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of the accumulation of snow, the following were recorded : — 

 Arabis alpestris, Schleich, var. hirsuta, Koch ; A. serpyllifolia, 

 Vill. ; Draba nivea, Sant., Thlaspi rotundi/olium, L., Eanunculus 

 Phthora, Crntz. 



A visit to the Lower Engadine yielded Coronilla varia, L., 

 Astragalus Onobrychis, L. ; Eyoscyamus niger, L., Melampyrum 

 cristatum, L., the most handsome species of the cow-wheat 

 family ; and Myosotis hispida, Schlecht. Delphinium consolida, 

 L., and Adonis autumnalis, L., were found along the borders of 

 cultivated fields. 



In the Upper Engadine Oxytropis Halhri, Bunge, and 0. 

 sordida, DC, were blooming freely, both being rare species. 

 Around Samaden many plants were collected, such as Androsace 

 lactea, L., Plantago alpina, L., Festuca violacea, Gaud., Pedicu- 

 laris recutita, L., Hieracium villosum, L., Dracocephalum Ruy- 

 schiamtm, L., C oeloglossum viride, Hartm., and among the 

 wooded slopes Gentiana lutea, L., and G. purpurea intermixed 

 with Veratrum album, L. 



Near Pontresina, Saxifraga bryoides, L., S. oppositi/olia, L., 

 .S^. elongata, Engl.; and S. exarata, Vill., were discovered in flower. 

 Fine plants of Arinicium clusii, Koch., and Bupleurum stellatum, 

 L., were also obtained, along with Linaria alpina, Mill., and its 

 variety, unicolor, all blue. Achillea moschata, L., is used as a 

 remedy for many ailments among the country people, and forms 

 the principal ingredient in the popular liqueur " Iva." Its taste 

 and odour resemble that of the camomile plant. Saxifraga 

 androsacea, L., S. pygmcea, Han., Draba frigida, Sant., and 

 Gagea Liottardi, Schult, were obtained about 7,000 feet up 

 amongst the snow, along with hundreds of perfectly formed 

 specimens of Edelweiss. On the Padella were found thousands 

 of the very rare Ranuncidus parnassifolius, L., a discovery which 

 seems to show that Nature has her own quiet spots, quite out of 

 reach of the tourist or the Swiss native, wherein she preserves 

 from extinction plants which seem otherwise doomed to be 

 exterminated. Dr. Brown concluded by a glowing reference to 

 the beauty of these Alpine valleys when carpeted from side to 

 side with myriads of the brightest coloured flowers, and stated 

 that these regions were for botanists an unending source of 

 enjoyment and delight. 



