 in. to 2 ft. Dwarf, com¬ 
pact; suitable for rockeries or tor edgings to 
beds; very hardy. Each 10 100 

6 to 9 in.So 40 S3 00 $27 50 

9 to 12 in. 75 6 00 50 00 

1 to \)A ft. 1 25 12 00 

tomentosum. 6 to 12 ft. Large white flower- 

clusters; good foliage. Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So 75 $6 00 S50 00 

3 to 4 ft. 1 00 8 00 

4 to 5 ft. 1 50 12 00 

WEIGELA Candida. 4 to 6 ft. Large, pure 

white flowers. Each 10 

1 to 2 ft.So 30 *2 so 

Eva Rathke. 3 to 5 ft. Scarlet or deep red 

flowers. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.So 50 S4 00 

rosea. 4 to 8 ft. Rose-colored flowers in great 

profusion. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.So 50 $4 00 

XOLISMA. See Lyonia. 

ZANTHORRHIZA apiifolia. Yellow-root. 1 to 
4 ft. The finest American undershrub for 
planting under trees, along roadways, or 
where conditions of extreme moisture pre¬ 
vail. Finely cut green foliage which turns 
orange and yellow in autumn. Peculiar 
brown-purple flowers in pendulous racemes, 
appear early. Each 10 100 1,000 

6 to 12 in.....So 30 S2 50 S20 00 S180 00 

1 to 1# ft. 45 3 50 3000 

i]A to 2 ft. ... Co 5 00 40 00 300 00 




prunUolium (Black Haw, or Stag-Bush) 


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Viburnum 










































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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN VINES 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


ACTIN1DIA arguta. Silver Vine. Dark 
green, heart-shaped leaves; flowers 
white, dark purple anthers in nodding 
clusters; berries yellow. Each io 
i to iy 2 ft.So 50 $4 00 

polygama. Silver Sweet Vine. Fine 
trellis or porch vine; white fragrant 
flowers with black anthers. Each 10 
4 to 5 ft.Si 00 S9 00 


AKEBIA quinata. Violet-brown flowers, 
with cinnamon odor; gives dense shade. 

Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft., strong.So 50 S4 00 S30 00 


A1VIPELOPSIS (Vitis) aconitifolia dis- 

secta. Each 10 100 

1>2 to 2 ft.So 30 $2 50 S20 00 

2 to 3 ft. 50 4 00 30 00 

cordata (Indivisa). 

2 to 3 ft. 35 3 00 

hctcrophylla. Asia Creeper. Heart- 
shaped leaves, deeply 3- to 5-lobed; blue 
fruit. Each 10 100 1,000 

1 to V/2 ft. ..So 25 $2 00 Sis 00 $100 00 

2 to 3 ft. 75 6 00 

hctcrophylla amurensis fbrevipedun- 
culataj. Each 10 100 

1 to 2 ft.So 25 S2 00 Si8 00 

2 to 3 ft. 40 3 00 25 00 

laciniata. Variety with finely cut foliage. 

Each 1 o 

2 to 3 ft.So 50 $4 00 

quinqucfolia cngclmanni. Scarlet Vir¬ 
ginia Creeper. 15 to 50 ft. This is the 
clinging form of the well-known Vir¬ 
ginia Creeper, and was introduced by 
us several seasons ago. The leaves 
are much thinner and smaller than in 
the ordinary variety, the whole plant 
lacking the coarseness that character¬ 
izes P. quinqucfolia, and it clings to walls 
like the ivy. The fall coloring is exceedingly 
brilliant and vastly superior to the common 
form, which is not used where the new va¬ 
riety is known and can be had. 

Each 10 100 

\'/i to 2 ft. $0 40 $3 50 $30 00 

vltacca. Dark green serrate leaves; fruit 
bluish black. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft. $0 60 $5 00 

var. voltchl (trlcuspidata). Japanese Ivy. 
Well-known vine for covering walls, etc. 
Three-lobed leaves; shiny blue-black fruit. 

Each 10 100 

Strong.$0 50 $4 00 $35 00 

ARISTOLOCHIA slpho. Dutchman’s Pipe. 
Tall vine, with large rounded leaves, pro¬ 
ducing dense shade. Each 10 


1 J j to 2 ft... So 30 

2 to 3 ft. <;o 

3 to 4 ft. 7S 


$2 50 

r° 


00 

BIGNONIA (Tccoma) grandlflora. Trumpet 

,, , Each 10 

1 to iy$ ft.$0 75 56 00 

radicans. Each 10 100 1,000 

Strong. $0 20 5 1 50 $12 00 $80 00 

CELASTRUS var. punctatus. Bittersweet. 
Scarlet, showy fruit, hanging until into 
January. A splendid vine for walls, trees, 
e ^ c * Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.$0 30 $2 50 

3 to 4 ft., heavy. 40 3 50 $40 00 


Ampelopsis cngclmanni and A. veitchl make asplcndid 
combination for brick and stone walls. 

Cclastrus scandens. Native species, with very 
striking fruit. Each 10 

lj'2 to 2 ft. $0 25 $2 00 

CLEMATIS ligusticifolia. Western species, 
blooming in August; white flowers in 
panicles. Each 10 100 

i l /i to 2 ft.So 25 S2 00 $18 00 

paniculata. Japanese Clematis. Vigorous 
climber; the white fragrant flowers cover 
the plant in late summer. 

Each 10 100 

Strong.So 25 S2 00 S15 00 

Heavy. 40 3 50 30 00 

serratifolia. Shrubby climber; large yellow 
flowers on long stalks. Each 10 100 

2 yr.So 25 S2 00 S18 00 

tangutica. New yellow species from China; 

very fine. Each 10 100 

2 yr.So 25 S2 00 S18 00 

virginiana. Virgin’s Bower. Native climber; 
hardy and graceful; white; fruit very showy. 

Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.So 40 S3 50 


EUONYMUS radicans. Climbing Euonymus. 
Shrubby vine, often reaching a height of 
20 feet; dark evergreen foliage. 

Each 10 100 

1 Vi to 2 ft.So 40 S3 50 S30 00 

radicans minimus (kewensis). A delightful 
little evergreen vine, with small leaves; fine 
for rockery, borders, and to cover the base of 
buildings. Each 10 100 

9 to 12 in.So 60 S5 00 S40 00 


VINES AND CLIMBING PLANTS 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY , Owner, SALEM, MASS 



PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Euonymus radicans variegatus. Variety 
mottled with white or yellow. 

Each io 

i to i ft.So 50 $4 oo 

radicans vegetus. Larger foliage, yellowish 
green. Each io ioo i.ooo 

i to i>< ft.So 50 S4 so S 35 00 $300 00 

1 y 2 to 2 ft. 60 5 00 40 00 

HYDRANGEA scandens. Clings to walls. 
The flowers are raved, as in the shrub 
species. Each 10 

4-in. pots.So 50 S4 so 

LONICERA var. belgica. Monthly Fragrant 

Honeysuckle. Bright red flowers through¬ 
out summer. Each 10 

Strong.So 40 S3 50 

japonica halliana. Hall’s Honeysuckle. 

White and yellow flowers, very fragrant; 
fine ground-cover. Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So 30 S2 50 S20 00 

3 to 4 ft. 40 3 SO 30 00 

sempervirens. Coral Honeysuckle. Scarlet 
flowers, profuse and very showy. 

Each 10 

2 to 3 ft.So 40 S3 00 

LYCiUfYI barbatum. Light purple, shiny 

leaves and arching branches. 

Each 10 100 

2 yr.So 30 $2 50 S20 00 

chinense. Hardy vigorous climber; small 
purple flowers and scarlet fruit. 

Each 10 100 

2 to 3 ft.So 30 S2 50 S20 00 

3 to 4 ft. so 4 00 

PERIPLOCA graeca. High-growing climber; 
dark green foliage and fragrant, star¬ 
shaped, chocolate flowers. Each 10 

3 yr.So 30 S2 50 

POLYGONUM baldschuanicum. Rapid 
grower, covered with a sheet of white or 
pink-tinged flowers in long racemes. 

Each 10 

Strong.So 75 S 6 00 

PUERARIA hirsuta (thunbergiana). Kudzu 
Vine. Grows very rapidly, 30 feet or more 
in a season. Purple flowers in racemes, like 
a miniature Wisteria. Each 10 

Strong.So 35 S3 00 


Schlzophragma hydrangooidos (Climbing 

Hydrangea) 


VITIS ■ GRAPE 

All the Grapes arc indispensable vines of 
many uses. Their large, handsome cut leaves 
and showy fruit, as well as very fragrant flowers 
which come early, combine to give them a place 
filled by no other vines. Of great hardiness 
and usually high climbers, they can be used for 
arbors, walls, and trellises, and particularly for 
covering dead or growing trees, where they 
produce a beautiful effect by their graceful 
festooned growth. They stand the smoke and 
soot of cities well. 


ROSA, Crimson Rambler. 


Strong. 

Each 

IO 

Si 75 

IOO 

S15 00 

Dorothy Perkins. 

6 to 12 in., strong. 

. 25 

I 75 

15 00 

Farquhar. 

1 to xJ 4 ft., strong. 


I 75 

15 00 

Lady Gay. 

6 to 12 in., strong. 

. 25 

1 75 

15 00 

setigera. Prairie Rose. 

3 to 4 ft.. 

50 

4 00 

35 00 


Silver Moon. Splendid climber; large, white, 
single flowers with golden anthers. 


1 to 2 ft. 


Each 

10 

$3 50 

W. C. Egan. 

Each 

10 

IOO 

1 to 2 ft., strong.... 

....So 25 

Si 75 

$15 00 

wichuraiana. 

Strong. 

.... 25 

1 75 

15 00 


SCHIZOPHRAGMA hydrangcoides. Fine 
for tree trunks, walls, etc. Will cling to 
brick and stonework. Beautiful reddish 
bark. A remarkably fine shrub. 

Each 10 
$1 25 $12 00 


tis coignetia?. 

Each 

10 

6 to 8 in. S... 


$1 00 

3 to 4 ft . 

. 40 


concord. 



Strong. 


3 00 

cordiformis. 



3 to 4 ft . 

. 50 

4 00 

discolor. 



3 to 4 ft . 


4 00 

heterophylla. 

See Ampelopsis. 


vulpina. 



V/2 to 2 ft... 


1 50 

2 to 3 ft. 


3 00 


IOO 

$8 00 


10 00 
25 00 


WISTERIA sinensis alba. Each 10 

1^2 to 2 ft. 60 $5 00 

frutescens magnifica. A fine variety, with 
long, large, purple flowers. Each 10 

3 to 4 ft.$1 00 58 00 

multijuga. Japanese variety; light blue; 

racemes 2 feet long. Each 10 

2 to 3 ft..Si 00 $8 00 

venusta (brachybotrys alba). A shrubby 
Wisteria, with long racemes of pure white 
flowers; very choice and rare. Each 10 
Strong.$! 5 ° $ 12 t>o 


2 to 3 ft., with balls 


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% KELSEY’S HARDY A MERICAN PERENNI ALS 

PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Iris cristata in the rockery. Pale blue with yellow throat 


Hardy American Herbaceous 
Perennials 


1 



INCLUDING LILIES, TRILLIUMS, SARRACENIAS, 
FERNS, BOG AND WATER PLANTS, HARDY CACTI 

Orders for most American bulbs should be in by August and not 
later than October io. Where possible, all do best planted in the fall, 
yet many lilies and other bulbs do well if planted early in spring. Most 
bulbous plants make the best effect planted in masses, or at least con¬ 
siderable quantities of a single species or variety. Send for special bulb 
list, to be published in summer. In this list will be found a variety of 
Hardy Herbaceous plants that will give a showy succession of bloom 
from early spring to late autumn. Nearly all are of easiest culture. 

Any herbaceous plant grown in American nurseries can be sup¬ 
plied, usually at from $10 to $12 per 100 
The sizes following the names indicate the variation in heights 


Calopoaon pulohollus. 

A beautiful Orchid. Thrives 
in any soil 


usually attained by the plants in their wild state. Each 
ACT/EA rubra. Red Banoborry. Scarlet fruit..So 30 

AMSONIA tabernaemontana. Blue. 20 

ANEMONE japonica, Queen Charlotte. 3 ft. 

Pink . 25 

TO 

$2 00 

1 75 

2 OO 

100 

S15 00 
12 00 

15 00 

Whirlwind. 3 to 4 ft. White. Fall. 

25 

2 

00 

15 

00 

ARALIA raccmosa. 4 ft. White. July. 

20 

I 

75 

12 

00 

ARUNCUS Sylvester. 3 to 5 ft. White. July.. 

20 

I 

25 

10 

00 

ASARUM arifolium. 4 in. Brown. June. 

35 

3 

00 



ASTERS, in variety. 3 to 6 ft. White, blue, 


I 

25 

10 

00 

spcctabilis. 3 ft. Light blue. August. 

40 

3 

00 



BAPTISIA tinctoria. Yellow Indigo. 2 to 3 ft. 




15 

oc 

June. Heavy clumps. 

30 

2 

50 

CALOPOGON pulchcllus. 8 to 12 in. Light 



50 


00 

purple. July.. 

20 

1 

12 

CALTHA palustris. Marsh Marigold. S in. 




10 

00 

Yellow. April. 

20 

1 

25 

CAREX fraseri. Evergreen Sedge. 12 in. 
White. April.. 

20 

1 

75 

15 

00 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM, MASS. 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 

Each 

CASSIA marilandica. 3 to 5 ft. Yellow. August, September.. .So 20 

CHAM/ELIRIUM luteum. 1 to 2 ft. White spikes. June. 

CHELONE glabra. Turtle-Head. 2 to 4 ft. White. June. 

lyoni. 2 to 4 ft. Pink. June. 

CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Hardy. 2 to 4 ft. Fall. 

CIMICIFUGA americana. 3 to 6 ft. White. July. 

racemosa. Black Snakcroot. 3 to 6 ft. White. July. 

CONVALLARIA majalis. Lily-of-the-Valley. 6 to S in. White. 

April to June. 

COREOPSIS verticillata. 1 to 2 ft. Yellow. Aug., Sept. 

CORNUS canadensis. “Collected” clumps. 4 to S in. White. 

April, May. 


10 


100 


20 

Si 

50 

$12 

00 

20 

1 

25 

10 

00 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

25 

0 

00 

15 

00 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

15 

1 

00 

8 

00 

15 

1 

00 

S 

00 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 


1.000 



Sqo 00 



Cypripedlum reglnae. The rarest and most 
beautiful of our Hardy Orchids. White, with 
pink throat. 

CYPRIPEDIUMS AND 
OTHER HARDY NATIVE 
TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS 


A most charming group of showy and 
curious plants, and easy to grow if given 
proper conditions of soil and location. But 
they are shy wildlings and many of them are 
rare and local. A rich, peaty soil, rather 
moist, with shade, best favors the growth of 
most species, and some even love the bog, 
such as the delightful Cypripedium reginae, 
the dainty Pogonias, Calopogon, and 
Habenarias, though all these thrive well 
in the rich shady garden. 

CYPRIPEDIUM acaule. Moccasin Flower. 

15 cts. each, Si.25 for 10, Sio per 100. 
reginae. Showy Lady’s Slipper. 1 to 
2 ft. The handsomest and one of the 

rarest of hardy orchids. The broadly ovate sepals and petals are pure white, while the 
large, inflated pouch is a beautiful soft red rose-color. A strong grower, preferring peat 
soils. Succeeds well in the Rhododendron bed or in the bog. June and early July. 

1,000 


Cimlcifuga racemosa 





Each 

TO 

TOO 

1 to 2 crowns. 




30 

$2 

50 

$20 

00 

3 to 4 crowns. 




75 

0 

00 

50 

00 

5 to 6 crowns 




25 

IO 

00 

80 

00 

7 to 8 crowns. 




75 

15 

00 



DIANTHUS deltoides 

. 8 in. Pink. 

May, June. 


25 

I 

50 

12 

00 

DICENTRA eximia. 

Wild Bleeding-Heart. 12 to 18 

in. Pink. 






All summpr 




20 

I 

50 

12 

00 

spectabilis. Bleeding-Heart. 3 

ft. Purple and red. 

May... 

35 

3 

00 




DION^A muscipula. Venus’ Fly-Trap. 4 to 20 in. A most curi¬ 
ous and rare insectivorous plant with extraordinary irritable 
leaves, furnished with sensitive hairs, which, when touched, 
induce the leaves to close forcibly, holding fast any venture¬ 
some insect. The small, white flowers are in clusters on 
the ends of stems 4 to 6 inches high. Very interesting for 
the winter garden and to study. Pot in sandy loam or swamp 
moss, keeping moist, or plant outside with the Sarracenias, 
and mulch heavily in winter. 

DODECATHEON clevelandi. 18 in. Tall-growing form, with 

pure white or delicate pink flowers. 

hendersoni. 1 ft. Another of the best species with red flowers, 
media. 1 ft. Lilac. April, May. 


1 00 6 00 
1 00 6 00 
1 00 6 00 


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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN PERENNIALS 


Each 

10 

100 

1,000 

DROSERA rotundifolia. 2 to 4 in. White. June.Si 

ERYTHRONIUM albidum. Leaves not mottled; flowers white. 

00 

58 

00 

$12 




yellow at base. 

americanum. Bright yellow; leaves mottled white. Common 


1 

50 

00 




throughout eastern states. 

californicum. Cream-colored flowers, often four to five on 



50 

2 

00 

$16 

00 

a stem; richly mottled leaves. 



50 

2 

00 

16 

00 

citrinum. Light yellow, orange at center, tips becoming pink. 


1 

00 

4 

00 

35 

00 

grandiflorum. 


1 

00 

4 

00 

35 

00 

hartwegi. Yellow; each flower on a separate stalk. 



50 

2 

50 

16 

00 

hendersoni. Flowers light purple with dark centers. 


1 

00 

4 

00 

35 

00 

revolutum. Pink flowers, becoming purple. 


1 

00 

4 

00 

35 

00 

EUPATORIUM purpureum. Trumpet Weed. 

20 

1 

75 

15 

00 



urticaefolium. White Snakeroot. 

15 

1 

25 

TO 

00 



FESTUCA glauca. 8 to 12 in. Ornamental grass. 

GALAX aphylla. Galax, or Coltsfoot. A low ground-covering 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 



evergreen, with heart-shaped, crenate-toothed leaves of 
striking beauty, and white flowers borne on a graceful scape 

12 to 18 inches high. The thick leaves turn brilliant shades 
of bronze, red, and crimson in autumn, remaining so through 








the winter. A remarkable ground-covering plant, particu¬ 
larly for use in the Rhododendron bed and shady banks.... 

35 

2 

25 

18 

00 



GILLENIA (Porteranthus) stipulata. 2 to 3 ft. Pink and 




8 




white. July. 

15 

1 

00 

00 



GYPSOPHILA paniculata. Baby’s Breath. 2 to 3 ft. White. 








July. 

25 

1 

50 

12 

00 



HABENARIA ciliaris. Yellow Fringed Orchis. 12 to 18 in. 








Bright yellow. July. 

15 

1 

00 

8 

00 



HELENIUM autumnalc. 5 to 6 ft. Yellow. Fall. 

15 

1 

00 

8 

00 



HELONIAS bullata. Swamp Pink. 12 to 18 in. 

20 

1 

25 

10 

00 





Eupntorium urtlcaofollum. A splendid “filler" for 
the Rhododendron bed and for cut-flowers 



-labonarla clllarl* (Yellow Frlnoed Orchla) 

Thrives in all soils 


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PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Iris pseudacorus 


Iris vorsioolor 


Each io ioo 


HELIOPSIS hclianthoidcs pitchcriana. 2 to 3 ft. Orange. 






September, October. $0 

20 

Si 

25 

Sio 

00 

HEMEROCALLIS, Gold Dust. 2 to 3 ft. Bronze-yellow. 






May, June. 

20 

1 

50 



dumortieri. 2 ft. Yellow and bronze. June. 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

middendorffi. 2 to 3 ft. Golden yellow. June. 

20 

1 

50 



Orangeman. 2 ft. Deep orange. 

20 

1 

50 



thunbergi. 3 to 4 ft. Light yellow. June. 

20 

1 

50 



HERACLEUM villosum. 4 to 6 ft. White. July. 

75 

6 

00 



HEUCHERA americana. 12 to IS in. White. June. 

15 

1 

00 

8 

00 

sanguinea. Coral Bells. 12 to 18 in. Coral-red. June, July.. 

20 

1 

25 

10 

00 

HIBISCUS, Mallow Marvels. 3 to 5 ft. Assorted colors. July 






to September. 

50 

4 

00 



Crimson Eye. 4 to 5 ft. White petals. July, August. 

20 

1 

25 

10 

00 

HOSTA (Funkia) plantaginea grandiflora. 12 to 18 in. White. 






August. 

25 

2 

00 

15 

00 

lancifolia. Day Lily. 12 to 18 in. Light blue. July, August. 

25 

2 

00 

15 

00 

HYDRASTIS canadensis. Golden Seal. 4 to 12 in. White. May. 

15 

1 

00 

8 

00 

IBERIS sempervirens. 8 to 12 in. White. All summer. 

25 

1 

50 

12 

00 

IRIS cristata. 3 to 6 in. Light blue. May. 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

germanica. Mixed varieties. 1 to 3 ft. May, June. 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

laevigata fkaempferi). 2 to 3 ft. June to August. 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

pseudacorus. 3 to 4 ft. Bright yellow. May. June. 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

pumila. 6 to 9 in. Yellow and lilac. Early spring. 

20 

1 

50 



sibirica, Snow Queen. 12 to 18 in. White. May. 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

verna. 6 to 8 in. Blue. April, May. 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

versicolor. Blue Flag. 2 to 3 ft. Blue. May, June. 

15 

1 

00 

8 

00 

LIATRIS pycnostachya. Button Snakeroot. 3 to 5 ft. Purple 






spikes. August.. 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

spicata montana. 2 to 4 ft. Purple. August, September.... 

20 

1 

50 

12 

00 

splcata. 2 to 3 ft. Rose-purple. September.. . 

15 

1 

25 

10 

00 


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PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Llllum superbum. Tens of thousands annually 


Lllium gray! 


HARDY AMERICAN LILIES 


This group of plants is one* of the most indispensable for showy effects. They thrive in the 
more open places and produce most gorgeous results in summer when planted in masses. Lilies 
require rich soil, with plenty of moisture, but well drained, and make a grand show planted among 
Rhododendrons or other shrub evergreens or in a deciduous shrub border. 


Lilium auratum. Gold-banded Lily. 2 to 4 ft. Large flowers; Each 10 
white, more or less marked yellow and purple. Of easy culture, 


but dies out in time and must be replaced. 8 to 9 in.So 25 $1 50 

9 to 11 in. 30 2 00 


batcmanni«c. 2 to 4 ft. Orange-red. July, August. 40 3 50 

bolandcri. 1103 ft. Very rare. Bell-shaped deep crimson-red flowers, 

dotted purple. Give rich sandy soil and good drainage. 5 00 

canadcnso. Wild Yellow Lily. 2 to 5 ft. Yellow or orange, usually 
spotted with brown. July. Loves deep rich soil and shade, but 

stands open sun well. 2nd size. 60 

ist size. 1 00 

candldum. Madonna Lily. 2 to 4 ft. Many flowers in a raceme, 

white and fragrant. Ornamental, though subject to disease. 1 25 

carollnlanum. Carolina Lily. 1 to 3 ft. Rare species of recurved 
type. Flowers orange, very fragrant, one to three on a stem. Stands 

dry conditions well. 2nd size. 1 00 

1 st size. 1 25 


columbianum. 2j£ to 3 ft. Small flowers, resembling L. humboldli; 

bright golden yellow, spotted with maroon. 2nd size. 

ist size. 

crocoum. 2 to 3 ft. Orange, spotted black. July.each, 40c.. 

gigantcum. 4 to 12 ft. White, tinged purple. July.each, $1.50.. 

grayi. 1 1 j to 3 ft. Introduced by me in 1888, it has proved the 
leader in the bell-shaped type of hardy Lilies. Dark red-brown petals, 

beautifully spotted. Bulbs are never large. 2nd size. 

ist size. 

Iiansoni (maculatum). 3 to 4 ft. Japanese species; very hardy. 
Flowers in loose racemes, bright orange strongly marked with purple 

Spots on lower half. . 

humboldti (pubcrulum). 4 to 6 ft. Stout stems; large, orange- 
red flowers, finely spotted. Should have rich soil. 7 to 8 in. 

8 to 9 in. 

9 to 11 in. 

kclloggi. Slender stem, 3 to 4 feet high, with three to fifteen pink 

flowers; revolute type; very fragrant. . 


3 

3 


1 

1 


7 


3 

3 

6 


6 


00 

50 

00 


00 

25 


00 


00 

50 

50 


00 


100 

$12 00 
18 00 
25 00 

40 00 


s 00 

7 00 
10 00 


7 00 
10 00 

16 00 
25 00 
20 00 


6 00 
10 00 


60 00 

18 00 
25 00 
40 00 

40 00 


1,000 


$36 00 
60 00 

80 00 


60 00 


50 00 
80 00 


140 00 
180 00 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner 


100 

$40 00 
10 00 


1,000 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 

Lilium maritimum. 1 to 2 ft. Dark red. funnel-shaped flowers. Give 10 

moist boggy situation. y0 °° 

pardalinum. 3 to 6 ft. Leafy stems; orange centers and crimson 
H tips. A bog variety, but thrives it kept well mulched. Single eyes.. 1 2 c 

Heavy . 

narrvi. Slender leafy stem, 3 to 5 feet high. One of the few ycllow- 
flowered varieties; trumpet bell-shaped; very fragrant. A very difficult 
species to grow, and must have moist location to thrive. Medium.. 

Large. 

parviflorum. Small variety; similar to L. pardalinum, flowers earlier. . 
parvum. Small Bog Lily. 3 to 4 feet high; small bell-shaped flowers, 
orange with crimson tips. Should have cool bog conditions. Medium. 

Large.. 

ohiladelphicum. i to 2 ft. Terminal, upright flowers are bright red 
with dark spots near center. Stands sunny, dry situations better, 

perhaps, than any other Lily... 

speciosum album. 2 to 4 ft. All the varieties of L. speciosum are good 
among Rhododendrons or shrub borders if planted near the edge, 
blooming up to frost. S to 9 in. 

9 to 11 in.... * . 

speciosum melpomene. Fiery red variety; very flonferous. 

8 to 9 in. 

speciosum rubrum. Dark purplish red flowers. Probably the best 
variety for the ordinary garden. 8 to 9 in. 

9 to 11 in.* *.*■’.* ’ 

superbum. Turk’s-Cap Lily. 3 to 6 ft. No description will do justice 

to this magnificent American Lily. Golden, recurved petals, flower¬ 
ing in perfect pyramids, often forty on a single stalk. A clump is 
literally a blaze of scarlet and gold. 3rd size. 

2nd size. 

1st size.. ;*'*** 

tenuifolium. Siberian Coral Lily. 1 to 2 ft. Mowers one to twenty 

on short raceme, nodding, rich scarlet. Ordinary garden soil. .. 

tigrinum. Tiger Lily. 2 to 5 ft- An old-fashioned variety of very 
easy culture. Flowers three to ten. nodding, bright red, thickly 

spotted with bright purplish spots.. ... 

tigrinum fl.-pl. Double form of L. tigrinum. 


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Lilium umbellatum. i to 2 ft. Scarlet-red. July. 

Washingtonianum purpureum. 6 to 7 ft. Stout stem, 
often fifteen to twenty-five flowers of white to rich wine- 
color. Of easy culture if given a good, rich soil. 6 to 8 in... 

8 to 9 in. 

9 to 11 in. 

washingtonianum rubescens. 3 to 5 ft. Tubular, very 

fragrant flowers; white, dotted purple, changing later to deep 

purple. Requires rich soil and perfect drainage. 

LYCOPODIUM, in variety. 3 to 6 in.So 

LYSIMACHIA nummularia. 2 to 4 in. Bright yellow. June... 

LYTHRUM salicaria roseum. 4 to 6 ft. Rose. July, August... 

MISCANTHUS (Eulalia; sinensis gracillimus. 4 to 5 ft. 

MONARDA didyma. Bee Balm. 1 to 3 ft. Scarlet. JulyandAug. 

didyma alba. 1 to 3 ft. White varieties. July. 

fistulosa. 2 to 3 ft. Rose. July. 

OPUNTIA vulgaris. 8 to 12 in. Pale yellow. July. 

P/EONIA, in variety. Strong clumps. 

Strong plants, with 2 or 3 eyes. 

PANAX quinquefolium. Ginseng. 9 to 18 in. Green. May. 

3rd size. 

2d size. 

1st size. 

PAPAVER nudicaule. Iceland Poppy. 4 to 12 in. Mixed. 

PETASITES fragrans. 8 in. Purple. February, March. 20 

PHLOX amocna. 4 to 6 in. Rose. May, June. 

paniculata, in variety. 1 to 3 ft. All colors. July to October, 
subulata. Moss Pink. 3 to 4 in. Pink and purple. April, May. 

subulata alba. White Phlox. 3 to 4 in. April, May. 

POLYGONATUM commutatum. Solomon’s Seal. 1 to 3 ft. 

Creamy white. May. 

PONTEDERIA cordata. Pickerel Weed. 12 in. Violet-blue. 

July to September. 

RANUNCULUS repens. 6 to 8 in. Yellow. May, June. 20 

RHEXIA virglnlca. Meadow Beauty. 8 to 12 in. Rose-purple. July. 

RUDBECKIA spcciosa (newmani). 1 to 3 ft. Orange. July, Aug. 

SANGUINARIA canadensis. Bloodroot. (Sangtiinaria is shipped 

entirely at consignee's risk). 

SANGUISORBA canadensis. 2 to 4 ft. White. September... 


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A conspicuous and highly interesting class of 
insectivorous plants, of great value in landscape 
work and for bog-gardens. As pot-plants, they 
nre easily grown, and are so striking in color and 
structure of leaf and flower, and curious in their 
habit of catching insects, as to fill the observer 
with wonder. They thrive in bogs or planted in 
sphagnum moss and peat. We nave seen acres 
of the beautiful S. Jlava growing in its native 
habitat, the erect golden leaves 2 to 3 feet high, 
making a unimic and brilliant landscape effect, 
heightened in time of flowering by the large droop¬ 
ing blossoms. The leaves of all the species arc 
so conspicuous as to be taken for flowers. 


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rubra. 1 to 2 ft. 

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PRICES ARE AT B 0 XF 0 RD NURSERY 

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SEDUM (Stonecrop), in variety.So 15 

lydium. 3 to 6 in. Pink. August. September. 

spectabile. iK to 2 ft. Rose. August, September 
telephium hybridum. 12 to iS in. Pink. August, September. 

SEMPERVIVUIY 1 arachnoideum. 3 to 5 in. Red. June. 20 

arenarium. 2 to 4 in- Yellow. June. 

fimbriatum. 2 to 4 in. 

glaucum. 6 to 9 in. Red. June. 

hirtum. 2 to 4 in. : . 

mettenianum nanum. 2 to 3 in....• • • • 

soboliferum (globiferum). 6 to 9 in. Yellow. June 

tectorum. 1 ft. Pale red... 

tectorum violaceum. 1 ft. Violet. 

SHORTIA galacifolia. 6 to S in. Introduced bv Highlands Nur¬ 
sery The daintiest of rare plants, with clusters of large 
wavy leaves, from which flower-stems rise, bearing white or 
pink flowers, with crimpled petals in early April. Thrives 
best in Rhododendron bed. Leaves colored rich bronze in tall. 

2d size. 

1 st size. 

SOLI DAGO, in variety. 1 to 5 ft. Yellow. Fall. 

SPIGELIA marilandica. Pink Root. 1 to 2 ft. Red. June, July. 

STATICE robusta. 6 in. Pink. June. 

STENANTHIUM robustum. Mountain Feather Fleece. 3 to 5 
ft. Tall, with extremely showy panicles often 2 feet long. I his 
is one of our recent introductions, and is, without doubt, a 
plant that will be used by thousands when known. The pure 
white flowers are borne on graceful compound panicles, often 
2 to 3 feet long. A clump of these plants makes a show 
equaled bv few herbaceous plants of any description. In 
northern latitudes it thrives best along stream or pond or in 

other moist locations. 2nd size. 

1st size.** * ’ ’ * * * 

STOKESIA laevis (cyanea). 1 to 2 ft. Blue. August to October. 

THALICTRUIVI cornuti. 4 to 6 ft. Creamy white. June, July.. 

THERMOPSIS caroliniana. 4 to 6 ft. Yellow. June, July. 25 

TRILLIUM cernuum. 12 to 15 in. Nodding white flowers; not 

erectum.°"Erc'ct'Wake Robin!' 8 to 'l6 in. Large; reel fruit; 
very ornamental; brown-purple, often greenish. April and 

May. 2nd size. 

ist size... 

erectum album- White form of T. ercclum ...... • • ••• • • • • * 

grandiflorum. Large-flowered Wake Robin. 8 to 18 in. 1 he 
finest and largest species. Flowers 2 to 3 
April and May. One of our best early spring flowers, white, 
turning rose color or marked with green. 2nd size. 

1 st size... 

nivale. Dwarf. 4 to 5 in. Flowers white, drooping....... .. • 

ovatum. From the Pacific Coast; greatly resembles i\ 

reciurvatum?’12 Vo 15 in. Strong growing; erect; dark purpic. 
sessile californicum. 12 in. Very large leaves; flowers pure 

sessile rubrum. Narrow'petals; deep reddish purple...... 

sessile, Snow Queen. Same, with broader petals, white 

stylosum. Nodding Trillium, itoij jft. Our rarest mountai 
species. April and May. Large wavy petals of beautiful 

pink. 2nd size. 

1st size ..... • • • • > * ■ 

undulatum ferythrocarpum). Painted Wake Robin. 8 in. 

Earliest, blooming in April. Showy flowers and fruit; white, 

with purple stripes. 2nd size. 

ist size. 

TYPHA latifolia. Cat-tail. 3 to 6 ft. 

VERONICA repens. 3 to 5 in. Pale blue. May. 

VIOLA cornuta, in variety. Fine colors. May to August. 

pedata. 3 to 5 in. Purple. May to August-- - y •** v : V 

pedata bicolor. 3 to 5 in. Purple, two upper petals deep violet. 

YUCCA flaccida. 3 to 5 ft. White. June. July.••••••• • 7 

glauca. Adam’s Needle. Green. 2 to 4 *t. Narrow foliage. 

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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 


Striking examples of the right and wrong use of rocks and Ferns 


HARDY NATIVE FERNS 

Sizes following Ferns indicate the size the plant may be expected to attain under cultivation. 


io ioo 1,000 

ADIANTUM pedatum. Maidenhair Fern. 8 to 20 in.Si 00 $8 50 $75 00 

ASPLENIUM acrostichoides. Silver Spleenwort. 24 to 36 in. 1 00 8 00 

angustifolium. 3 to 4 in. 1 25 10 00 

filix-foemina. Lady Fern. 16 to 40 in. 1 00 S 00 

platyneuron. 9 to 18 in. 1 00 8 00 

trichomancs. Maidenhair Spleenwort. 3 to 8 in. 1 00 8 00 

BOTRYCHIUM ternatum, dissectum and obliquum. 4 to 16 in. 1 00 8 00 

virginianum. Virginia Grape Fern. 12 to 24 in. 1 00 8 00 

CAMPTOSORUS rhizophyllus. Walking Fern. 4 to 12 in. 1 25 10 00 

CHEILANTHES fendlcri. Lip Fern. 4 00 

CYSTOPTERIS bulbifcra. Bladder Fern. 12 to 24 in. 75 6 00 

fragilis. Brittle Fern 4 to 12 in. 1 00 8 00 

DENNST/EDTIA (Dicksonia) punctilobula. ITay-scented Fern. 

20 to 40 in. 1 00 8 00 60 00 

DRYOPTERIS (Aspidium) acrostichoides. Dagger Fern. 8 to 20 in.... 75 6 00 50 00 

brauni. 16 to 36 in. 1 50 12 50 

cristatum. 12 to 24 in. 75 6 00 

crlstatum clintonianum. 16 to 52 in. 1 00 8 50 

filix-mas. 12 to 4a in. 1 50 12 50 

goldioana. Goldie 8 Fern. 24 to 40 in. 1 50 12 50 

marginalis. Shield Fern. 12 to 28 in. 75 6 00 50 00 

muni turn. Chamissos Shield Fern. 2 00 17 50 

noveboraccnsis. New York Fern. 75 6 00 

spinulosa. Spinulosc Shield Fern. 1 00 8 00 

splnulosa dilatatum. Broad fronds. 1 50 12 50 

tholypterls. Marsh Shield Fern. 1 00 8 00 

LYGODlUfVl palmatum. Climbing Fern. 12 to 36 in. 1 50 12 50 

MATTEUCIA (Onoclca) struthioptcris. 2 to 10 ft. 1 00 S 00 

ONOCLEA sonsibilis. Sensitive Fern. 4 to 12 in. 1 00 8 00 60 00 

OPHIOGLOSSUM vulgatum. 12 to 42 in. 1 00 8 00 

OSMUND A clnnamomca. Cinnamon Fern. 32 to 63 in. 1 50 12 00 100 00 

claytoniana. Clayton’s Fern. 24 to 36 in. 1 50 12 00 100 00 

gracilis. 2 to 6 in!. 1 00 8 00 

regal is. Royal Fern. 12 to 63 in. 1 50 12 00 

PELL/E A atropurpurca. Purple-stemmed Cliff Brake. 4 to 24 in. 1 50 12 00 

densa. . 1 00 8 00 

gracilis. Slender Cliff Brake. 2 to 6 in. 1 50 12 00 

PHEGOPTERIS dryoptcris. Oak Fern. 6 to 10 in. 1 00 8 00 

hoxagonoptcra. Broad Beech Fern. 7 to 12 in. 1 00 8 00 

polypodioidcs. 4 to 8 in. 1 00 S 00 

POLYPODIUM falcatum. 6 to 15 in. 1 25 10 00 

vulgare. Polypody. 3 to 6 in. 75 6 00 45 00 

PTERIDIUM aquilinum. Common Brake. 4 to 36 in. 75 5 °o 3 ° °o 

PHYLLITIS scolopcndrium (Scolopeudrium vulgarc) . 3 00 20 00 

WOODSIA Ilvcnsis. Rusty Woodsia. 1 00 8 00 

obtusa. Bluut-lohcd Woodsia. 8 to 20 in. 1 00 8 00 

WOODWARDIA arcolata. 1 50 12 50 

virginica. Virginia Chain Fern. 24 to 64 in. 1 00 8 00 


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HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, SALEM, MASS 


PRICES ARE AT BOXFORD NURSERY 

LANDSCAPE DEPARTMENT 

Planning and Planting, and the Use of Hardy Native Plants 

SEE ILLUSTRATIONS, PAGES 48 AND 49 

The successful carrying out of any landscape improvement depends to so great an extent 
upon the knowledge, skill, and good taste of the one to whom this work is intrusted, that 
it is supremely important to start right, no matter whether the work be large or small. 

By the employment of a trained landscape architect expensive experiments may be 
avoided and successful results insured. This applies to questions both of design and of prac¬ 
tical planting. 

There are so many well-trained landscape architects today that there is little excuse for any¬ 
one not having the joys that come from finely executed work that properly fits each case. 

The undersigned takes charge of the proper laying out and planting of large and small 
grounds, extensive estates, parks, cemeteries, and other public or private landscape improve¬ 
ments. Particular attention is given to the use of hardy American plants, which are unquestion¬ 
ably the basis of all the best permanent plantings in this country and particularly where 
naturalistic effects are desired. If this fact is ignored, the most finished and lasting results 
cannot be secured. The formal garden, where in the past exotics have been used almost 
exclusively, has wonderful possibilities, not yet fully realized, for the employment of many 
native plants, and especially our magnificent Rhododendrons, Kalmias, and other broad¬ 
leaved evergreens. These plants are not only absolutely hardy and unusually free from foreign 
diseases and pests, but show splendid summer and winter effects that can be produced in no 
other way. There arc. in fact, no foreign plants which can possibly take their place. 

Horticultural knowledge, including soil requirements and an intimate acquaintance with 
plant material, is quite as essential as and coordinate with proper designing, and these things 
are too often overlooked. Moreover, water-color sketches do not constitute landscape garden¬ 
ing. It is an art to be practised only after years of study and experience and, like painting 
and sculpture, must be born in one and cannot be altogether acquired. 

We are not committed to the use of Native Plants exclusively, and where useful and 
advisable, always introduce the best exotics to produce desired results. 

The undersigned is prepared to make professional visits for consultation and advice, to 
make surveys, plans, and designs, and to undertake the entire construction, planting, and 
carrying out of landscape work of all descriptions. 

The wild garden, the rockery, and the bog and water garden offer possibilities in the way of 
interest, distinctiveness, and variety that are either almost wholly overlooked or but meagerly 
taken advantage of. 

The mountain or seashore bungalow, the modest town home, and the pretentious estate 
must each have a treatment suitable to particular needs, though in every case a development 
should prevail that makes the most of striking natural features or topography, giving to each 
a character of its own. 

Lack of time, distance, and other conditions may sometimes lead customers to desire a 
local landscape architect. I know the leading members of the profession, and at any time on 
request will gladly recommend landscape architects who may be safely trusted with any 
commission, large or small. 

Correspondence with those having new grounds to lay out and plant, or unsatisfactory 
old grounds to make over, is solicited. Charges are reasonable, yet sufficient to warrant the 
best results, in fairness to my clients and myself. 

HARLAN P. KELSEY, Landscape Architect 

SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 

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STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 



THE RAW 


PROBLEM 


A large school on a small, pie¬ 
shaped lot. By proper planning, 
reduce apparent height and bulk of 
building, screen entrances, soften 
hard lines, and increase apparent 
lot area. Photographs 
1 show this was done. 


'm 

IT BEdbtyES HUMANIZED 


>TE PATH 


LANDSCAPED AND PLANTED BY HARLAN P. KELSEY 


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ESTATE OF JERE A. DOWNS, ESQ., WINCHESTER, MASS 



PLANTED IN THE 
SPRING OF 1915. 
PHOTOGRAPHED 
15 MONTHS LATER 


Nearly 100 large cedars, 
up to 25 feet in height, were 
planted and not a single 
one died. Thousands of 
native plants were used 


LANDSCAPED AND PLANTED BY HARLAN P. KELSEY 


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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 


HIGHLANDS NURSERY PRICE-LIST 



Young Rhododendrons at Highlands Nursery 


CATALOG OF HIGHLANDS NURSERY 

PART II 

At my Highlands Nursery, Pincola, North Carolina, 3.800 foot elevation, on the crest of the 
Alleghany Mountains, one may see Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Leucothoes. Kalmias, and Andromedas 
growing in all sizes by tens of thousands in single species, and nowhere else can be found such a 
collection of rare American plants of unquestionable hardiness—the best for American gardens. 

The Carolina Mountains is the native home of the most beautiful Broad-leaved Evergreens 
and Ericaceous Shrubs. Highlands Nursery not only ships direct to customers, but is a great propa¬ 
gating plant, supplying material for my Boxford Nursery. 


DECIDUOUS AND EVERGREEN 


TREES, SHRUBS, WOODY VINES 

FOR DESCRIPTIONS SEE BOXFORD NURSERY CATALOG ON PREVIOUS PAGES 

NOTE.—All plants are transplanted and nursery-grown, unless plainly marked 
otherwise. 

This Is a catalog of nursery-grown plants growing at my Highlands Nursery, Pineola, 
North Carolina. 

Evergreens arc marked with a star (*) 


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/ESCULUS octandra. 



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HIGHLANDS NURSERY PRICE-LIST 


AMPELOPS1S quinquefolia engelmanni. 

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Strong. 25 1 25 10 00 80 00 

ANDROMEDA floribunda. Sec Pieris Jlori- 
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mariana. See Pieris mariana. 

ARALIA spinosa. 

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25 

10 

00 

30 

1 

75 

15 

00 

40 

2 

50 

22 

50 

75 

4 

00 

37 

50 


ARONIA arbutifolia. 

6 to 12 in. 

1 to 2 ft. 

2 to 3 ft. 

3 to 4 ft. 

arbutifolia (erythrocarpa). Dwarf variety. 


I to 2 ft. 

35 

2 

00 

2 to 3 ft. 

50 

3 

00 

3 to 4 ft. 

75 

5 

00 

4 to 5 ft. 


8 

00 


arbutifolia (erythrocarpa). Tall variety. 

2 to 3 ft. 50 4 00 

3 to 4 ft. 75 6 00 

melanocarpa (nigra). Shining black fruit. 


1 to 2 ft. 

2 to 3 ft. 

3 to 4 ft. 

4 to 5 ft. 


20 

35 

60 

75 


1 25 

2 00 

3 50 
5 00 


10 00 
17 50 
32 50 


90 00 


AZALEAS 

AZALEA ARBORESCENS. Fragrant white. 


6 to 12 in. 


35 

2 

00 

17 

50 

I tO I l /2 ft. 


60 

3 

50 

32 

50 

1 1 j to 2 ft. 


75 

5 

00 

40 

00 

6 to 12 in., cl... 

I 

00 

6 

00 

50 

00 

1 to 1 1 2 ft., cl.. 

I 

25 

8 

50 

75 

00 

1 1 i to 2 ft., cl.. 

'J 

00 

15 

00 

125 

00 

2 to 3 ft., cl- 

4 

00 

30 

00 




AZALEA LUTEA (calendulacea). Great 
Flame Azalea. 


6 to 12 in. 


25 

I 

50 

12 

50 

IOO 

00 

1 to l’j ft. 


40 

O 

50 

22 

50 

200 

00 

1 1 2 to 2 ft. 


50 

3 

OO 

25 

00 

225 

00 

2 to 3 ft. 


90 

7 

50 

60 

00 



6 to 12 in..cl.. . 


50 

3 

00 

25 

00 

225 

00 

1 to I ft., cl... 


75 

6 

00 

50 

00 

400 

00 

I } j to 2 ft., cl.. 

1 

00 

8 

50 

75 

00 



2 to 3 ft., cl... . 

1 

50 

12 

50 

IOO 

00 



3 to 4 ft., cl.. .. 

1 

75 

15 

00 

140 

00 



4 to 5 ft., d- 


25 

20 

00 






nudiflora. Pinxter Flower. 


6 to 12 in. 


25 


1 50 12 50 100 00 


2 50 

3 50 

6 00 

7 00 


6 to 12 in., cl... 60 5 00 40 00 

AZALEA VASEYI. Southern Azalea. 

6 to 12 in 40 

1 to ft 60 

6 to 12 in., cl... 75 

1 to P/2 ft., cl. . 1 00 

viscosa. 

6 to 12 in. 25 

1 to i l A ft. 35 

1 to 1 \i ft., d.. 75 

1 A to 2 ft., cl.. 1 00 

2 to 2 x A ft., cl.. 1 25 

BENZOIN aestivate. 

1 to 2 ft. 20 

2 to 3 ft. 25 

BETULA lenta. 

6 to 8 ft. 50 

8 to 10 ft. 85 

10 to 12 ft. 1 50 


1 50 

2 00 

5 00 

6 00 
10 00 


22 50 
32 50 
50 00 


12 50 
17 50 
40 00 
50 00 
80 00 


50 12 00 
00 15 00 


CALYCANTHUS fertilis. 

Each 1 o 

2 to 3 ft., cl-$0 25 $2 00 

3 to 4 ft., cl. 15 4 00 

floridus. 

1 to 2 ft. 15 75 

2 to 3 ft. 20 1 25 

3 to 4 ft. 40 2 50 

CARPINUS caroliniana (amcricana). 

4 to 6 ft. 30 2 00 15 00 

6 to S ft. 50 3 00 25 00 

8 to 10 ft. 70 5 00 40 00 

10 to 12 ft. 1 00 8 00 

CASTANEA pumila. Chinkapin. 


100 

815 00 


6 00 
10 00 
20 00 


1,000 



I to 2 ft. 

30 

2 00 

17 

50 

2 to 3 ft. 

40 

3 00 

25 

00 

3 to 4 ft. 

60 

4 50 

40 

00 

4 to 5 ft. 

75 

5 00 

45 

00 

\STRUS scandens. 




6 to 12 in..... 

20 

I 00 

8 

50 

1 to 2 ft. 

25 

1 50 

12 

50 

2 to 3 ft. 

35 

2 50 




CHAM>£DAPHNE calyculata. 

6 to 12 in. 25 1 50 

1 to i'A ft. 35 2 00 


12 50 


CHIONANTHUS virginica. 


1 to 2 ft. 15 

CLETHRA acuminata. 

Bush. 


1 00 8 00 

Southern Pepper 


1 to 2 ft. 

20 1 

00 

8 

50 

2 to 3 ft. 

25 1 

50 

12 

50 

4 to 6 ft. 

75 4 

00 

35 

00 

6 to 8 ft. 

1 00 7 

50 

50 

00 

lifolia. Sweet Pepper Bush. 



6 to 12 in. 

20 I 

00 

8 

50 

1 to 2 ft. 

35 2 

00 

17 

50 

1 to 1J j ft., cl.. 

60 4 

00 

37 

50 

l X /i to 2 ft., cl.. 

75 5 

00 

45 

00 


COMPTONIA asplenlfolia. 


1 to 2 ft. 
“Collected”.... 


25 

10 


50 

50 


CORNUS amomum (serlcca). 


3 to .1 ft. 

4 too ft. 

florida. 

1 to 2 ft. 

2 to 3 ft. 


15 

20 

20 

30 


75 

00 


50 

50 


12 50 
4 00 

6 00 
8 50 

12 00 


$30 00 


CORYLUS amcricana. 


100 00 
150 00 
350 00 


1 to 2 ft. 

25 

I 50 

12 50 


2 to 3 ft. 

35 

2 S« 

20 OO 


3 to 4 ft. 

50 

4 00 

30 00 


4 to 6 ft. 

.. 85 

7 00 

60 00 


;trata. 





1 to 2 ft. 


1 00 

8 00 

70 00 

2 to 3 ft. 

35 

2 00 

15 00 

125 00 

3 to 4 ft. 

75 

5 00 




CRATAEGUS coccinea. 


1 to 2 ft. 


20 


1 50 


2 to 3 ft. 30 2 00 


3 to 4 ft. 

4 to 5 ft... 

punctata. 

6 to 12 in. 

1 to 2 ft... 

2 to 3 ft. 


to 


15 
20 
25 

3 to 4 ft. 35 


i 


to 6 ft. 
to 8 ft. 


60 

75 


3 00 

5 00 

75 
1 00 

1 50 

2 00 

4 00 

6 00 


12 00 


6 00 
8 50 
12 00 
17 50 
37 50 


50 00 


Strong. 2 

grandiflora. 

Strong. 60 4 00 

radicans. 

Strong. 20 1 00 


DENDRIUM. See Leiophyllum. 

DIERVILLA rivularis. 


3 00 

1 to 2 ft. 

25 

I 

50 12 00 

6 00 

2 to 3 ft. 

. 40 

3 

00 

12 00 

scssilifolia. 



00 16 00 

Cross Vine. 

1 to 2 ft. 

25 

2 

1 00 8 00 60 00 

2 to 3 ft. 

40 

3 

00 


EUONYMUS americanus. 

2 to 3 ft. 25 2 00 

FORESTIERA acuminata. 

I to 2 ft. 75 4 00 


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\KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 

HIGHLANDS NURSERY PRICE-LIST 


GAYLUSSACIA baccata (resinosaj. 


I tO 2 ft. 

ur sina. 

i to 2 ft. 


HALESIA Carolina monticola. 


Each 

10 

100 1,000 

Each 

10 

So 20 

Si 00 

$8 50 

3- to 6 -in. spr...So 20 

Si 00 

25 

1 50 

12 50 

6- to 12-in. spr.. 25 

1 50 




1- to iK-ft. spr. 35 

3 00 

40 

2 so 


prostratum. 



1 to 2 ft. 

25 

I 50 

12 

00 

2 to 3 ft. 

... 40 

2 SO 

22 

00 

3 to 4 ft. 

50 

4 00 



4 to 6 ft. 

75 

6 00 

50 

00 

6 to 8 ft. 

... I 25 

10 00 




HYDRANGEA arborescens. 


I tO 2 ft.. Cl. . 

30 

I 75 

15 

00 


2 to 3 ft., cl.. 

40 

2 SO 

20 

00 


3 to 4 ft., cl. 

50 

3 50 

30 

00 


4 to 5 ft., cl.. 

75 

6 00 




iYPERICUM aureum. 





6 to 12 in. S. 

IS 

75 

6 

00 


1 to 2 ft. S.. 

20 

I 25 




2 to 3 ft. 

30 

2 00 




3 to 4 ft.. 

... 45 

4 00 




densiflorum. 






1 to 2 ft. 

15 

75 

6 

00 

S40 00 

2 to 3 ft. 


I 00 

8 

00 


*prolificum. 






1 to 2 ft. 

30 

2 00 

12 

00 

90 00 

2 to 3 ft. 

... 45 

3 50 

25 

00 


.EX decidua. 






1 to 2 ft.. 

25 

1 50 

12 

00 


2 to 3 ft. 

35 

2 00 

17 

00 


3 to 4 ft. 

SO 

3 00 

27 

00 


4 to 0 ft. 

75 

5 00 





monticola. Mountain Ilolly. 


I to 2 ft. 

25 

1 

25 

10 

00 

2 to 3 ft. 

30 

1 

75 

15 

00 

3 to A ft. 

60 

3 

50 

32 

50 

4 to 6 ft. 

. I 00 

6 

00 

50 

00 

>aca. American IIo 

11 y* 




6 to 12 in. 

. 40 

2 

50 

20 

00 

1 to l\i ft. 

50 

3 

00 

27 

50 

1} 1 to 2 ft. 

75 

4 

00 

37 

50 

2 to 3 ft. 

. 1 25 

8 

00 



3 to 4 ft. 

. r 75 

15 

00 



ticlllata. 






6 to 12 in. S... 

15 

I 

00 

7 

00 

1 to 2 ft. 


O 

00 



i virginica. 






1 to 2 ft., cl.. . 

30 

I 

75 

15 

00 

2 to 3 ft., cl.. . 

40 

3 

00 




180 oo 


xJUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA. 


2 to 3 ft. 

3 to A ft. 

to 6 ft. i 

to 8 ft. i 


l 


,J0 

75 

00 

60 


3 oo 
5 oo 
R oo 
12 00 


KALMIAS (The Mountain Laurel) 


*KALMIA nngustifolia. 

6 to is In. 20 

i to ljt ft. 30 

I# tO 2 ft. SO 

*KALMIA LATIFOLIA. 

io 
20 
25 
35 
75 
I oo 
I 75 
3 oo 


1 25 

2 00 
4 oo 


3 to 6 In. 

6 to o In. 

o to 12 in. 

i to i Vi ft. 

I 1 J tO 2 ft. 

I tO I \ 3 ft., Cl. 

1 Vi to 2 ft., cl. 

2 to 3 ft., cl.. . 

3 to 4 ft., cl.. . 


50 
I 00 

1 50 

2 00 
.1 00 
6 so 

12 SO 

25 00 
4 oo 35 oo 


10 oo 
IS 00 


4 oo 
8 so 

12 SO 
18 oo 
37 50 
62 so 
100 00 


30 00 
75 00 
100 00 
160 00 
325 00 
550 00 


“Collected” Kalmia latifolla. For prices 
and lull Information see pages 58 and 59 . 

LEDUM groonlandlcum (latifolium). 

6 to 12 in. 30 2 so 

1 to 1 Yi ft. so 4 bo 


LEIOPHYLLUM buxifolium. 


100 
S8 50 
12 50 


1,000 


3- to 6 -in. spr... 25 2 00 
6- to 9-in. spr... 40 3 00 

*LEUCOTHOE CATESB/EI. 


15 00 S130 00 
25 00 


6 to 12 in. 

20 

I 

00 

1 to l l /2 ft. 

25 

I 

50 

I>2 to 2 ft. 

40 

2 


6 to 12 in., cl... 

50 

3 

00 

1 to \]/2 ft., cl.. 

75 

4 

00 

l l /2 to 2 ft., cl.. 1 

00 

6 

50 

2 to 3 ft., d_ 1 

50 

12 

00 

3 to 4 ft., d_ 2 

00 

15 

00 

racemosa. 




1 to 2 ft., d_ 

25 

0 

00 

2 to 3 ft., d.... 

40 

3 

00 

recurva. 




6 to 12 in. 

20 

1 

00 

1 to 2 ft. 

30 

2 

00 

LINDERA. See Benzoin. 



LONICERA dioica. 




3 to 4 ft. 

20 

1 

SO 


8 50 
12 50 
25 00 
27 50 
37 50 
62 50 
100 00 


75 00 
100 00 

225 00 

325 00 


8 00 
15 00 


japonica halliana. 30.000 plants. Good 
grade of light stock for lining out of for mass 
planting at $30 per i.ooo. 


Strong. 20 

sempervirens. 

1 to 2 ft. 

LYONIA ligustrina. 

1 to 2 ft. 

MAGNOLIA fraseri. 


20 


20 


1 00 8 50 75 00 


1 50 


1 50 


12 00 


2 tO 3 ft. 

25 

1 50 

12 

00 

4 to 6 ft. 

75 

4 00 



6 to 8 ft. 1 

00 

8 00 



8 to 10 ft.1 

50 

12 00 



tripetala. 





3 to 4 ft. 

4° 

2 50 

20 

00 

4 to 0 ft. 

00 

5 00 



6 to 8 ft. 

75 

6 00 



MALUS coronaria. 

Wild Fragrant 

Crab. 

3 to 6 in. S.... 

15 

60 

5 

00 40 00 

1 to 2 ft. 

35 

2 50 

18 

00 

2 to 3 ft. 

50 

4 00 



3 to 4 ft. 

65 

5 00 



MENZIESIA pilosa. 





1 to 2 ft., cl.... 

35 

2 00 

17 

50 

2 to 3 ft., cl.. . . 

60 

3 50 

30 

00 

3 to 4 ft., cl- 

75 

6 00 



MYRICA caroliniana 

(cerifera). 

Northern 

Baybcrry. 





1 to 3 in. S.... 

10 

60 

5 

00 

3 to 6 in. S.... 

15 

80 

6 

00 

gale. 





1 to 1 >2 ft. 

30 

2 50 



NYSSA sylvatica (multiflora). 



1 to 2 ft. 

40 

2 50 

20 

00 

2 to 3 ft. 

60 

4 00 



3 to 4 ft. 

75 

5 00 



OSTRYA virginiana 

• 




1 to 2 ft. 

20 

1 25 

10 

00 

2 to 3 ft. 

35 

2 00 

17 

50 

3 to 4 ft. 

50 

3 00 



4 to 6 It. 

75 

5 00 




OXYDENDRUM arboreum. Tree Androm¬ 
eda. An unusually fine stock of this beau- 


tiful tree. 








6 to 12 in. 

20 

I 

00 

8 

50 

75 

00 

1 to 2 ft. 

25 

I 

50 

12 

00 

00 

00 

2 to 3 ft.. 

35 

2 

25 

20 

00 

1S0 

00 

3 to 4 ft. 

60 

3 

50 

30 

00 

220 

00 

4 to 5 ft. 

85 

5 

00 

45 

00 



5 to 6 ft. 

. 1 00 

7 

00 

60 

00 



SEA engelmannl. 







6 to 12 in. S.. . 

05 


50 

3 

00 

20 

OO 

1 to 2 ft. S- 

10 


75 

6 00 




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HIGHLANDS NURSERY PRICE-LIST 


Picea pungens. 

Each 

10 

100 

1,000 

3 to 6 in. S- 

So 10 

So 35 

$3 00 

S20 00 

6 to 12 in. S... 

10 

50 

4 00 

30 00 

3 to 6 in., 1 yr. 





tr. 

10 

75 

5 00 

40 00 

6 to 12 in., 2 yr. 





tr. 


1 00 

7 00 

60 00 

1 to 2 ft. 

30 

2 00 

15 00 


*PIERIS (Andromeda) floribunda. 


6 to 12 in. 

1 00 

8 00 

70 00 


1 to ft. 

, 1 50 

12 50 

100 00 


i l /i to 2 ft. 

2 00 

18 00 

170 00 


mariana. 





1 to 2 ft., cl- 

50 

4 00 



*PINUS var. austriaca. 




1 to 2 ft. 

40 

3 00 

25 00 


2 to 3 ft. 

75 

6 00 

50 00 


3 to 4 ft. 

, I 00 

8 00 

70 00 


♦banksiana (divaricata). 



2 to 3 ft.. 

30 

2 00 

16 00 


3 to 4 ft. 

40 

2 50 

20 00 


4 to 6 ft. 

75 

5 00 

30 00 


6 to 8 ft. 

. I 00 

6 00 

50 00 


8 to 10 ft.. 

. I 25 

10 00 

70 00 


♦echinata. 





6 to 12 in. 

35 

3 00 



1 to 2 ft. 

. 45 

4 00 



*f1exilis. 





3 to 6 in. 

. 20 

1 50 

10 00 


*ponderosa. 





3 to 6 in. 

. 10 

75 

5 00 

40 00 

6 to 12 in. 

10 

75 

6 00 

50 00 

1 to 2 ft. 

20 

I 50 

12 00 


♦pungens. 





6 to 8 ft. 

75 

6 00 

50 00 


8 to 10 ft. 

. 1 00 

7 00 

60 00 


♦resinosa. 





6 to 12 in. S.. 

15 

I 00 

7 00 

60 00 

1 to 2 ft. S.... 

. 20 

I 25 

9 00 

80 00 

6 to 12 in. 

25 

2 00 

16 00 

120 00 

1 to 2 ft. 

50 

3 00 

25 00 


2 to 3 ft. 

75 

5 00 

40 00 


♦rigida. 





4 to 6 ft. 

. 60 

5 00 

45 00 


0 to 8 ft. 

75 

6 00 

50 00 

300 00 

♦strobus. 





3 to 12 in. 


1 00 

8 00 


1 to 2 ft. 

25 

1 50 

12 00 


2 to 3 ft. 

60 

4 00 



3 to 4 ft. 

. 1 00 

8 00 



4 to 0 ft. 

. 2 00 

18 00 



♦PSEUDOTSUGA douglasi (taxifolia) 

. 

Douglas Spruce. 




3 to 6 in. S... 

10 

30 

2 50 

20 00 

6 to 12 in. S.. 

10 

45 

3 50 

30 00 

3 to 6 in. 

20 

I 00 

8 00 

70 00 

6 to 12 in. 

25 

I 50 

12 00 

100 00 

1 to 2 ft. 

40 

3 00 

20 00 


♦RHODODENDRON CAROLINIANUM. 

3 to 6 in. 

30 

2 00 

16 00 

150 00 

6 to 9 in. 

40 

2 50 

22 50 

200 00 

9 to 12 in. 

60 

4 50 

40 00 

350 00 

6 to 9 in., cl... 

. I 00 

7 00 

65 00 


9 to 12 in., cl.. 

. I 50 

10 00 

90 00 


1 to \ '/2 ft., cl. 

• I 75 

12 50 

110 00 


\'/2 to 2 ft., cl. 

. 3 00 

27 50 

250 00 


2 to 2# ft., cl. 

. 4 00 

35 00 

300 00 



*RHODODENDON CATAWBIENSE. 


♦RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM. The Great 
American Rose bay. 

Ea 

3 to 6 in.$o 

6 to 9 in.... 

9 to 12 in... 
i to i y 3 ft. 

1 }2 to 2 ft.., 

9 to lS in., d... 
iD to 2 ft., cl.. 

2 to 3 ft., cl_ 

3 to 4 ft., cl_ 

4 to 5 ft., cl- 

“Collected” Rhododendrons. I supply 

the finest “collected" clumps of Rhodo¬ 
dendron maximum and R. catawbicnse by 
the carload and by the thousa'.id. For prices 
and full information sec pages 58 and 59. 


Each 

10 

I 

00 

1,000 

$0 

15 

So 

75 

S6 

00 

S50 

00 


20 

1 

00 

S 

00 

00 

00 


25 

1 

25 

10 

00 

00 

00 


35 

0 

00 

iS 

00 

100 

00 


75 

4 

00 

35 

00 

300 

00 

1 

25 

7 

00 

Oo 

00 

500 

00 

1 

50 

12 

00 

100 

00 

850 

00 

2 

25 

17 

50 

150 

00 



4 

00 

35 

00 





6 

00 








RHUS copallina. Sumac. 

1 tO 2 ft. 20 I 25 10 00 

2 to 3 ft. 30 I 75 15 oo 

3 to 4 ft. 40 2 50 

cotinoides. Southern Smoke Tree. 


Specimens..$i to 6 oo 


glabra. 

2 to 3 ft. 20 

3 to 4 ft. 30 

typhina (hirta). 

2 tO 3 ft. 25 

4 to 6 ft. 40 

RIBES cynosbati. 

1 tO 2 ft. 30 

2 to 3 ft. 50 

rotundifolium. 

2 to 3 ft. 30 

ROBINIA hispida. 

1 tO 2 ft. 20 

2 to 3 ft. 35 

kelseyi. 

6 to 12 in. 30 

1 to 2 ft. 40 

vlscosa. 

3 to 4 ft. 35 

4 to 6 ft. 50 

ROSA arkansana. 

2 to 3 ft.. 40 

blanda. 

2 to 3 ft. 45 

Carolina. 

6 to 12 in. S... 05 

1 to 2 ft. 15 

2 to 3 ft. 20 

3 to 4 ft. 30 

humilis. 

6 to 12 in. 20 

1 to 2 ft. 25 

lucida (virginiana). 

6 to 12 in. S... 10 

1 to 2 ft. 25 

nitida. 

6 to 12 in. 20 

1 to 2 ft. 30 

rubiginosa. 

6 to 12 in. S... 10 

1 to 2 ft. 15 

RUBUS canadensis. 

1 to 3 ft. IS 


1 00 

2 50 


1 50 12 00 

2 50 20 00 


2 50 

3 50 


2 50 

1 00 8 00 

2 50 15 00 

2 50 

3 00 

2 00 

3 50 


3 00 

4 00 30 00 

40 3 00 

75 6 00 50 00 

1 00 8 00 70 00 

2 50 15 00 

I 00 

I 50 


75 5 00 

2 00 18 00 

I 25 10 00 

I 75 15 00 

75 6 00 

1 25 8 00 

75 6 00 50 00 


3 to 6 in. 20 I 00 8 50 75 00 

6 to 9 in. 25 1 50 12 50 100 00 

9 to 12 in. 35 2 00 18 00 

1 to ft. 50 3 00 25 00 

iK to 2 ft. 65 5 00 40 00 

3 to 6 in., cl_ 75 6 00 50 00 400 00 

6 to 9 in., cl_ 1 00 7 00 55 00 450 00 

9 to 12 in., cl... I 25 9 00 75 00 600 00 

1 to ft-, cl. 1 50 10 00 90 00 750 00 

iK to 2 ft., cl. 2 00 16 00 135 00 1300 00 

2 to 3 ft., cl.. .. 3 00 25 00 200 00 1750 00 

3 to 4 ft., cl- 5 00 40 00 375 00 

4 to 5 ft., cl- 7 00 60 00 


laciniatus. 


I to 2 ft. 

25 

2 OO 

15 00 

odoratus. 




6 to 12 in. 

10 

60 

4 00 

VMBUCUS canadensis. 



6 to 12 in. S... 

10 

50 

3 00 

3 to 4 ft. 

25 

2 00 


4 to 6 ft. 

40 

3 50 

25 00 

racemosa. 




2 to 3 ft. 

25 

I 50 


3 to 4 ft-. 

40 

3 00 



25 00 


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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 


HIGHLANDS NURSERY PRICE-LIST 


STEWARTIA pentagyna. Southern Stewartia. 



Each 

10 

100 

I to 2 ft.. . . 

....So 40 

$2 50 

S20 

00 

2 tO 3 ft.. . . 


4 00 

35 

00 

3 to 4 ft.... 

.... 1 00 

0 50 

60 

00 

4 to 6 ft.... 


15 00 




SYMPHORICARPOS occidentals. 

I tO 2 ft. 30 2 00 

TECOMA. See Bignonia. 

TILIA americana. 


2 to 3 ft . 


20 

I 

00 

8 

00 


*TSUGA CANADENSIS 

. Canadian Hemlock. 

6 to 12 in. . .. 


20 

1 

25 

10 

00 

90 00 

1 to H /3 ft.... 


25 

1 

50 

12 

50 

no 00 

H/i to 2 ft.... 


50 

3 

00 

27 

50 

250 00 

2 to 3 ft. 

... 1 

00 

7 

00 

65 

00 


3 to 4 ft. 


50 

12 

50 

110 

00 


4 to 5 ft. 

,.. 2 

25 

20 

00 

180 

00 


5 to 6 ft . 

... 3 

75 

35 

00 

300 

00 


6 to 7 ft . 

...6 

00 

50 

00 

450 

00 


7 to 8 ft .. 

... 8 

00 

70 

00 




8 to 10 ft.. .. 

. . . 10 

00 

90 

00 




10 to 12 ft... . 


50 

120 

00 





♦TSUGA CAROLINIANA. Carolina Hemlock. 


2 to 3 in. S.. 


15 


75 

5 

00 

3 to 6 in. S.. 


20 


90 

7 

00 

3 to 6 in. 


25 

I 

00 

8 

00 

6 to 12 in.... 


75 

6 

00 

50 

00 

1 to I x /i ft.... 

.. 1 

00 

8 

00 



to 2 ft.... 


50 

12 

00 



2 to 3 ft. 

.. 2 

00 

15 

00 



3 to 4 ft. 

.. 4 

00 

30 

00 



4 to 5 ft. 

.. 6 

00 

50 

00 



5 to 6 ft. 

.. 9 

00 

80 

00 



6 to 7 ft. 

..14 

00 

120 

00 



7 to 8 ft. 

.. 16 

00 





8 to 10 ft. 

. . 20 

00 






VACCINIUM erythrocarpum. 

1 to 2 ft. 50 4 00 

*macrocarpon. American Cranberry. 


Clumps. 

10 

75 

5 

00 

pallidum. 





6 to 12 in. 

30 

2 00 

17 

SO 

1 to 2 ft. 

AO 

3 00 

20 

00 

1 to 2 ft., cl.. .. 

00 

A 00 

30 

00 

2 to 3 ft., cl. . .. 

80 

0 00 

50 

00 

3 to 4 ft., cl- 

I 00 

8 00 




Vaccinium pennsylvanicum. 



Each 

10 

100 

1.000 

3 to 6 in. 

So 30 

Si 75 




stamineum. 






I tO l J /2 ft. 

.. 25 

2 00 

S16 

00 


1 ^ tO 2 ft. 

35 

3 00 

25 

00 


I tO l l /2 ft., Cl.. 

50 

3 50 

30 

00 


I l /2 tO 2 ft.. Cl.. 

75 

5 00 

40 

00 


2 to 3 ft., cl_ 

I 00 

8 00 




VIBURNUM acerifolium 

m 




6 to 12 in. 

15 

75 

5 

00 


1 to 2 ft. 

20 

I 25 

10 

00 


2 to 3 ft. 

30 

2 00 

18 

00 


3 to 4 ft. 

50 

3 50 




alnifolium. 






1 to 2 ft. 

30 

I 75 




2 to 3 ft. 

40 

2 50 




3 to 4 ft. 

75 

4 OO 




4 to 6 ft. 

I 00 

6 00 




VIBURNUM CASSINOIDES. 




6 to 12 in. 

20 

I 00 

8 

00 


1 to 2 ft. 

25 

I 50 

12 

00 


2 to 3 ft. 

30 

I 75 

15 

00 


3 to 4 ft., cl - 

75 

4 00 

37 

50 S250 00 

4 to 6 ft., cl.... 

I 00 

6 00 

50 

00 


6 to 8 ft., cl.. .. 

I 50 

12 00 




dentatum. 






6 to 12 in. S.. . 

10 

60 

5 

00 


1 to 2 ft. S . 

15 

1 00 

8 

00 


1 to 2 ft . 

20 

1 50 

10 

00 


2 to 3 ft., cl.. .. 

35 

3 00 




4 to 5 ft., cl.. . . 

75 

6 00 




opulus. 






I to 2 ft . 

20 

1 50 

10 

00 


2 to 3 ft . 

30 

2 50 

20 

00 


3 to 4 ft. 

40 

3 50 




4 to 0 ft. 

60 

S 00 




WISTERIA sinensis alba 

a 




6 to 12 in. 

25 

2 00 




1 to 2 ft. 

40 

3 50 




ZANTHORHIZA APIIFOLIA. 

Yellow-Root. 

3 to 6 in. 

10 

50 

4 

00 

30 00 

6 to 12 in. 

15 

75 

5 

00 

40 00 

I tO l'/2 ft. 

20 

90 

7 

00 

60 00 

3 to 6 in., cl. . 

20 

1 no 

6 

00 

50 00 

6 to 12 in., cl... 

25 

1 25 

8 

00 

70 00 

I tO ft.. Cl.. 

35 

2 50 

18 

00 

150 00 

\ x /l to 2 ft., cl.. 

50 

4 00 

30 

00 




Eplgaoa repons (Mayflower, or Trailing Arbutus). See page 55 


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HIGHLANDS NURSERY PRICE-LIST 


Hardy Herbaceous Perennials, 
Vines, Aquatics, Ferns, Orchids, 
Lilies, and Bulbous Plants 


ACONITUM reclinatum. $o 40 

uncinatum. 20 

ACORUS calamus. 20 

ACT^A alba. 30 

rubra. 30 

ALLIUM cernuum. 20 

tricoccum. 20 


AMSONIA tabernaemontana. Clumps 
ARCHANGELICA hirsuta. 


ARIS/EMA triphyllum. 
ARTEMISIA gracilis 
ASARUM macranthum 


ASTERS, in variety—acuminatus, cordifolius, macrophyllus, 
puniceus, umbellatus. 


CACTI, Hardy Species Cactus—Opuntia arcnaria, Opuntia 
camanchica, Opuntia major, Opuntia humifusa cymo- 
chila, Opuntia humifusa greeni, Opuntia polyantha.. 



Hardy Cacti anions rocks 


CALOPOGON 
pulchcllus. . 

CAMPANULA 
divaricata . . 

*CAREX fraseri 

CHAM/ELI- 
RIUM luteum 

C H E L O N E 

glabra. 

lyonl. 

C I C U T A 

maculata.. . 

CIMICIFUGA 
amcricana.. 
racemosa.. . 

CLEMATIS 

crispa. 

frcmonti ... 
vitalba. 


*CLINTONIA umbcllulata 
COLLINSONIA canadensis 
CONVALLARIA majalis 

COREOPSIS lanceolata 

major. 

rosea. 

verticillata. 


CYPRIPEDIUM acaule. Light.. 

Strong. 

reginae. Light... . 

Strong... 

DICENTRA eximia . 

DIOSCOREA villosa . 

DIPHYLLEIA cymosa 
DISPORUM lanuginosum 

*EPIGAEA repens. Trailing Arbutus. Established clumps . 

“Collected" clumps... 

ERYTHRONIUM americanum 

EUPATORIUM urticaefolium . 

perfoliatum. 

purpureum. 

EUPHORBIA corollata.. 


20 

IS 

20 

40 

20 

20 


S5 

25 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

15 

40 

30 

30 

15 

IS 

15 

IS 

15 

20 

20 

15 

20 

15 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

40 

25 

10 

20 

20 

25 

20 


10 100 1,000 

S3 00 
1 00 

1 00 $8 00 

1 75 16 00 

1 75 

1 25 8 00 

1 00 

I 00 8 00 

75 6 00 

1 00 8 00 

2 50 
I 00 


I 

00 

s 

00 

$^o 

00 

5 

00 

35 

00 



1 

50 

12 

00 



1 

00 





1 

25 

10 

00 

80 

00 

1 

00 

8 

00 

70 

00 

1 

00 

8 

00 

70 

00 

1 

00 

8 

00 

70 

00 

1 

00 





1 

00 

8 

00 

70 

00 


75 

6 

00 

50 

00 

2 

75 

20 

00 



2 

00 





1 

75 

16 

00 




75 

6 

00 




75 

6 

00 




75 

5 

00 




75 

6 

00 




75 

6 

00 



1 

00 

8 

00 



1 

00 

8 

00 




75 

5 

00 

40 

00 

1 

25 

10 

00 

70 

00 


75 

5 

00 

40 

00 

1 

25 

10 

00 

80 

00 

1 

50 

12 

00 



1 

00 

7 

00 



1 

25 

10 

00 



I 

25 

9 

00 



2 

50 

22 

50 



1 

50 

12 

00 

100 

00 


5 o 

2 

00 

16 

00 

1 

25 

10 

00 



1 

25 

10 

00 



1 

50 

12 

50 



I 

00 

8 

00 




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KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 

HIGHLANDS NURSERY PRICE-LIST 

FERNS, HARDY NATIVE SPECIES 


ASPLENIUM filix-fcemina. 

*BOTRYCHIUM Virginianum. 

*DRYOPTERIS goldieana. 

*marginalis. 

*noveboracensis. 

*spinulosa. 

thelypteris. 

ONOCLEA sensibilis. 

OSMUNDA cinnamomea, claytoniana, a 

*POLYPODIUM vulgare. 

*POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides. 

PTERIDIUM aquilinum. 

*GALAX aphylla. Established clumps. 

"Collected" clumps. 

GAULTHERIA procumbens. Clumps_ 

G1LLEN1A stipulata. Strong. 

GENTIANA andrewsi. Light. 

Strong. 

HABENARIA ciliaris. 

HELIANTHUS strumosus. 

*HELONIAS bullata. 

HEPATICA acutiloba. 

HEUCHERA americana and villosa. 

HOUSTONIA purpurea and serpyllifolia. 

HUMULUS lupulus. 

IRIS cristata. 

pscudacorus. 

*vcrna. Clumps. 

LIATRIS (Lacinaria) spicata. 

spicata montana. 


LILIUM canadcnse. Wild Yellow Lily, 
carollnianum. Carolina Lily, i yr 

2nd size. 

i si size. 

gray!, i yr. from scales. 

2nd size. 

jhI size. 

superbum. Turk's-Cap Lily. 3rd size. 

2nd size.. 

1 st size. 

MITCHELLA ropons. C lumps. 

IVIONARDA didyma. 

OAKESIA sossllifolia. 

ORONTIUM aquatlcum. 

PANAX fAralia) quinqucfolium. 3rd size 


LILIES 

2nd size.... 
from .scales. 



2nd size. 
isL size.. 


Shortln. One of our choicest introductions 


PODOPHYLLUM 
peltatum.. 

POLYGONATUM 
biflorum.... 
commutatum 

♦POTENTILLA 
tridentata 

SANGU I NARIA 

canadensis. 

B1oodroot 

Strong. 

(Sanguinaria is 
shipped entirely at 
consignee's risk.) 


Each 

10 

100 

1 .000 

So 20 

Si 

25 

Sio 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



20 

1 

00 

7 

00 



20 

1 

25 

10 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 

S60 

00 

20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 

60 

00 

20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



25 

1 

50 

12 

00 

100 

00 

15 


75 

6 

00 

35 

00 

20 

1 

oc 

8 

00 



15 


75 

6 

00 

50 

00 

25 

1 

50 

12 

00 

90 

00 

20 

1 

00 

8 

00 

50 

00 

25 

1 

50 

10 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



15 


75 

5 

00 

35 

00 

20 

1 

00 

6 

00 

50 

00 

20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



15 


75 

6 

00 

40 

00 

20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



25 

1 

50 

10 

00 

80 

00 

20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



25 

1 

50 

10 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



20 

1 

00 





10 


60 

5 

00 



15 


50 

4 

00 

25 

00 

20 

r 

00 

7 

00 



25 

1 

25 

10 

00 



10 


50 

4 

00 

35 

00 

20 

1 

00 

6 

00 

50 

00 

25 

1 

25 

10 

00 

80 

00 

10 


40 

2 

00 

18 

00 

15 


75 

5 

00 

30 

00 

20 

1 

00 

8 

00 

60 

00 

25 

1 

50 

10 

00 



20 

1 

25 

10 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



25 

1 

50 







60 

5 

00 

35 

00 



85 

7 

50 

65 

00 


1 

25 

10 

00 

90 

00 

1 

15 


75 

6 

00 



1 

>5 


75 

6 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



i 

20 

i 

1 

00 

8 

00 



15 


75 

6 

00 

36 

00 


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GROWN IN THE CAROLINA 

HIGHLANDS NURSERY PRICE-LIST 

SAXIFRAGA leucanthemifolia. 

*SHORTIA galacifolia. 2nd size. 

SILENE stellata. 

virginica. 

SOLIDAGO canadensis, bootti, erecta, glomerata, odora, 
pallida, patula, pubens, and rugosa. 

STEIRONEMA ciliatum, quadrifolium, and terrestris. 

STENANTHIUM robustum. Mountain Feather Fleece. 

3rd size. 

2nd size. 

1st size. 

THERMOPSIS caroliniana. Strong. 

Light. !;;; 

TRADESCANTIA virginiana. 

TRILLIUM erectum. 2nd size. 

1st size. 

erectum var. album. Strong. 

recurvatum. 

stylosum. 2nd size. 

1st size. 

undulatum. 2nd size. 

1st size. 

UVULARIA perfoliata. 

VINCA minor. Strong. 

VIOLA cucullata. 

pedata. 

pedata bicolor. 

rotundifolia. 

sagittata. 

*XEROPH YLLUM asphodeloides. 

YUCCA filamentosa. 2-yr. seedlings. 

: flaccida. . 

*glauca. 

ZYGADENUS muscaetoxicus. 


MOUNTAINS 


Each 

10 

100 

1.000 

$0 25 

Si 

50 





35 

2 

00 SiS 

00 



20 

1 

00 

S 

00 



20 

I 

25 

10 

00 



20 

I 

00 

S 

00 

56 s 

00 

15 


75 

6 

00 



20 

1 

00 

S 

00 

60 

00 

25 

1 

50 

12 

50 

100 

00 

50 

3 

00 

26 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



10 


60 

5 

00 



20 

1 

00 

S 

00 



10 


40 

O 

00 

18 

00 

15 


75 

5 

00 

30 

00 

20 

1 

00 

S 

00 



15 


75 

6 

00 

50 

00 

10 


60 

4 

00 

30 

00 

15 


75 

6 

00 

50 

00 

IO 


60 

4 

00 

30 

00 

15 


75 

6 

00 

40 

00 

20 

I 

00 

8 

00 



20 

I 

00 

8 

00 



20 

I 

00 

8 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



30 

1 

75 

14 

00 



20 

1 

00 

8 

00 



20 

1 

00 





35 

2 

00 

15 

00 



10 


40 

3 

00 

20 

00 

20 

1 

00 

8 

00 

60 

00 

25 

1 

50 

12 

5<> 



15 


75 

6 

00 





Stenanthium robustum at Highlands Nursery 
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^y/, KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 

HIGHLANDS NURSERY PRICE-LIST 

RHODODENDRONS AND MOUNTAIN 

LAUREL 

“COLLECTED” CLUMPS BY THE CARLOAD 


Delivered at your station. To be shipped from point determined by me 

For the area covered and effect produced, a carload of Rhododendrons or Kalmias, offered 
herein, is the cheapest landscape proposition offered. I ship an unusual grade of splendid clumps, 
each plant a specimen and burlaped separately. Don’t accept cheap stock, thrown into cars without 
burlaping, and with the fine, hair-like rootlets inevitably exposed. You will be disappointed and 
find it expensive in the end. While fine results may be had from “collected” Rhododendrons, par¬ 
ticularly if purchased from a reliable source, where greatest care is used in digging and handling, 
results are never so sure as when nursery-grown stock is used. 


RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE “Collected” Clumps 

Each plant collected from the open. Prices, delivered f. o. b. your station, if east of the 
Mississippi River. These prices are net and subject to no discount. Burlaping is not 
charged extra on these special car offers. 


Car containing 200 clumps, 1 to 3^2 ft., for.$280 00 

Car containing 300 clumps, 1 to z'A ft-, for. 3S0 00 

Car containing 400 clumps, 1 to 3^2 ft., for. 480 00 

Car containing 600 clumps, 1 to z x A ft., for. 600 00 


Other combinations and sizes quoted on request. 


RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM “Collected” Clumps 


Prices in carload lots, delivered f. 0. b. your station, if east of the Mississippi River. 
Collected from open ground. These prices are net and subject to no discount. Burlaping is 
not charged extra on these special car offers. 



Car containing 300 clumps, to 4 ft., for 

Car containing 400 clumps, 1 % to 4 ft., for 

Car containing 600 clumps, 1 l A to 4 ft., for 

Other sizes or combinations 
will be made up to suit customers. 

It is far cheaper to buy 
my kind at slightly 
increased price, and 
have plants 
that will 
grow. 


$300 00 
375 00 
500 00 


Rhododendron oatawblenso as grown m "clumps'' at Highlands Nursery 

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GROWN IN THE CAROLINA MOUNTAINS 


HIGHLANDS NURSERY PRICE-LIST 

RHODODENDRON maximum and r. catawbiense 

“Collected” Clumps by the carload 

Mixed cars, delivered free at any station east of the Mississippi River. These prices 
are net and subject to no discount. Burlaping is not charged extra on these special car offers. 

Car containing 150 maximum and 150 catawbiense, collected as above, to 4 ft., clumps— 
total of 300—for $400. Car containing 250 maximum and 250 catawbiense, 1 x /i to 4 ft., clumps— 
total of 500—for 5550 - 

KALMIA LATIFOLIA (MOUNTAIN LAUREL) 

“Collected” Clumps by the carload 

Highest-class clumps collected from the open, delivered free at your station, if east of 
the Mississippi River. These prices are net and subject to no discount. Burlaping is not 
charged extra on these special car offers. 

Car containing 400 clumps, 1 to 3>< ft., for $375. Kalmia may be added to help fill any Rho¬ 
dodendron car at 90 cts. per clump, not less than 100 clumps in shipment. 

The above “carload” offers are made with a view of furnishing a variety of sizes that will 
permit of naturalistic grouping. 

Have your clumps burlaped. It is the only proper way to handle specimen plants. See 

below for cost 


“COLLECTED 55 RHODODENDRONS AND KALMIA BY 
THE 100 AND 1,000 AND FREIGHT INFORMATION 

The number that may be shipped in a car varies largely, depending on sizes. The minimum 
weight allowed per car is 16,000 pounds, with a freight rate from my Highlands Nursery to Balti¬ 
more of 584, New York $ 88 , and Boston $96. 

A car may easily be loaded much heavier, with proportionate increased freight charge, but not 
increasing the cost per plant. 

A full car travels with greater safety than one with a small load. 

All “clumps” offered below are collected with a good ball and arc burlaped separately. 

Burlaping is charged at cost, as below. We always burlap clumps unless expressly ordered 

otherwise 


PRICES OF “COLLECTED” CLUMPS OF RHODODENDRONS AND KALMIAS 


RHODODENDRON catawbiense. 

Each 

10 

100 

1,000 

1 to 2 ft., “collected" clumps. 


$10 

00 

$80 

00 

$700 

00 

2 to 3 ft., “collected” clumps. 

. 2 00 

IS 

00 

130 

00 

1,000 

00 

3 to 4 ft., “collected" clumps. 

. 3 00 

25 

00 

220 

00 



4 to 5 ft., “collected” dumps. 

. 5 00 

40 

00 

350 

00 



maximum. The Great American Rosebay. 








1 to 2 ft., “collected” chimps. 

. 1 25 

8 

00 

70 

00 

650 

00 

2 to 3 ft., “collected” clumps. 

. 2 OO 

12 

50 

100 

00 

850 

00 

3 to 4 ft., “collected” chimps. 

. 2 75 

20 

00 

160 

00 

1,400 

00 

4 to 5 ft., “collected” clumps. 


30 

00 

275 

00 

2,500 

00 

5 to 6 ft., “collected” clumps. 

. 6 00 

50 

00 

400 

00 



6 to 7 ft., “collected" clumps. 


b 5 

00 

540 

00 



KALMIA latifolia. Mountain Laurel. 








1 to 2 ft., “collected” clumps. 


7 

00 

60 

00 

550 

00 

2 to 3 ft., “collected” clumps. 


12 

50 

100 

00 

850 

00 

3 to 4 ft., “collected” clumps. 


17 

50 

150 

00 

1,300 

00 


BURLAPING 

It always pays to burlap the larger sizes of trees anti shrubs, especially evergreens, even if 
planted the same day. No charge is made for burlaping single plants as quoted. Otherwise burlaping 
is charged as follows: 

2 to 3 ft., clumps and trees, 5 cents each 

3 to 4 ft., clumps and trees, 7 cents each 

4 to 6 ft., clumps and trees, 8 cents each 

6 to 8 ft., clumps and trees, 10 cents each 

and larger sizes in proportion. Unless instructed to the contrary, I assume customers desire 
proper burlaping, which will be added to the invoice. 

Always address. 


HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner 

Salem, Massachusetts 


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/r. 




KELSE Y’S 


Linville River Railway 



Eati mating poplar blocks used 
in making wooden bowls 



Cranberry, N. C., iron mines 


r 

1 

i 

• 1 

1. 

• r* 7jY ■ * 

1 11 


1 1 


13^ 


Seedlings and wed beds at 
■Highlands Nursery 



Single specimens of Rhododen¬ 
drons and Kalinins at Highlands 
Nursery 


— 



View from Grandfather Moun¬ 
tain, 5,07s feet elevation, in the 
Carolina mountains 


HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 


A TRIP TO HIGHLANDS 
NURSERY AND THE HIGH 
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS 

To the botanist or the lover of wild landscape 
beauty there is perhaps no spot in the eastern United 
States that appeals more strongly than the high Caro¬ 
lina mountain region, with its wealth of rare flora and 
sublime mountain peaks and ranges, reaching an 
extreme elevation of 6,600 feet. Right in the heart of 
these high mountains, at 3,800 feet elevation, is located 
the Highlands Nursery, a unique establishment started 
over 20 years ago to grow the hardiest of our choice 
native Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and other beautiful 
native trees, shrubs, and flowers that grow here in a 
variety and profusion entirely unknown elsewhere in 
America. Many visitors come from all parts of the 
United States just to see our Nursery, but we want 
many more, and can assure you that a ride to the top 
of Grandfather Mountain is alone worth the trip. 

HOW TO COME 

Highlands Nursery is not inaccessible. The best 
way is to buy an excursion ticket from any large city 
to Cranberry, N. C., via Johnson City, Tenn. At 
Johnson City you leave the 1 ‘broad-gauge” Southern 
Railway and take a “narrow-gauge” train up through 
the wild “Doe Gorge” to Cranberry, where after 
dinner you board the Linville River Railway train, 
hauled by a “Shay” locomotive, for the terminus, 
Pineola, N. C., arriving perhaps an hour and a half 
later. We have pictured a very few of the interesting 
scenes along the route, not forgetting a bit or two of 
our Nursery, for, after all, that is our main reason for 
wanting you to come. At Pineola Station our 
Superintendent will meet you with a carriage if 
notified in advance, and aid in mapping out any trip 
you may wish to take through the mountains. There 
are good inns at Pineola and Linville, but a short 
distance from Highlands Nursery. Fuller information 
will gladly be given to those interested. Please write 
direct to 

HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner 

SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 

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WHEN ORDERING PLEASE NOTE 

USE PRINTED ORDER FORM; it aids in filling your order accurately and promptly 

BOXFORD NURSERY ) State from which Nursery you wish order sent, and use 
HIGHLANDS NURSERY J corresponding price-list. 

HIGHLANDS NURSERY SHIPMENTS arc made from Pineola, X. C\, freight station. 
Freight and express rates gladly quoted. \ ia Norfolk steamship lines, deliveries to northern 
and eastern points are quick and rates are low. 

BOXFORD NURSERY SHIPMENTS are made from Boxford, Mass., station, or |>y 
truck deliver}’ to nearby points. Trucking charged for at cost. 

PACKING CHARGES free at prices quoted in this catalog for freight and express 
shipments. 

FALL SHIPPING BEGINS IN AUGUST, when I send out large Rhododendrons, 
Kalmias, and other evergreens, and bulbs and herbaceous plants, general stock going out 
in October and November. In spring shipments are made from about March 1 to May 15 . 
Give shipping instructions, unless you wish to leave it to me, when I use my best judgment, 

but assume no risk. 

SHIPMENTS OF “COLLECTED” RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM and KAL¬ 
MIAS are from my special fields in Pennsylvania and the South, depending on destination 
and quality of stock desired. The best clumps come from the South, from high altitudes. 
“Collected” Rhododendron catawbiense comes only from the South. 

PRICES are made to fit the quality of stock sent out. Few realize that the real value of 
nursery stock is largely underground. Frequent transplanting, and handling specimens with 
adequate, burlaped balls means success and quick results, ft costs more, but it is the fixed 
policy of the Boxford Nursery; and “cheap" stock will not be handled or sent out. The best 
is always the cheapest. 

AN EXTRA PRICE is always charged for special selection on the grounds. 

Prices quoted in this catalog are net. I offer no premiums, discounts, or gratuities to 
private gardeners, superintendents, or other employees. 

Nurserymen, landscape architects, and superintendents of parks, cemeteries, and other 
public works are requested to apply for special rates. 


TERMS 

TERMS cash, or satisfactory references from unknown parties. Accounts due the first 
of each month, unless by special arrangement. Five plants are sold at 10 rate, 50 at 100 rate, 
500 at 1 ,<xx) rate. 

PRICES QUOTED are for grades as specified. For extra selection an extra charge is 
made to fit the value of the plants. 

SEND FOREIGN REMITTANCES BY POSTAL MONEY ORDER, drawn on Salem, 
Mass., post office, or by New York or Boston exchange. An American dollar equals four 
shillings, four marks, or five francs. 

PACKING CHARGES, EXCEPT BURLAPING, FREE, at prices in this catalog 
for shipment by freight or express. Team and auto delivery to North Shore or Boston points 
at reasonable cost. 


GUARANTEE 

No guarantee, expressed or implied, is made that stock will grow whether planted by 
me or not. 

Having no control over after-treatment of plantings, or over weather conditions, it is 
obvious that purchaser must assume all responsibility after delivery in good condition. 

t .All shipments travel at consignee’s risk, and transportation companies must be held 
liable for damage in transit. 

C laims for errors must be made on receipt of goods. If there is any mistake or fault on 
my part, it will gladly be rectified. 


highlands nursery 

3,800 Feet Elevation 
In the Carolina Mountains 


HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner 


BOXFORD NURSERY, Boxford, Mass. SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 


J. Horace McFarland Company, Horticultural Printers, Harrisburg, Pa. 









Kelsey’s Hardy American 
Rhododendrons, Azaleas and 
Carolina Mountain Flowers 


Ferns, Cacti, Insectivorous Plants, Ground Covers and 
Plants for Rock, Water and Bog Gardens, Woodlands 
and Borders, and all Permanent Plantings 



Azalea lutea (calendulacea) 

GREAT FLAME AZALEA 

The most regal of all the species, native or exotic, and a noble represen¬ 
tative of our rich Carolina mountain flora. The great botanist Bartram, speak¬ 
ing of it in his “Travels,” calls it the “fiery Azalea,” and says: “This epithet 
fiery I annex to this most celebrated species of Azalea as being expressive of 
the appearance of its flowers, which are in general of the color of the finest red 
lead, orange and bright gold as well as yellow and cream-color. This is certainly 
the most gay and brilliant-flowering shrub yet known.” No more striking land¬ 
scape effect can be produced than a hillside of A. lutea in full bloom. Nearly all 
quoted above 18 in. are budded. See color illustration on front cover. 

HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, Salem, Massachusetts
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