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ing creamy-white, saucer-shaped flowers in summer. A 

 native of the southern mountains, it should be planted 

 only in sheltered places in the Northern States, E. 



The Virginian Stuartia {8. Virginica) is another 

 fine species, more dwarf than the preceding kind, but 



Fig. 7. — STUARTIA {Stuartia pentagyna). 



resembling it in form, foliage, and time of flowering. 

 Not hardy north of Virginia, G. Several recent intro- 

 ductions from Japan have been reported, which have not 

 been well tested as yet. 



