CONTENTS 



PART I 

 AN APPRECIATION 



CHAPTER PAQB 



I. Of our Enthusiasm for " Alpines '' . . S 



II. Alpine Flower-Fields ..... 12 



III. The May Fields 21 



IV. The Vernal Gentian 35 



V. In Storm and Shine 4<8 



VI. The June Meadows ..... 64 



VII. On Floral ArrRACTivENEss and Colour . 86 



VIII. The Rhododendron 102 



IX. The July Fields 114 



X. The Autumn Crocus 134 



