46 ALPINE FLOWERS AND ROCK GARDENS. 



its lethargy with the deep and pure agitation of 

 astonishment." And thus the lovely flowers which 

 every summer bloom in their hollows and amongst the 

 rocks, have, as it were, the reflected glory of the great 

 snow peaks ; and some of the rosy glow which bathes 

 their silent pinnacles, as the summer sun sets behind 

 them, is imparted to the blossoms of Alpine flowers. 



