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the shrubs the Betula glandulosa is probably 

 commonest, while Dasiphora fruticosa and Salix 

 chlorophylla are next in prominence. Here and 

 there you will see the golden gaillardia, the silver 

 and blue columbines, splendid arrays of sedum, 

 many marsh-marigolds, lungworts, paint-brushes 

 of red and white and yellow green, beds of pur- 

 ple primroses, sprinklings of alpine gentians, 

 many clusters of live-forever, bunches of honey- 

 smelling valerian, with here and there standing 

 the tall stalks of fraseria, or monument-plant. 

 There are hundreds of other varieties of plants, 

 and the region above timber-line holds many 

 treasures that are dear to those who love flowers 

 and who appreciate them especially where cold 

 and snow keep them tiny. 



Above timber-line are many bright blossoms 

 that are familiar to us, but dwarfed to small size. 

 One needs to get down and lie upon the ground 

 and search carefully with a magnifying-glass, or 

 he will overlook many of these brave bright but 

 tiny flowers. Here are blue gentians less than 

 half an inch in height, bell-flowers only a trifle 

 higher, and alpine willows so tiny that their cat- 



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