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RnuDioLA INTEGKIKULIA Raf. Atl. Joiim. 1: 146. I'S32. 

 The illustration represents a typical scene from the alpine 

 flora of the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains at loooo feet ele- 

 vation, below a perpetual snow bank which supplies an abund- 

 ance of moisture. The white portions ajij^earing like snow are 

 granite boulders, over which the alpine heath, Cassiope Afcrten- 

 siana, with its multitude of rose tinted flower bells soniciinies 

 creeps. 





Ficjiirc 14 Rhodinla iiit'<j;rifolia R.f. 



The central chimp is RJmdinla ni/n^nfo/ia, di^^lributed 1»\' 

 us in 1905 as Sediini rosnim. One is attracted to this plant 1)\- 

 its deep reddish-purple flowers and fruits. The leaves also have 

 a purple tinj^e. lis exct-llent colorin^^, too^elher with its stmujLf 

 roots and rootstocks, should make it an excellent additiou to our 

 list of alpines for rockeries. We liave specimens of it from Mt. 

 Rose, and from the P^ast Humboldt or Ruby mountains in east- 

 ern Nevada. The photoo[ra|)h was taken on Mt. Rose in Au- 

 <;ust, If) I 2. 



