50 ALPINE FLOWERS AND GARDENS 



In dealing, then, with Alpine flowers, it is neces- 

 sary to draw some line of demarcation ; but, at the 

 same time, and with regard to a number of plants, 

 we may know that the line is only rough and 

 relative relative to that need for cutting up 

 Creation into sections which is so inevitable an 

 element in our means for obtaining even approxi- 

 mate understanding of the whole. 



