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Herniary Tufted Pansy

Viola tricolorPansy

B. Dry Locations. The plants in the following group are es-pecially adapted for growing on slopes which are continuously more orless dry. The heavy foliage of the plants often forms a ground coverwhich conserves the moisture and many of them are the deep-rootedtypes which will thrive on sandy soils where a normal amount of wateris not always available.

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Festuca glauca

Bearberry Blue Fescue Grass

Arenaria caespitosa Gaultheria procumbens

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