. Wild flowers of the North American mountains [microform]. Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Wild flowers; Botanique. 232 Pink to Red Flowers. tains, and at very high altitudes. It is a wonderful sij,'ht to see acre upon acre covered with its heautiful hells, until the slojies of the hills and the alpine meadows seem to he literally clothed with a glorious robe of rose-red I leather, whose horder is emhnjidered with the White Mimntain Heather and White Heath, the blue Speedwi II and the yel- low Arnica. Many a traveller knows hcnv true are the lines: " When summer comes, tlie lieatlier ln-ll Shal
. Wild flowers of the North American mountains [microform]. Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Wild flowers; Botanique. 232 Pink to Red Flowers. tains, and at very high altitudes. It is a wonderful sij,'ht to see acre upon acre covered with its heautiful hells, until the slojies of the hills and the alpine meadows seem to he literally clothed with a glorious robe of rose-red I leather, whose horder is emhnjidered with the White Mimntain Heather and White Heath, the blue Speedwi II and the yel- low Arnica. Many a traveller knows hcnv true are the lines: " When summer comes, tlie lieatlier ln-ll Shall tempt thy feet to rove"; and many a man has echoed in his heart: "Here's to the heath, the hill, and the heather. The l)onnet, the plaidie, the kilt, and the feather; Here's to the heroes that Scotland can hoast, May their names never die — that's a Highlandman's toast!" Truly a love for the Heath and the Heather is common to all nations, and is the especial trait of all mountain climl)ers. Bryanthiis intermedins, or Pink Mountain Heather, is a much rarer plant and is found in comparatively few locali- ties. I first reported it from the Selkirk Mountains in 1901, it had previously been reported fn^ni the Rockies by Macoun, Drummond. and Dawson. It is easily known to travellers by meins of its lovely pale pink bells. The foliaije i" precisely similar to that of B. empctriformis. but the Hower differs in a few very minor particulars. This plant is probably a hybrid. RED BEARBERRY Arctosta(<hy\os I'va-ursi. Heath Family DiflTusely much hranched, and rooting at the nodes. Leaves: olilong- spatulate, obtuse, tapering into a short petiole. Flowers: few, in siiort. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henshaw, Julia W. (Julia Wilmotte), 1869-1937. New York : R. M. McBri
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