Contents 



CHAPTER I 



FAGS 



The Rival Seasons . ... # » • . 1 



CHAPTER n 



Spring in the Alps ...,,,, 10 



CHAPTER III 

 The Crocus, and some Dreaming ..... 29 



CHAPTER IV 

 Where do ' Alpines ' Begin ? . , , . . 37 



CHAPTER V 

 Certain Characteristics of Alpine Plants ... 51 



CHAPTER VI 



Summer in the Alps ....... 64 



CHAFrER VII 

 Concerning some Spring and Summer Alpines . • 89 



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