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and other Southern States, growing in woods or on 

 shaded hillsides. In this country it flowers in May and 

 is easily cultivated, either in pans of peaty soil surfaced 

 with spagnum, or on a peaty border in shade. It is 

 a moisture-loving plant, and the spagnum should be 

 kept alive by sufficient water, though not necessarily in 

 winter. 



