. Aspects of plant life; with special reference to the British flora. Plants. ALPINE FLOWERS 195 as leading- to urgent advertisement by means of brilliant coloration; while the fact that the pollinating insects are largely Butterflies, the most aesthetic of flower visitors, has also been put forward as account- ing for it. Be that as it may, the glowing- patches of colour produced by many quite minute alpine plants. Fig. 35.—Mountain Avens (Dryas octopetala;, { are among- tiie most delightful things in nature. Our own flora contains but few of the more striking of these jewels; but where will
. Aspects of plant life; with special reference to the British flora. Plants. ALPINE FLOWERS 195 as leading- to urgent advertisement by means of brilliant coloration; while the fact that the pollinating insects are largely Butterflies, the most aesthetic of flower visitors, has also been put forward as account- ing for it. Be that as it may, the glowing- patches of colour produced by many quite minute alpine plants. Fig. 35.—Mountain Avens (Dryas octopetala;, { are among- tiie most delightful things in nature. Our own flora contains but few of the more striking of these jewels; but where will one find a more delightful sight than a well-flowered patch of Spring Gentian (G. verna) or Mountain Avens {Dryas octopetala) or Purple Saxifrage {S. oppositifolia) ?. 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 Praeger, R. Lloyd (Robert Lloyd), 1865-1953. London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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