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supply was introduced at the top of the steps just 

 distinguishable in the last photograph referred to, and 

 trickled over the steps and spread itself out over the 

 moraine. 



In this little moraine I grow, among other plants, 

 Dianthus alpinus, that brilliant little plant, from the 

 Eastern Alps and Carpathians, D. glacialis, Anemone 

 vernalis, Douglasia vitaliana, Ranunculus glacialis, 

 and alpestris, Sax. aizoides, and its beautiful variety, 

 atrorubens, Sax. oppositifolia, Sax. Aizoon, which looks 

 particularly happy nestling among the stone chips, 

 Edraianthus serpyllifolius, E. dinaricus, Draba aizoides 

 and dedeana, a photograph of which appears on page 36. 

 I think it illustrates how freely this diminutive green 

 hummock of leaves covers itself with its pure white 

 flowers, so as almost to hide the foliage. The wealth of 

 blossom is also accentuated by the bare surroundings 

 of stone chips. It seems almost incredible that the 

 roots of such a plant can obtain enough nourishment 

 from so barren and " poor " a soil. 



Among other plants I tried in this moraine were 

 Aquilegia alpina, Viola calcarata, Hypericum reptans, 

 and Sax. retusa, but they do not seem so much at home 

 as many others. 



That charming little Pyrenean Draba, often called 

 Petrocallis pyrenaica, thrives amazingly among this 

 debris, running about among the chips in a striking 



