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Galax

Town located on the Carroll-Grayson county line, southwest Virginia; population (1990) 6,700. It is 34 km/21 mi south-southeast of Wytheville. Founded in 1903, the town grew as a Norfolk and Western Railroad spur, shipping local wood, glass, textile, and dairy products. The town's name derives from the mountain evergreen, used in wreaths and other decorations. Galax is a country music centre.



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Interest of foliage, as of Fern, Sempervivum, or Mossy Saxifrage; of habit, as tufted mats of Diapensia or irregular stems of Cotoneaster; or in fruits, as of Cornus canadensis, can always be employed to carry on the pictures when flowers are absent.
Creating a Plan for Your Rock Garden by Lynette Tyson / Home improvement and landscaping community
Still, the clusters of tiny white diapensia blooms, particularly on Katahdin, are spectacular.
Flora by Brechlin, Earl / Maine Adventure Guide
Most common are diapensia, which grow in thick dark-green cushions with white five-petaled blossoms.
On foot by Dugger, Elizabeth L. / New Hampshire Adventure Guide
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