Excerpt from Sub-Alpine Plants, or Flowers of the Swiss Woods and Meadows In the first chapter it is explained that owing to overlapping, a large number Of species characteristic Of the sub-alpine regions are also found in the higher pastures and that many others, Of which not a few are British plants, descend to the plains. NO book on the subject would be at all representative if both series were not included. When not otherwise stated, every plant described is believed to be perennial. In the case Of a few species short cultural notes are given; while there is a general chapter on the culti vation Of Alpine plants. The heights given in the text refer more especially to the Swiss Alps, though sometimes I have given the approximate altitudinal limits Of certain species as Observed by myself in other mountain ranges. Naturally in Britain, Scandinavia, etc., most Of the Alpine plants common to those countries and Switzerland ourish at much lower elevations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."