PLANTS ADAPTED TO VARIOUS TYPES OF SOIL CONDITIONS : Page 489

All of the plants in the following list possess some characteristic whichfits them for growing in dry places and should be chosen for planting inthose dry spots upon embankments or on sandy soil where it is so hardto secure results with ordinary herbaceous perennials. While the plantsincluded in this list are called drought-resisting plants they are notsuch plants as will withstand deliberate abuse through lack of cultiva-tion or other normal care. The attempt to adapt plants of this kind toextreme soil conditions should not be made until a decision has beenreached that no changes in soil conditions are practicable or justifiable.