AVALANCHE BUTTERCUP 



Ranunculus suksdorfii Gray 



On the high slopes of the mountains, close to the melting snow 

 banks, the avalanche buttercups grow, frequently associated with 

 anemones, and contrasting their golden cups with the white anemone 

 flowers. As the season advances, we find the buttercups only near the 

 old snow of the avalanches, where the cold has delayed the unfolding 

 of the buds. Warm days soon destroy the beauty of the flowers. 



The avalanche buttercup ranges from Montana and Washington to 

 Alberta and British Columbia. 



Our sketch was made from a specimen collected on the slopes of 

 Mt. Field near Burgess Pass, seven miles from Field, British Columbia, 

 at an altitude of 7,000 feet. 



PLATE II4 



