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Pinguicula grandiflora Lamk. 



Resembling the last, but larger in all its parts, with broader 

 lobes and a longer spur to the corolla, and a more obtuse capsule. 

 Throat generally white. 



Damp meadows and peat bogs in the Alps and sub-Alps. May 

 to August. 



Distribution. In Switzerland only in some of the Jura frontier 

 peaks ; Western Alps, Jura, Pyrenees, Corbires, etc. ; Ireland. 



Pinguicula Reuteri Genty. 



Probably a sub-species of the last. Upper lobes of calyx broader, 

 obtuse. Corolla rose or lilac, with more or less violet throat. Spur 

 very pointed. Transverse section of the capsule elliptic lozenge- 

 shaped. 



Damp sub-alpine meadows and pastures ; rare. June to August. 



Distribution. Southern Jura, Haute- Savoie (Alps of Annecy, 

 etc.). Maritime Alps. 



OLEACE.E 



Name taken from Olea the Olive. Flowers regular, generally 

 small. Calyx with 4-5 divisions or sometimes o. Stamens 2. 

 Leaves simple or pinnate, always opposite. Fruit a berry or 

 samara. A family of trees and shrubs inhabiting the temperate 

 and hot regions of the two worlds ; but comprising no Alpine species. 



FRAXINUS L. 

 Fraxinus excelsior L. Ash. 



Flowers dioecious. Fruit a broadly-winged samara. Leaves with 

 9-15 opposite leaflets, appearing after the flowers. 



This well-known tree is frequently seen at about 3000-3800 feet 

 in Switzerland, but never in large quantities. 



Distribution. Temperate Europe, as far north as Scandinavia, 

 Western Asia. 



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Herbs often bitter, usually glabrous. Leaves opposite and entire 

 without stipules. Flowers in terminal, dichotomous cymes or 

 panicles, with a single flower in each fork, or solitary. Calyx 48 

 toothed. Corolla regular, 4-8 lobed. Stamens 4-8 and alter- 

 nating with the corolla lobes. Capsule opening in 2 valves with 

 many seeds. 



A rather large family, extending nearly all over the world, but 

 chiefly in temperate or mountain regions. 



