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<br />;;~•~:or'.natlvo'plants is from;,March to September'. The. frost-free.:' ~.,.
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<br />species. besides mountain mahogany, frequent shrubs are squaw-
<br />. bush, wax currant, snakeweed and fringed sage. Some of the site
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