3 JO THE ALPINE FLORA 



D. octopetala* (PL XXXI II). A small, trailing shrub, 

 often creeping over large pieces of ground; the leaves are 

 oblong, with roundish notches toothed like a saw; the 

 large, solitary flowers, like small single dog roses, are 

 carried on scapes four inches long; the corolla is divided 

 into eight to twelve white divisions, enclosing a sheaf of 

 bright yellow stamens. June-August. Rocky hill ground 

 (800-2000 m.). 



D. Drummondi, an ally from N. America, has yellow, 

 drooping flowers and requires similar treatment on the 

 whole, but rather more moisture at the root (mix in some 

 peat). 



'La Dryade 



Nymphe dcs monts, blanche et legere, 

 Coupe de nacre au centre d'or, 

 Dryade au merveilleux decor, 

 Je te salue et te venere. 



Tresor d'amour, tresor de grace, 

 De candeur, de simplicite, 

 Ta fleur chante la purete 

 Et 1'antiquite de ta race. 



Gracieuse, pale et candide, 



Elle entr'ouvre aux feux du matin 



Son voile d'or et de satin 



Et sa robe au decor splendide. 



Salut, fleur que la Providence 

 A placee aux flancs de ces monts! 

 Tu seras pour nous qui t'aimons 



L'etincelle de 1'Esperance. 



H. C. 



The dryad wood-nymphs have been long forgotten; 

 they have fled for refuge to the high hills, where they 

 still, changed to gracious flowers, protect the forests; for 

 these humble, trailing shrubs preserve the coolness and 

 moisture necessary for the germination of the seeds of 



