40 TYPICAL FLOWERS OF ALPINE PASTURES 



fig. II., 1). When the flowering stage has passed 

 (Plate VIII., Fig. 1), the perianth members fall off 

 much earlier than in the case of the Spring Anemone 



Fig. II. — Fruits of the Alpine Anemone (Anemone alpina, Linn.) in 

 various stages of development. Magnified twice. 



1. In fully-opened flower, 2. Intermediate stage. 3. The mature fruit 



(cf. Plate IV.), and the stamens wither. The fruits, 

 or rather the awns, have begun to increase in length 

 (Text-fig. II., 2). They continue to grow rapidly, 

 the awns developing short hairs and a spiral twist 



