26 ALPINE FLOWERS AND GARDENS 



the Alpenrose or Rhododendron, but the true 

 llosa alpina^ the rose without a thorn. And these 

 slopes, as soon as the Anemone is passing, will be 

 crowded witli Orchids in six or sev^en varieties, all in 

 flower with the Rose. 



On the other side of the hotel, covering a 

 picturesque pasture belonging partly to Martigny, 

 there is a profuse and varied flora, in many respects 

 differing from that just described. Here one will 

 find Soldanella alphui and Gentiana verna, together 

 with Micheli's Daisy, the Bell-Gentian, that curious 

 Alpine Coltsfoot, Homogyne alpina, and the little 

 brown- and-green Frog Orchid, growing in great 

 quantity among the Bilberries and Strawberries, 

 and presently to be replaced by St. Bruno's Lily, 

 Arnica, and a perfect sea of other flowers. And 

 the lawn-like turf of the pasture proper is a veritable 

 joy, with the purple Viola, the Antennaria, the little 

 Star-Gentian {Gentiana nivalis), the Rock Rose, 

 the small canary-yellow Dandelion, the Bell-Gentian, 

 the Vernal Gentian (of which there are white, lilac, 

 and Cambridge-blue forms), and the striking pagoda- 

 like pyramids of the Alpine Bugle {Ajuga pyra- 

 midalis), coloured so JEsthetically with brown- 

 madder and blue. Of pure luxury one could 

 desire nothing more ; for one may stroll out and 



