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the plant is devoid of hairs. Many of the bell flowers are much 
alike, ar.d very difficult to distinguish from one another. From 
Sciieuchzer’s Bell-Flower (Page 36 First Series), the Dwarf Bell- 
Flower is recognised by its smaller flowers and the more 
numerous leaves at the bases of the flower stalks. The Mount 
Cenis Bell-Flower (Page 47) is a delightful little plant, with a 
creeping stem, bearing two or three flowers only. The flowers are 
deep blue and the corolla is divided half way down. The photo 
gives a good idea of the habit of the plant which will be readily 
recognised by it. It grows high up in rocky places, and is not very 
common. The Spiked Bell-Flower (Page 48) cannot possibly be 
mistaken for any other plant. It is the only bell-flower with 
greenish-yellow flowers. Indeed the only mistake possible is that 
it may not be recognised as a bell-flower at all. It is a biennial 
plant, and the first year consists of a tuft of closely-set leaves only. 
The second year a stout stem develops, covered with stiff hairs, and 
bearing between them the closely-packed yellowish-green flowers. 
It is widely distributed on grassy slopes fairly high up. 
The Creeping Azalea (Page 49) is a pretty little creeping 
shrub with pink flowers. The intertwined branches creep over the 
surface of rocks and boulders at high altitudes. The leaves are 
thick, evergreen, and rolled back at their margins. 
The Purple Gentian (Page 50) will be readily recognised from 
the photo. No other Alpine Gentian has reddish-purple flowers 
and a calyx split on one side almost to its base. The flowers rarely 
open more than is shown in the photo. The root of the Purple 
Gentian, like that of the Yellow Gentian (page 40, First Series), is 
used in medicine. It is interesting to note that by means of cross- 
fertilisation hybrids occur between the three large Gentians, the 
Yellow, the Purple, and the Spotted. These are likely to give rise 
to confusion in identification, and were at first regarded as distinct 
species. The Bladder Gentian (Page 51), a little blue flowered 
plant, is not very common. Its much inflated calyx, with well- 
marked wings, is its distinctive feature. Closely resembling it is the 
Snow Gentian (Gmtiana nivalis). But in this plant the calyx is 
less inflated and without wings. The shape of the leaves, as well as 
the inflated calyx, at once distinguish the Bladder Gentian from the 
Short-leaved species photographed on page 4a of the First Series. 
The Dwarf Forget-me-not (Page 52) is a typical snow plant. 
It is only found in crevices of the rocks close to the snow line, and 
is fairly common there. Its flowers are very like those of the 
Common Forget-me-not, and are of the richest, purest, blue. From 
the other Forget-me-nots, such as the Alpine Forget-me-not (page 
43, First Series), it is recognised by its smaller more closely packed 
leaves, and by the fact that only two or three flowers are borne on 
each stalk. The plant is much smaller also, and inclines to be 
creeping. 
The Great Yellow-Rattle (Page 53) is fairly abundant in 
Alpine meadows. The flower is yellow with the exception of the 
teeth of the upper lip of the corolla which are usually violet. From 
the I.esser Yellow Rattle (A Uctorolophus minor) which is commoner 
and flowers earlier, it is distinguished by its larger flowers and the 
longer teeth on the upper lip of the corolla. 
