CHAPTER XIII 

 THE PINKS OF THE ALPS 



By HENRY CORREVON 



UPON mountain rocks, in dry, poor - soiled 

 pastures, and on arid, sun-scorched slopes, 

 everywhere, are to be seen, shining out like 

 twinkling stars, the rosy, blood-red, crimson and 

 purple flowers of the wild Pinks, some scentless, 

 some fragrant. It is a summer-long fairyland, whose 

 bright and pretty blossoms are a joy to see. 



Hidden in woodland are the exquisite flowers of 

 Dianthus superbus and its numerous following, while 

 shining in the high rocks, brilliant in the sunlight, are 

 the fiery corollas of D. avsius, Carthusianorum,sylvcstris, 

 Seguieri, and others ; and in the pastures, some hiding 

 in the grass, some rising above it, are D. glacialis, 

 alpinus, neglectus, &c. 



With the months of June and July the brilliant 

 show begins, with Dianthus Carthusianorum and 

 D. cxsiusy the earliest to flower ; presently it is in- 

 creased by other species ; and there soon follows a 

 whole scale of colour-tone and perfume, that rises 

 from the soil to delight and gratify the imagination. 



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