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recognised by the powdery wax, easily rubbed off, on the under 
surface of the leaves, and by the fact that the leaves are rolled back 
upon themselves when young. The corolla-tube is a little more than 
twice as long as the calyx. The Viscous Primrose (Page 55) 
growing in rocky places is not so easy to recognise. Its leaves have 
glandular hairs on both sides, and its flowers are boine by a short 
stalk. 
The Snowbells (Pages 56 and 57) come up wherever the snow is 
melting, and are common on the sides of avalanche tracks as well as 
near the snow line. There are three Alpine species, two of which 
are here illustrated. The deeply incised corolla and long style of 
the Alpine Snowbell are distinctly seen in the photograph. The 
Dwarf Snowbell (Page 57) has smaller leaves, a much less 
deeply divided carolla, and a short style which does not project 
beyond the corolla. Soldanella minima resembles the last, but has 
smaller round, not heart shaped, leaves, and its corolla is strtaked 
with purple on the inner side. 
The Heart-leaved Globularia (Page 58) is rather like a 
Rampion at first sight. It is a small creeping plant often met with 
in Alpine pastures. The blunt-pointed leaves are thick and leathery. 
The Reticulated Willow ( Page 59) is a much branched low- 
growing or creeping shrub common in rocky places. The leaves are 
characteristic. They are thick and leathery with rolled back 
margins. The branched veins are seen as depressions on the dark 
green upper surface of the leaves and as well marked ridges on the 
paler under surface. 
There are a good many Orchids to be found in the Alps, especially 
in the limestone districts. The Small White Butterfly Orchis 
(Page 60) is an inconspicuous little plant common in upland 
pastures. 
Directly the snow melts up come the Spring Crocuses (Page 61) 
in great profusion, and even well on in summer large numbers of this 
plant are found beside the slowly melting snow Drought down by 
avalanches. 
The beautiful May Lily (Page 62) is frequently found in woods. 
It is by no means exclusively Alpine. 
The Alpine Lily (Page 63) is a large and handsome plant. It 
grows in Alpine meadows, but is not very common. It is not likely 
to be mistaken for any other plant. 
The White Veratrum (Page 64) is a tall herb with large 
parallel veined leaves, very common in damp meadows and pastures, 
f eratrum nigrum is a very similar plant, but its flowers are brown 
instead of pale greenish yellow. The White Veratrum is intensely 
poisonous. 
Lantern Slides of the Photos in this boo 
can be obtained from Messrs. New “ 
Street, London, E.C, 
■TV 1 
J ikd many others 
7 JAN 1975 
LIBRA' 
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