Preface. 



used. Prof. Martin, indeed, saj-.s that in the Engadine there are a certain 

 nunnber of species unknown to the rest of Switzerland, but very common 

 in the north of Europe, and instances five : Thalictrum alpinum Trientahs 

 europsea, Juncus castaneus and stygius, Care.x Vahlii ; then he goes on to 

 state that the number of " plantes boreales " amounts in the Engadine, according 

 to M. Heer, to eighty, but says nothing about these being unknown in other 

 parts of Switzerland, and indeed the very instance he gives out of these eight}-, 

 " Lc Saule des Lapons " proves this, for it is a plant which is found in other parts 

 of the Swiss Alps. Even of the five species given by Prof Martin two at least 

 appear to have been found elsewhere : Trientalis europxa in Ursernthale and 

 Juncus stygius in Canton Schwyz, near Einsiedeln. 



It must not be imagined that the present volume pretends to be a complete 

 " Flora of the Engadine," or even contains drawings of all the rarer species, — it 

 can only be considered as a contribution to such a work ; but the illustrations 

 have this advantage, that the originals were all drawn and coloured from freshly 

 gathered specimens, and are of the size of life. The plates are arranged 

 according to Bouvier's Flore dcs Alpes de la Suisse et de la Snvoie, i8jS ; 

 and in the short descriptive catalogue, I have made frequent use of Wood's 

 Tourist's Flora. The English, French, German, and Italian names of the 

 Genera are given where they are not a mere reproduction of the Latin ; 

 also a sign of duration, or of general size, as a, for annual, T, for tree ; the 

 approximate months of flowering expressed in figures ; the letter B if the 

 plant is an inhabitant of the British Isles ; the position, or soil in which any 

 plant may be expected to be found ; any peculiarity which serves to 

 distinguish one flower from another bearing a general resemblance to it ; 

 and one locality for all the rarer species. With regard to this last point, it 

 will be understood that the plants are not confined to the localities named, 

 but that I have gathered them myself in the spots so given in every case, 

 except where the letter C follows the locality, when I have the authority 

 of Herr Caviezel, of Pontresina, that they grow there. My thanks are 

 in an especial manner due to him, and to his two sons, who brought me 

 specimens of many of the rarer species, and gave me much useful 

 information, without which this volume would have been more imperfect 

 than it is. 



EVELYN D. HEATHCOTE. 



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