**Exhibit      10.49**

**AMENDMENT      NO. 2 TO**

**LOAN      AND SECURITY AGREEMENT**

**Section      6**

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*Signature      Pages Follow*

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|   | BORROWER:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   | HINES NURSERIES, INC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   | By:   /s/                Claudia                Pieropan                                                                                                                                                |
|   | Title:    CFO                                                                                                 |
|   | Name:  Claudia                Pieropan                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   | PARENT:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   | HINES HORTICULTURE, INC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   | By:   /s/                Claudia                Pieropan                                                                                                                                      |
|   | Title:    CFO                                                                                            |
|   | Name:  Claudia                Pieropan                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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|   | AGENT                  AND LENDERS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   | BANK                  OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent and a Lender                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   | By:   /s/ Jason                Riley                                                                                                   |
|   | Title:   Vice                President                                                                                                                                              |
|   | Name:                   Jason                  Riley                                                                                                                                |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as                a                Lender                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   | By:   /s/ Gregory                Hall                                                                                                  |
|   | Title:    Vice                President                                                                                                                                             |
|   | Name:  Gregory                  Hall                                                                                                                                                |

**Signature        Page to Amendment No. 1 to  **

**Loan        and Security Agreement] **

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