ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Wednesday, March 27, 1996              TAG: 9603270061
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: A-1  EDITION: METRO 

A RARE BEAUTY

LENGTH: Short :   16 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  1996/The Nature Conservancy. The Nature Conservancy 
          bought 41 acres from a Montgomery County couple to preserve the 
          unique habitat that allows Addison's leatherflower and another 
          endangered plant to flourish. Story on C1. color.