
PRIMROSE FAMILY 19 
Rock JASMINE ANDROSACE CHAMAEJASME 
Plate 16, fig. 5 
The tiny Rock Jasmine carpets alpine gravel-slides with its moss- 
like leaves or hides shyly away in alpine rock-clefts at 10000-14000 ft. 
The flowers are white and primrose-like, with pink or yellow centers, 
and they often turn pink as they wither. They grow in tiny clusters 
at the tips of dwarf stems 1-3 in. high. The flowers are fragrant and 
bloom from early to midsummer. 
FAIRY PRIMROSE PRIMULA ANGUSTIFOLIA 
Plate 16, fig. 6 
The Fairy Primrose is another alpine dwarf, growing but a few 
inches high in meadows at 10000-14000 ft. The reddish-purple flower 
with yellow center is usually solitary at the tip of the stem and blos- 
soms in early summer, which is of course spring at these altitudes. 
DouGLAs PRIMROSE DoOUGLASIA MONTANA 
Plate 16, fig. 8 
The Seawort receives its name from the fact that it possesses 
fleshy leaves and prefers saline soil, though it is also found in dry 
regions at 3000-6000 ft. The tiny pink flowers occur in the axils of 
the leaves along the stems which are 2-12 in. tall. They bloom in 
summer and are found in northern countries around the globe. 
DoucLas PRIMROSE DOUGLASIA MONTANA 
Plate 16, fig. 9 
The lilac blossoms of this slender little plant open in early and 
midsummer. The plants grow but 2-5 inches tall and are found in 
mountain meadows at 6000-11000 ft. 
