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Summer Flowers of the High Alps

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Summer Flowers of the High Alps

Somerville Hastings

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The narcissus-flowered anemone, the golden globe flower, the deep blue monk's-hood, and the two-flowered violet bloom where the snow has just left. Somerville Hastings names the wildflowers of the high alpine meadows one by one. A lovely guide for the mountain walker and the flower lover. Climb above the treeline and meet the season's brief, brilliant bloom.

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  1. 1SUMMER FLOWERS OF THE HIGH ALPS
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Illustrations
  4. 4Introduction
  5. 5The Narcissus-Flowered Anemone (ANEMONE NARCISSIFLORA)
  6. 6The Globe Flower (TROLLIUS EUROPÆUS)
  7. 7The Common Monk’s-Hood (ACONITUM NAPELLUS)
  8. 8The Yellow Wolf’s-Bane (ACONITUM LYCOCTONUM)
  9. 9The Two-Flowered Violet (VIOLA BIFLORA)
  10. 10The Long-Spurred Pansy (VIOLA CALCARATA)
  11. 11The Box-Leaved Milkwort (POLYGALA CHAMÆBUXUS)
  12. 12The Creeping Gypsophila (GYPSOPHILA REPENS)
  13. 13The Moss Campion or Cushion Pink (SILENE ACAULIS)
  14. 14The Wood Geranium (GERANIUM SYLVATICUM)
  15. 15The Alpine Clover (TRIFOLIUM ALPINUM)
  16. 16The Brown Clover (TRIFOLIUM BADIUM)
  17. 17The Cold Mountain-Lentil (PHACA FRIGIDA)
  18. 18The Dull-Flowered Sweet Clover or Alpine Sainfoin (HEDYSARUM OBSCURUM)

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