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FIGURE 33.—Yellow Sage (Lantana camara L.) 
leaved plants occur mostly in dry districts. The plants grow from 
seeds, which are disseminated by animals, birds, and water. Yellow 
sage blossoms most profusely during the winter months but occasion- 
ally plants are found in blossom throughout the year. 
DisTrRIBUuTION AND Haprrat.—Yellow sage grows on all of the Vir- 
gin Islands from the driest to the wettest areas on almost any soil, 
in fullsun or partial shade. It commonly occurs in thickets with other 
species, along roadsides and ditchbanks, and around the boundary of 
wooded areas. It also grows around house sites, in waste places, 
dumping grounds, and in fence rows. The plants occur as weeds in 
pastures, gardens, provision grounds, and cultivated fields. It con- 
stitutes a rather serious pasture pest; but the size and shape of the 
shrub with its pretty flowers and dark- -green foliage make yellow 
sage very attractive, and it is occasionally planted as an ornamental 
in the Tropics. 
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