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wel places & eeral species »>f the aster family are also seen in this 

 Borry plight. Many of the weaker plant--. Buch as tin- Bpeedwell, are 

 buried Beveral times under the snow before it becomes continuous l<>r 

 tin* winter. After the temporary Bnows melt off, these plant- soon 

 straighten up and continue ou as though they never had been 

 buried. 



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framework <>f these plant- which grow late is bo well preserved 

 in the following Bpring after the winter Bnows thaw that the "l<l 

 plant i- sometimes mistaken for the new. Here we find the principle 

 of cold Btorage applied in a natural way. In this area there is a 

 gradual transition t>> plants <>f a higher altitude. Many of the con- 

 spicuous plant- from the area below are also found here though in a 

 more depauperated condition, hence there is a genera] blending 



