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late leaves, rather membranous at the edge. Abounds in 

 many places. Some friends lately passing over the Julier- 

 Pass found it in such quantities that they kept on making 

 little bunches to present to the various travellers they met, 

 in order that these might enjoy the delicious scent. Grows 

 well and truly from seed. 



D. glacialis is said to have flowers of a brilliant rose 

 colour, and to grow almost close to the ground. Its rigid 

 grass-like leaves are an inch or an inch and a half long. 

 Very rare. Mont Umbrail in the Rhoetian Alps, Piz 

 Cucarne, Julier-Pass. 



20. Gypsophila. 



(PLATE XV.) 



This pretty family has, at first sight, somewhat the ap- 

 pearance of a Saxifrage, but there is a pinkish hue about it 

 which distinguishes it, and on closer examination its flowers 

 are seen to be in the form of a Dianthus. Stamens ten, 

 petals five. G. repens (Fig. 20) is found among the sandy 

 grit of rivers and mountains. Its terminal corymbs are 

 inclined to a three-fold division, the flowers are more or 

 less rosy, the leaves are smooth and linear. It is now much 

 cultivated in England to mix in nosegays. 



