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 Plate 



XXIV. 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Fig. 1. Eosettes of the Mountain House-leek' 

 {Sempervivum montanum, Linn.) . 



[Major Dixon, photo.] 



Fig. 2. Rosette of a Sempervivum attacked by 

 a Parasitic Fungus .... 



[E.A.N.A., photo.]- 



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XXV. A Plant of the White Dryas {Dryas octopetala^ 

 Linn.) 



[Miss Bacon, photo.] 



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XXVI. A Typical Alpine Carpet Plant {Globvlaria 

 nvdicavlisj Linn.) .... 



[E.A.N.A., photo.] 



XXVII. The White Veratrum ( Veratrum album ^ Linn.) . 

 Fig. 1. Leafy Shoots. [e.a.n.a., photo.] 



Fig. 2. Inflorescence. [E.A.N.A.,photo.] 



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XXVIII. The White Veratrum ( Veratrum alburn^ Linn.) . 

 Fig. 1. Young Shoots in Spring beginning to 



expand. [Major Dixon, photo.] 



Fig. 2. Eoot-stock and Contractile Roots. 



[E.A.N.A., photo.] 



Fig. 1. The Leaves of a Lady's-mantle (Alche-' 

 milla), with Drops of Water exuding from 

 the Pores on the Margins . 



XXIX. { [E.A.N.A., photo.] 



Fig. 2. The Carline Thistle (Carlina acaulis, 

 Linn.) in Bad Weather 



[E.A.N. A., photo.] 



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/"Fig. 1. The Alpine Buttercup {Ranunculus 

 alpestris, Linn.) . . . . 



[E.A.N.A., photo.] 



Fig. 2. Fruits of the Mountain Avens {Gewn 

 montanum, Linn.) . . . . 



[Major Dixon, photo.l 



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