20 FLOWER-FIELDS OF ALPINE SWITZERLAND 



Alps in either May, or June, or early July. What 

 would he, or she, then feel about " the glad blowing 

 of the wind across the joyous fields " ? It would 

 surely entail a very lively state of ecstasy. 



And if only we had at home these grass-lands 

 of Champex ! Such hayfields in England would 

 create a furore. Hourly excursions would be run 

 to where they might be found. Lovers of the beau- 

 tiful would be amazed, then overjoyed, and lost 

 in admiration. Farmers, too, would likewise be 

 amazed — then look askance and rave about "bad 

 farming." Undoubtedly there would be a war of 

 interests. Upon which side would be the greater 

 righteousness, it is not easy to decide ; but presently 

 we shall have occasion to look into the matter 

 more closely. In the meantime, no particular 

 daring is required to predict that, if these meadows 

 came to our parks and gardens, they would come 

 to stay. 



