SNOWY CROWFOOT. 



liininncnhis (Utiplcxkiinlh. 



N the deseripiion ot' tlie 

 (Iduble liuttercup this plant 

 is mentioned as one oi' the 

 gems of the crowfoot famil}-. 

 It has the jx'euliar merit of 

 " taking by storm " — but 

 very quiet storm — tlie ad- 

 miration of the critic wlio 

 may liave dared to entertain 

 doubts of the merits of 

 Alpine plants. This beauty 

 is a true mountaineer, and 

 has all the characteristics of 

 the genuine Alpines — neat 

 growth; dwarf habit, elegant 

 leafage, large and lovely 

 flowers. The typical ranun- 

 culus has lolx'd or divided 

 leaves, l)ut this plant has 

 entire leaves that clasp the 

 stem, and have none of the 

 full green colnur of a typical ranunculus, but are of a pale 

 sea-gi-een colour. Those that spring from the root form 

 a suitable setting for the lovely white flowers that rise 



