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ever, ripen their seeds in our climate. But the greater 

 number will have to be multiplied by division, or, in 

 the case of the more shrubby species, by slips or 

 cuttings. 



With a little experience, and probably after a few 

 failures, the tourist will find that he is able, in his own 

 garden, to perpetuate the recollection of many of his 

 most cherished finds. Species of Saxifraga and Sern- 

 pervivum are among those which will best repay his 

 attention. 



The following are the works which have been chiefly 

 consulted in the preparation of the accompanying 

 Flora : — 



Gremli. " The Flora of Switzerland^^ Translated by 



Paitson. 

 Christ. '■'Das Pflanzenleben der Schweiz^^ 

 CORREVON. " Les Plantes des AlpesJ^ 

 CORREVON. " Flore coloriee de Poche de la Suisse^ &^cJ' 

 Dalla-Torre. " Tour is fs Guide to the Flora of the Alps!* 



Translated by Bennett. 

 Seboth. " Alpine Plants Painted front Nature.^' Edited by 



Bennett. 

 Weber. " Die Alpenpflatizen Deiitschlands und der Schweiz." 

 Nyman. " Conspectus Florce EuropcecE.^'* 

 Ardoino. '•'■Flore du Departement des Alpes Maritimes.^* 

 Grenier & GODRON. " Flore de France.'^ 

 Philippi. " Flore des Pyrene'es." 



Hooker. " The Student's Flora of the British Islands." 

 Thurmann. " Essai de Phytostatique applique a la Chaine du 



fura." 

 Woods. " The Tourist's Floral 

 Lenticchia. " Contribuzioni alia Flora delta Svizzera italiajta." 



(Ticino.) In Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. for 1896. 



