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BEAUTIFUL | 
NATIVE PLANTS 
FROM THE 
HIGH PLAINS, BADLANDS 
AND BLACK HILLS 
US Si iaeee de eka ccreecieve rs er 

PHLOX HOODI AT HOME in the scree of res- 
idual material of a very ancient stream bed in the 
Black Hills. Like remnants of a Maytime snowfall 
the dainty Phlox attracts the eye. But the florets 
are more lasting than snowflakes and their roots 
may be transplanted, and propagated, and held cap- 
tive for their recurrent bounty. 
A few weeks later portions of this natural garden 
are again whitened by Penstemon albidus, and still 
later comes the glorious pink flush of Echinacea. 
The pin-cushiony Echinocereus dwells here and 
many another gem. 
Nearly all the Phlox groups in the picture are of 
the same stock. That is, all the product of a single 
seed. How many years since the natal day of this 
beauty? The Phlox spreads very slowly, against 
competition and other impediments. Perhaps a cen- 
tury or two. 
CLAUDE A. BARR 
dy 
PRAIRIE GEM RANCH 
Smithwick, South Dakota 
