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may leave the rocks and grow on the ground, or on the bases of the trees, 

 as in the hemlock forest in Little Rocky branch, where such habits are 

 permitted by the very great humidity, together with the absence of fall- 



Fig. 20. Shad Bush ( Ainalaiuhiei) on the Cliff Overlooking the Canyon of Queer Creek. 



ing leaves and of competition of other plants. Likewise, when removed 

 to a garden and competing plants artificially eliminated, it thrives well 

 on the ground. Tliis, moreover, seems to be an entirely normal habitat 



