Record #:

13852

Author(s):

Lathrop, Virginia T.

Abstract:

The Mountains of North Carolina bloom between March and May. Comprising the Blue Ridge and the Great Smoky Mountains, this region boasts fringed orchids, azalea, lady slippers, robin trillium, rhododendron, and numerous varieties of wild flowers. In addition to these beautiful plant species, more than 1,300 tree, shrub, and herb varieties grow, as do 700 species of fungi, 330 mosses and liverworts, and 230 varieties of lichen.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 44, Apr 1953, p2-3, il

Subject(s):

Plants--North Carolina; Flowers--North Carolina

Record #:

13853

Author(s):

Miller, Draughn

Abstract:

Modeled after a French Renaissance castle, the Biltmore Estate, located in Asheville, North Carolina, is considered to be one of the finest homes in America. Commissioned by George Vanderbilt in 1887, the house was completed and opened by Christmas Day, 1895. Draughn focuses on the worldly and historic décor and possessions throughout the house, the majority of which were attained by Vanderbilt during travels overseas.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 44, Apr 1953, p4-5, 13, il

Subject(s):

Biltmore Estate (Asheville); Vanderbilt, George Washington II, 1862-1914