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below, until they reach a length of 1 to 2 inches in 

 the mature stage (Text-fig. II., 3). The fruits are 

 now ready for distribution (Plate V., Fig. 2). 



If we choose a ripe fruit-head on a windy day 

 and detach the awns with their seeds, and cast them 

 to the wind, we shall find that they are admirably 

 adapted for travelling in the air, and will often cover 

 considerable distances from the parent plant, in much 

 the same manner as the parachute-like fruits of the 

 Dandelion, with which everyone is familiar. Thus 

 the awn is an air-flying device, and extremely effective 

 as a means of distribution. 



Awned fruits are not common among Swiss 

 Alpines, though they are conspicuous in the case of 

 some other Anemones, such as the Spring Anemone, 

 the White Dryas, and the Creeping and Mountain 

 Avens. The fruits of our common Traveller's Joy 

 {Clematis vitalba, Linn.) are familiar examples of the 

 same nature, though this plant does not occur in 

 Alpine Switzerland. 



The Narcissus-flowered Anemone. 



The beautiful Narcissus - flowered Anemone 

 {Anemone narcissiflora, Linn.) (Plate VIII. , Fig. 2) 

 is in many respects a marked contrast to the Alpine 

 and Spring Anemones. It is not so abundant, and 

 is apt to be rather local in its distribution. It grows 

 chiefly in the pastures where the flowers are thick and 

 the grass long, and especially where the soil is fairly 



