, 1879-03-08

ono Of the kind for the ordinary library ut which
va l,ayc unv linwtcdgc. "Cnnrrtnlf. rarnnIi.
Ono vulutnc, Si.s5 Boston: fIo,,Ehto,,, Osgood
NATIVE FLOWERS. AND FERNS.
vho 1ook ibc ,lrcnc.t fntn nowcr. 10 ,hc
w." .eon w ueuuosa .'o no"ss ~ .''e
nass ol minus .,se no"er ,s sonet,n9 ~ p'enso
tue seuses Of saht Or smell, to n'osn the man.
rcprcacctlng an expression OF sentiment only to
In tlrotvt, n,ny md In Irot,dcn ,,,,1.r foot m
n. iorav r., ,,o hoto,tst mi nm, bowoyc,
~ neor an poea
mathematical precision with which It Is gcucr.
atly ronttructr,,. ia n,u,t,fnrm .,r,,rt,,re. tbc
@ sovcrc Mental ntsr,,on of.on rcc,'reS for liz ~
Identification, the ynrlatv anil unity Of It's
] mediate s sfany a men @ Of ietto:s etc. h ays % aecded
to,tc. for Nnt,,ra, 11is,orv. prnf. whitney. ,c
s'san'st, ~ lever OF orh'the'osy a'ts aes'ghts
l'a Ills stuffed birtls. Bryant was Interested IN
botany, Cowlcy was tic author Of "TrcatIsc
on Plants,", GOLDSMITH Of n "l1tstory Of
INC M EaIlh 0nl ANIMATED e.n, Na'ufe' .,,., "o1n
OF Nhch 20 arc at!ll OF 'e'ass'eaa
standing IN letters" Thus IN the realms OF na-
turc many inan WHO has achieved cminenec,
Ok recreation cu't!sas'nE the 'nae'na',on anu
eninrging e,ah 1e 'acoltles M q tho mind. II Was
rfol. IyndalI whn salu ~ snostaneSh }ust
~. at.er s. ot tx exercise ~ ,e os wero hsr
i1sa conscptlons oI tl,e au6l1ne seetncd 70 flaVe
oVerpoWefcd hlni: " WIN all my kno~leu4o
o. nature thefe 10 somcth1ne IN thG kroWtH
o. tlie oa9c OF grass tllat chnnot un0cfstat!tl,
wsn po'Pts 70 the existence q ereatye
being Lake 1ts eotefnporafs brancnes oi
science, bntanyls being studied ana perfected
~ ~ sGce15.las' Amohg usso f!o!s Wray ataa
tns work in question, Dr. CHAPMAN. 1.e.,aftl
wilson, are well EnoWn sor thelr h1sh atta1i-
ments autl valuable cousrbnt!ons TO our
Rnowledgc ot Ine supleet. 1mai t1e sc.enec IS
American speelcs are yut unnamed, l. sufficient
to give 1t an Impetus far styera! generations yet
Conecfnl'lE the par, q the WORE u question,
froi. Mcellah says: ne "ant OF sysiSMntle
1dtatratat Work on TIC soIA 81 the tnite'l states
tins long ueen ie!s. glance ~ TIC vast cx-
tent of.tt!e county, with lts Widely d1erlnE con-
ditions Of SOIL, cllmatc alid postten IS sufficient
to convince even 1he most supSr''G;al ; ooservcrs
TINT tue taaK .! aesGrlonlg nld Illustrating its
nora IS ohe Wn!cll .n1Eht wen cauae even t1e
most courageous OF botantstb to nold aioot: 10
compicLo stsn WosK ~ 'he tite!lae VI 1hc
man would DC Impossible III; iieneein tfcating
the subject no attempt VIII De mado ~ %
Bcientihcally syetcsnatie from me botahtst'e
standpoint. Instead Oh i!ofa Of TIC United
staics tle Work VII embrace simpiy selectlon
howers @ % ,cf, geo9f m .hn 10 our sonsy
oi the ~ord, and VIII not alni ~ any.
thing further than to Gull tho most
beautiful. important: and interesting from
Tue vas. nocr m o. pnnts mhs Fey
lie tendGncy o! SCIENTIFIC thonElt toWAfu c1-
preston IN popular lanEuage' rro!; Mcclian "t!sd
not deem IL adslka2le 10 uct9tc tlie toSt exsin-
sigelY 70 scientific descrtpt!tils, 1ut, wi'!o
making Il accurate IN this respect, sought rather
bg a familiar treatment Of The subject to lit
our native flowers out Of tle confined llmitt of
pure science, and shns TO mako ne work agr.
Ttceabl0 and accessible, not only 70 tae b0tanfBt
proper, but to the practical cnlttsator' altl 70
tic great body Of Intelligent people ut lnrgc."
| "a thts the autaoF has been 'happiiy successful.
BY means Of the Illustrations ant lengthy de-
seriptions any person with Ordinary ability may
bc able to crafty tastes for thu cultivation Hinl
study Of nawuss. Butauy attortis nlara Nlustra-
tiotls ior paro art tuah ahf othcf sclcnec' nntl
ouly by careful stiady OF II can ono llope To
become eminent % IN aft1et. ~ enters 80
largely into ornamcntatton and all that Is lcaii-
tile artist hut NIL professional pcopu where The
continues to obacrvc.
"Tlle Selections tiado for thcsc two volumes
| covers vide range OF country, and oilers c.
CHOSEN WITH folcfcnee 10 Lief Yafiolis haIhlts,
volumes arc therefore: absolutely complete IN
thc1nsclves, mud may be said to give go"u
s Ssf ,t1"ao. N ns 9ra sst Fl oaF so
colorcd p1aies which accompany such spcricss
seem to Be something superb. Great accuracy
,,,t T., rtmI,in NJ rnmtnnniv ihn ,fstfla rn
uut ~ o1'iGne 4dS p.oauuaL'y y ~ pist,.n h.su
aamone, taose ueaica.o oaEaus o. !ae npmef 60
1llleait olkon 1or even ahc naturaH5t 10 uiSeoFef
The vcius OF the leaves, The minute priekly pro-
jeeLtons Of tlle skin, tho roots A r0utlcts, al,d,
in fnct eacll Individual organ Of the flower vsf.
bio to tic ere, Is faithfully portrayed In its
nrouer color, The artist, WHO painteI tic piants
uauct sF9I t"eI,ae ,.e 'sneuto r snp1.s na sas'on.
Waa AT. ANUS i.NM1ct. "Mo, u w Nua hot
0lreauy, Will unaoupieulY tisura conspicuouslf
III works o. IN; Alnu n'e ne1eaates: ,ea.. l.
menf ~ tho hfratst ornar tint will tIu,fvht nil
snw... - h,m;;tif,f ti;ourit. iii. tnrT "a ~,
,.,nii, ..,,.nt" .rIth tnrcrnsa,,rn o,w1 "rhiIo
usuhy Icos1 WI" s".ta,, tns @'!u' i, m.s
eeatalnnK lnJ uysStp.,oms . nGGcss'ty 3 10 ako
lhe volume 6eleHtlMc, ElYes ltcm ~ Rueh aaf-
Elags ah tu make them rsatl!ly undSrstood BY
alt. The following description OF the smaller
| Ebouy Spccnwortl Is ono Of remarkable power
and Interest;
| ~. ...sx ioo,, r,nn 3, sor, ,v,thor+ ,xo,d,, ,ar
~ /, n tn, iuvA haoM ,1, 1"t % ,s
WY u was sqt .ae eater IT, post1 wscts @ost .
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