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How to grow 



This species is not injured by temperatures twenty-five 

 degrees below zero, and hence may be grown out of doors 

 throughout the country generally. It furnishes very in- 

 teresting specimens for rock gardens. Plants grow readily 

 in gravelly loam or limestone soils and may be transplanted at 

 any season. They thrive even in the hot Southwest but 

 should be given partial shade there and moderate irrigation. 

 In these warmer climates they blossom as early as April 

 but rarely mature fruit. They grow easily from seed in 

 moist sandy soil or clay loam with part shade, and prefer- 

 ably in cooler climates. 



