Contents 



CHAPTER I 



PAQB 



THE RIVAL SEASONS ........ 1 



CHAPTER II 

 SPRING IN THE ALPS ....... 10 



CHAPTER III 

 THE CROCUS, AND SOME DREAMING . . . , 29 



CHAPTER IV 



WHERE DO ' ALPINES ' BEGIN ? ..... 37 



CHAPTER V 

 CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF ALPINE PLANTS . . .51 



CHAPTER VI 



SUMMER IN THE ALPS .64 



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CHAPTER VII 



CONCERNING SOME SPRING AND SUMMER ALPINES . . 89 



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