CONTENTS 



PART I 

 AN APPRECIATION 



CHAPTER 



PAGB 



I. Of our Enthusiasm for " Alpines '■' . . 3 



II. Alpine Flower-Fields 12 



III. The May Fields 21 



IV. The Vernal Gentian 85 



V. In Storm and Shine 48 



VI. The June Meadows ..... 64 



VII. On Floral Attractiveness and Colour. . 86 



VIII. The Rhododendron 102 



IX. The July Fields 114 



X. The Autumn Crocus 134 



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