The Flower-Fields of Alpine Switzerland: An Appreciation and a Plea

by G. Flemwell

INDEX

• A
• Achillea nana, [80]
• Aconitum Lycoctonum, [173]
• ” napellus, [121], [173]
• ” paniculatum, [173]
• Adenostyles albifrons, [122], [173]
• Adonis aestivalis, [69]
• Ajuga pyramidalis, [31], [77], [83]
• Alchemilla, [74]
• ” alpina, [83]
• ” vulgaris, [83]
• Alpine Auricula, [76]
• ” Brier, [85], [105]
• ” Bugle, [83]
• ” Clover, [54], [170], [171]
• ” Crocus, [44]
• ” Crowfoot, [31], [44]
• ” Eglantine, [67], [85], [105], [121]
• ” Flax, [84]
• ” Forget-me-not, [84]
• ” Knotweed, [85]
• ” Lettuce, [122]
• ” London Pride, [176]
• ” Plantain, [76]
• ” Polygala, [31]
• Anemone alpina, [17], [32]
• ” narcissiflora, [63], [83]
• ” sulphurea, [83], [128]
• Antennaria dioica, [84]
• Anthericum Liliago, [84], [164]
• ” ramosum, [84]
• Anthyllis vulneraria, [77], [84], [116], [170]
• Antirrhinum, [78]
• Arabis alpina, [174]
• Arnica, [72], [116], [129], [177]
• Artemisia, [77]
• Asparagus, [137]
• Aspidium Lonchitis, [175]
• Aster alpinus, [89], [124]
• Astrantia major, [120], [129], [154], [161], [176]
• ” minor, [120]
• Atriplex deltoidea, [81]
• Autumn Crocus, [130], [134-146]
• Azalea, [103]
• B
• Bartsia alpina, [30], [57], [117]
• Bastard Toadflax, [116]
• Bearded Campanula, [54]
• ” Harebell, [81]
• Bell-Gentian, [57], [70], [114]
• Berberis, [144], [172]
• Bilberry, [129], [144]
• Bindweed, [157], [166]
• Bird Cherry, [173]
• Bird’s-eye Primula, [46], [135]
• Bird’s-foot Trefoil, [84]
• Biscutella lævigata, [31], [57], [84], [115], [164], [177]
• Bistort, [63], [74], [85], [115], [120], [164], [176]
• Bladder Campion, [85], [165], [167]
• Bluebell, [152]
• Blue Bottle, [74], [84]
• Box-leaved Polygala, [24]
• Bramo-Vaco, [139]
• Brown Gentian, [120]
• Bugle, [31], [77]
• Bulbocodium vernum, [146], [163]
• Butcher’s Broom, [137]
• Buttercup, [115], [120], [149], [152], [165], [166]
• Butterfly Orchis, [72], [85], [104]
• C
• Calamintha alpina, [31], [116], [174], [177]
• Caltha palustris, [30], [166]
• Campanula barbata, [72], [81], [115], [170]
• ” persicifolia, [122], [170]
• ” boidalis, [84], [115], [158], [160], [165], [176]
• ” rotundifolia, [84], [165]
• ” Scheuchzeri, [115], [127]
• ” spicata, [121], [170]
• ” thyrsoides, [121]
• Campion, [84], [85]
• Cardamine resedifolia, [80]
• Carduus defloratus, [170]
• Carlina acaulis, [122]
• ” vulgaris, [122]
• Carthusian Pink, [84]
• Catchfly, [84]
• Cat’s-ear, [84]
• Centaurea montana, [84], [164]
• Centaurea nigra, [165]
• ” scabiosa, [120]
• ” uniflora, [120], [165]
• Cephalanthera ensifolia, [85], [173]
• ” pallens, [173]
• ” rubra, [85], [173]
• Cerastium arvense, [84]
• Char de Venus, [121]
• Cherry-tree, [17]
• Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, [165]
• Cinquefoil, [77], [85]
• Clary, [85], [154]
• Clover, [72]
• Cœloglossum viridis, [85]
• Colchicum alpinum, [140-146]
• ” autumnalis, [130], [134-143], [160], [165]
• Colchique, [139]
• Coltsfoot, [45]
• Columbine, [164]
• Corn, [118]
• Cornflower, [69], [99]
• Coronilla varia, [122]
• Cowslip, [23], [149], [164]
• Crepis aurea, [115]
• Crocus, [23], [24], [71]
• ” nudiflorus, [137]
• ” sativus, [139]
• ” vernus, [163]
• Cudweed, [84]
• Currant, [17]
• D
• Daffodil, [17], [32], [152], [163]
• Daisy, [149], [166]
• Dandelion, [19], [150], [166]
• Daphne, [109]
• Dendrobium, [75]
• Dianthus Carthusianorum, [84], [122]
• ” neglectus, [80]
• Dianthus superbus, [121], [173]
• ” sylvestris, [121], [122]
• Digitalis ambigua, [121]
• ” lutea, [122]
• Dog Rose, [108], [129]
• Dyer’s Weed, [85]
• E
• Echium vulgare, [84]
• Edelweiss, [35-39], [124]
• Eglantine, [17], [144]
• Epilobium, [80]
• Epipactis atrorubens, [173]
• ” latifolia, [173]
• Eritrichium nanum, [42]
• Eryngium alpinum, [170]
• Euphrasia alpina, [84]
• ” minima, [84]
• ” officinalis, [72], [73], [84]
• Everlasting Pea, [67], [169]
• Exobasidium rhododendri, [108]
• Eyebright, [73], [84]
• F
• Fair Maid of France, [85], [115]
• False Lily-of-the-Valley, [176]
• Felwort, [41]
• Field Mouse-ear, [84]
• Field Gentian, [120]
• ” Poppy, [68], [99]
• Flax, [122]
• Foxglove, [152]
• French Willow, [80]
• Frog Orchis, [85]
• G
• Gagea, [163]
• Garlic, [137]
• Gentiana amarella, [41]
• Gentiana asclepiadea, [90]
• ” brachyphylla, [141]
• ” campestris, [115], [120]
• ” excisa, [24], [89], [157]
• ” nivalis, [117], [157]
• ” punctata, [120]
• ” purpurea, [120]
• ” verna, [24], [30], [35-47], [57], [141], [157], [175]
• Geranium, sylvaticum, [84], [115], [154], [160], [164], [177]
• Geum montanum, [24], [31]
• ” rivale, [84]
• Globe-Flower, [23], [56], [85], [164], [176]
• Globularia cordifolia, [84]
• Goat’s Beard, [173]
• Golden Thistle, [122]
• Grass-of-Parnassus, [127]
• Greater Astrantia, [82]
• Grimm the Collier, [120]
• Groundsel, [80]
• Gymnadenia albida, [104], [116]
• ” conopsea, [85], [164]
• ” odoratissima, [85]
• Gypsophila repens, [174]
• H
• Habenaria bifolia, [85]
• ” chlorantha, [173]
• ” viridis, [85]
• Hard-heads, [120], [165]
• Hawkweed, [82], [120]
• Hawthorn, [152]
• Heather, [102], [128], [129]
• Helianthemum alpestre, [116]
• ” vulgare, [174]
• Helleborine, [85]
• Hepatica, [23]
• Herb Paris, [137]
• Herbst-Zeitlose, [140]
• Hieracium alpinum, [115]
• ” aurantiacum, [120]
• Hippocrepis comosa, [84]
• Holly-fern, [175]
• Honeysuckle, [109], [121], [173]
• Horseshoe Vetch, [84]
• Hypochœris maculata, [115]
• ” uniflora, [115], [165]
• Hyssop, [122]
• J
• Jacob’s Ladder, [128], [154]
• Jasione montana, [122], [170]
• Juniperus nana, [172]
• Jupiter’s Distaff, [121]
• K
• Kidney Vetch, [77], [84]
• King of the Alps, [42]
• Knapweed, [84]
• Knee Holly, [137]
• Knobweed, [120]
• Knotweed, [85]
• L
• Laburnum, [17]
• Ladies’ Fingers, [84]
• Lady’s Mantle, [83]
• ” Smock, [80]
• Laitue des Alpes, [122]
• Larkspur, [69]
• Laserpitium latifolium, [173]
• Lathyrus heterophyllus, [84], [170]
• ” luteus, [173]
• ” sylvestris, [84]
• Le Bas du Bon Dieu, [41]
• Leontopodium alpinum, [35-39]
• Leopard’s Bane, [122]
• Lesser Foxglove, [122]
• Lilium croceum, [17], [173]
• ” Martagon, [173]
• Lily-of-the-Valley, [137]
• Linaria alpina, [77]
• Linum alpinum, [84], [164], [170]
• ” tenuifolium, [122], [170]
• Lœlia, [75]
• Lonicera alpigena, [173]
• ” nigra, [173]
• Lotus corniculatus, [84]
• Lousewort, [85]
• Lychnis dioica, [84], [161], [164], [176]
• ” Flos-cuculi, [84], [164]
• ” viscaria, [84], [161]
• M
• Marguerite, [75]
• Marsh-Marigold, [30], [46], [57], [71], [166], [167]
• Martagon Lily, [116], [120], [165], [173]
• Masterwort, [120], [154]
• May Lily, [176]
• Meadow Clary, [85], [154], [165]
• ” Rue, [121]
• ” Saffron, [139]
• ” Sage, [85], [154]
• Mealy Primrose, [46], [56], [71], [135]
• Mespilus oxyacantha, [79]
• Meum athamanticum, [173]
• Micheli’s Daisy, [30], [57], [72]
• Milkwort, [85]
• Monkshood, [121], [169]
• Mountain Cornflower, [84]
• ” Everlasting Pea, [84]
• ” Geum, [71]
• Mulgedium alpinum, [122], [173]
• Mullein, [122]
• Muscari comosum, [84], [164]
• Myosotis, [24], [177]
• ” alpestris, [84], [164]
• ” palustris, [116]
• N
• Naked Boy, [139]
• ” Lucy, [139]
• Narcissus poeticus, [17], [32], [158], [164]
• ” Pseudo-narcissus, [163]
• Nettle, [166]
• Nigritella nigra, [85]
• Nottingham Catchfly, [167]
• O
• Oak-apple, [108]
• Œil-de-chat, [41]
• Onion, [137]
• Onobrychis viciæfolia, [84], [170]
• Ononis, [93]
• ” natrix, [122], [170]
• ” rotundifolia, [122]
• Orache, [81]
• Orchids, [23], [72], [85], [116], [120], [149], [158], [166], [177]
• Orchis conopsea, [164]
• ” latifolia, [85]
• ” maculata, [85], [164]
• ” mascula, [164]
• ” Morio, [164]
• ” ustulata, [85]
• Ornithogalum nutans, [164]
• ” pyrenaicum, [137]
• ” umbellatum, [138], [163]
• Orobus luteus, [121]
• Ox-eye Marguerite, [116], [165], [166], [176]
• Oxlip, [164]
• P
• Pansy, [69]
• Paradise Lily, [63], [72], [85], [158], [164], [177]
• Paradisia Liliastrum, [85], [158], [164]
• Parsley-fern, [175]
• Parsnip, [152]
• Pedicularis tuberosa, [31], [85]
• Pheasant-eye Narcissus, [32], [164]
• Phyteutma betonicifolium, [54], [85], [115], [158], [165], [167]
• ” hemisphæricum, [116]
• ” Micheli, [116]
• ” orbiculare, [85], [115], [165]
• ” spicata, [154]
• Pimpinella magna rosea, [85]
• Pinguicula, [30]
• Pink, [169]
• Pinkwort, [80]
• Plantago alpina, [54]
• Plantain, [157], [166]
• Plantanthera bifolia, [85]
• ” chlorantha, [173]
• Poa alpina, [171]
• Polemonium cœruleum, [127], [154], [165]
• Polygala alpestris, [85]
• ” vulgaris, [85]
• Polygonatum verticillatum, [173]
• Polygonum Bistorta, [85], [164]
• Polystichum Filix-mas, [175]
• Poppy, [68], [99]
• Potentilla rupestris, [31], [77], [85], [115], [164], [177]
• Primrose, [23], [37], [46], [93], [152]
• Primula farinosa, [30], [62], [167]
• Prunus avium, [173]
• Q
• Queen of the Fields, [121]
• R
• Radish, [118]
• Ragged Robin, [84], [164]
• Rampion, [54], [85], [115], [120], [154], [165], [167]
• Ranunculus aconitifolius, [85], [115], [164], [167]
• ” acris, [165], [166]
• ” bulbosus, [165], [166]
• Raspberry, [17]
• Red Catchfly, [84], [164]
• Reseda luteola, [85]
• Rest-Harrow, [93]
• Rhinanthus angustifolius, [85]
• Rhododendron ferrugineum, [41], [89], [102-113], [117], [129], [144], [172]
• ” hirsutum, [102-113]
• ” ponticum, [102]
• Robin’s Pincushion, [108]
• Rosa alpina, [85], [105], [172]
• ” pomifera, [172]
• Rosage, [106]
• Rose des Alpes, [106]
• Rue des Alpes, [106]
• S
• Saffron, [139]
• Safra dès prats, [139]
• Sage, [77], [85]
• Sainfoin, [84], [170]
• St. Bruno’s Lily, [85], [114]
• Salvia glutinosa, [121], [173]
• ” pratensis, [69], [74], [77], [85], [115], [154], [158], [160], [164], [176]
• Sambucus racemosa, [172]
• Saponaria ocymoides, [31], [77], [116], [174]
• Saxifraga cuneifolia, [176]
• Saxifrage, [169]
• Scabiosa lucida, [85], [115]
• Scilla, [23]
• ” bifolia, [163]
• Sedum, [77], [129], [169], [170]
• Sempervivum, [169], [170]
• Senecio Doronicum, [80], [122]
• Sibbaldia procumbens, [54]
• Silene Cucubalus, [165], [167]
• ” inflata, [85]
• ” nutans, [167]
• ” rupestris, [116], [174]
• Smilacina bifolia, [176]
• Snake-root, [85]
• Snakeweed, [164]
• Snapdragon, [78]
• Soapwort, [77]
• Soldanella, [23], [24], [71], [89], [175]
• Solomon’s Seal, [173]
• Sorrel, [151], [166]
• Speedwell, [9], [73]
• Spirœa Aruncua, [121], [173]
• Star of Bethlehem, [137], [163]
• Strawberry, [17]
• Stonecrop, [77]
• Sulphur Anemone, [31], [34], [46], [53], [54]
• Sylvan Geranium, [63]
• T
• Thalictrum aquilegifolium, [121], [169], [173]
• Thesium alpinum, [72], [74], [116]
• Thyme, [118]
• Toadflax, [77]
• Trefoil Valerian, [85]
• Trifolium alpinum, [54], [170], [171]
• Trollius europæus, [85], [164]
• Tue-chien, [139]
• Turk’s-cap Lily, [121]
• U
• Umbelliferæ, [116], [165]
• Umbilicaria virginis, [46]
• V
• Vache, [139]
• Valeriana montana, [122]
• ” tripteris, [85]
• Vanilla Orchis, [85]
• Veilleuse, [139]
• Veillotte, [139]
• Veratrum album, [116], [158]
• Verbascum phlomoides, [122], [170]
• Vernal Gentian, [35-47], [58], [72], [104], [127]
• Veronica Chamædrys, [73]
• ” saxatilis, [116], [171]
• ” spicata, [158]
• ” urticæfolia, [170]
• Vicia onobrychioides, [121], [170]
• Viola alpina, [175]
• ” calcarata, [32], [41], [53], [89], [157]
• ” tricolor, [69]
• Violet, [23], [164]
• Violon, [139]
• Viper’s Bugloss, [84]
• W
• Water Avens, [84]
• Weld, [85]
• Willow Gentian, [90]
• ” Herb, [129]
• Wood Anemone, [23]
• ” Campion, [84]
• ” Crane’s-bill, [84], [154], [165]
• ” Everlasting Pea, [84]
• ” Sorrel, [175]
• Wormwood, [77]
• Y
• Yarrow, [80]
• Yellow Eyebright, [84]
• ” Foxglove, [121]
• ” Gentian, [116]
• ” Lousewort, [85]
• ” Rattle, [85], [116]
• ” Violet, [45], [176]

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