Planche 15. 



Fig. 1. Benoite tragante (famille des Ro- 

 sacees). Cette espece est facile ä reconnaitre 

 ä ses longs stolons trag.ants ; eile a des fleurs 

 relativement tres grandes, d'un jaune lui- 

 sant. 



Eboulis, moraines, alluvions glaciaires, 

 de 2100 1 3000 m. 



Fig. 2. Benoite des montagnes. Diflfere 

 de la prec^dente surtout par l'absence de 

 stolons et par ses fleurs plus petites. 



Päturages, gazons, de 1600 ä 2700 m. 



Fig. 3. Potentille doree. Feuilles k cinq 

 folioles palmes. Bords des folioles garnis 

 de poils soyeux argentes. 



Päturages, gazons, humus, de 1200 a 

 2700 m. 



Fig. 4. Alchimille des Alpes. Caractd- 

 ris^e par l'aspect argentö de la face in- 

 f^rieure des feuilles, aspect du a la prdsenee 

 denombreux poils soyeux; fleurs verdätres, 

 caliee a quatre divisions. (Mauvaise herbe 

 des päturages.) 



Päturages, Heux ombrageux et humides, 

 de 1000 ä 2700 m. 



Fig. 5. Airelle des marais. Tres voisine 

 »p la myrtiUe, mais diflfere de cette derniere 

 par ses tiges cylindriques (sans aretes), ses 

 feuilles bleuätres en dessous, ses fleurs ag- 

 glomerees et ses baies fades, sans saveur. 



Tourbieres, humus, cretes rocheuses, de 

 800 k 3000 m. 



Fig. 6. Armoise Mutelline. Compos^e, 

 facile ä reconnaitre k l'arome intense de ses 

 feuilles recouvertes de poils soyeux. 



Eboulis, rochers, humus, de 2000 ä 

 3200 m. 



Plate 15. 



Fig. 1. Creeping Avens. Like No. 2— i 

 this plant belongs to the faraily of Rose- 

 worts (Rosaceae); these have numerous 

 stamens which are inserted on the tube of 

 the ealyx. Their leaves are usually pinna- 

 tedly or palmatedly cut. This species is 

 easily known by its foliated, long runners, 

 which creep over the stones; it has very 

 large flowers of a brilliant yellow. 



Slopes of debris, morains, glacier soil, 

 from about 2100—3000 m. 



Fig. 2. Mountain Avens. DiflFering from 

 the preceding espeeially by the absence of 

 runners and by its smaller flowers. The 

 wiglike rose-tinged head of fruits is com- 

 posed of numerous small fruits which are 

 crowned by the pinnated styles (like the 

 „Bocksbart" of the Alpine Anemone). 



Pastures, belts of turf, beds of mould, 

 from 1600 (rarely 1200) to 2700 m. 



Fig. 3. Golden Cinquefoil. The Cinque- 

 foils have their name from their usually 

 fingerlike divided leaves. The fivefingeved 

 leaves of this species are remarkable from 

 the silverhairedmargiu of their leafsegments, 

 Pastures, belts of turf, from 1200 (rarely 

 900) to 2700 m. 



Fig. 4. Alpine Lady's Mantle. Character- 

 ised by its hairiness on the inider side of 

 the leaves which glitter like silk. Flowers 

 inconspicuous, 4-lobed. It is a bad weed 

 which quite spoils damp pastures by its 

 exuberant growth. 



Pastures, shadywoods, banks of streams, 

 from 1000 (rarely 700) to 2700 m. 



Fig. 5. Great Bilberry or Bog Whortle- 

 berry. Nearly allied to the Bilberry, but 

 differing from it by its round (not angular) 

 stem, by its leaves which are bluish green 

 on the under side, by its aggregated flowers 

 and by the insipid taste of its berries. 



Moors, beds of mould, aretes, from 

 800—3000 m., also descending lower. 



Fig. 6. Mutellina Wormwood. A Com- 

 posite, known ny the penetrating scent of 

 its silkely haired, finely cut leaves (espec. 

 streng on rubbing the leaves). 



Slopes of de bris, fissures of rocks, beds 

 of mould, from 2000—3200 m. 



