xiv CONTENTS 



CHAPTER VIII Page 



The High Alpine Plants (co7i<mw<j<i)— Marsh Plants . 199 



CHAPTER IX 

 The Alpine Thickets and Forests . . . .220 



CHAPTER X 

 The Shade Plants of the Alpine Forests . . . 246 



CHAPTER XI 

 Adaptations among Alpine Plants .... 268 



CHAPTER XII 



The Geographical Distribution, Affinities, and Origin of 



the Swiss Alpine Flora ..... 294 



APPENDICES 

 I. Glossary of Botanical Terms .... 307 

 II. The Structure of the Flower . . . .322 



III. Books on the Swiss Alpine Flora . . . .333 



Index ......... 337 



