41 8 THE ALPINE FLORA 



whose tufts of velvety brown seem like so many garnets 

 or rubies set among the emeralds of the alpine fields. 

 July-August. All alpine districts, including the Jura. 



Orchis globosa (PL XC11) grows in grassy parts of the 

 alpine zone, and throws short, crowded spikes of rosy- 

 lilac flowers in the shape of a rounded cone. June-July. 

 Alps and higher Jura; 1200-2000 m. Lastly Gymnadenia 

 albida (PI. XCJJ), with a small spike of clear yellow, 

 honey-scented flowers, may be found among the Rhod- 

 odendrons or banks of Heaths and Whortleberries, in the 

 Alps and Jura. 



Lilium 



"Eng. : Lily ; Fr. : Lis ; Ger. : Lilie. 



L. Martagon (PI. XCII1), Turk's-cap Lily. One of 

 the noblest sights in the Swiss hills during July- 

 September. Stems strong, sometimes reaching 40 in. ; 

 leaves in whorled tiers; flowers beautiful, large, droop- 

 ing; corolla reddish, or the colour of wine-lees, with 

 brown spots, the divisions recurved like a turban; scent 

 penetrating all unite to invest it with charm. Three 

 times 1 have found pure white examples, and always in 

 the neighbourhood of Bourg-St-Pierre, a district which 

 must have something making it peculiarly favourable 

 to the production of albinos. In English and Irish 

 gardens the white form is common and much sought 

 after. 



The culture is easy; nothing is wanted but shade, 

 partial or complete, and a light, deep, cool, decomposed 

 soil. At Floraire it is found to develope magnificently 

 in the lowlying part of the garden, while it is much less 

 successful in the heavy, gravelly soil above. One must 

 wait some years before the true character in shown. 



Other mountain species in cultivation are; L. pyrenaicum 



