The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-23

nefrerve.
Ths mose deliberats andby far the most sue-
cosefai attempt TO tnvsst some trustworthy and
Instructive giimpses 81 an important branch
OF science with tho charm Of fiction has been
made BY Mr.. GRANT ALLEN. The author OF Colin
Clouts Calendar" and "vigncttes from Ma
ture." and we arc now indebted to him for
new illustration OF his delightful process OF OK
position In Fto'cerS aud their Psdio'~es tAppso-
tonsl In this iittio book the theory OF evolu-
ton Ia elucidatsd and exsmplined by the
curious historyof familiar floral types and It
may BE- confidently said that many persons who
would never open . scientific treatise will OBJ
tain from these pheasant pages clearer notions
Of the origin OF species than arc possessed by
some avowcd students OF biology. Not q trace
81 special knowledge ana no preliminary rum
bling At the Grook roots OF crypto0amic worus
are requisite for tho instant comprohension OF
tho authors meaning. Mi. Ai'en proceods upon
the principle that II botanical research has DIS
closed anything worth hearing It can DO Told
In tho plsinest English. ana thAt WHAT
ever ID beautiful and impressive In ia
discoveries ought 70 shine fortA In tho rocatai.
We know. OF course. that like onsaetng probes
sions have been mado before By writer's upon
science. whose ingrainod prosiness. however.
proved insurmountabio. and could at best only
compass an eicphahtine ltvshnsss. Notsoidom
hss the browsing innocent that would stnrt
and scud away ut the name Of asciehtino urea
tsse been lured by seductive lilo INTO very
arid pastures. But the feminine mover reader.
taught BY experience TO ore dtsuustiu'y al
books purporting to descaht on themes ootani-
cal. may be com pletely treasured regarding mo
genial intentions OF Mr. Alien. HOW thoroughly
she may rely on him to pruno nus takih9. col.
loQuiA discourse OF ahyth'h. hks "cnnic"'
or pedantic phraseoiosy m"f 10 Juuscu lo'u
his nrm REFUSAL 10 eNpounu tho u'no, ,, :,
betwoen hypaxyhons ai" episvaous cv'o y. ~,
on tho ground that SUBJECTS OF thls kind' nho
the old familiar Deciihe ana ran OH .no
Rooshtan Empire hau botter 10 oise"sseo An
tho absence OF Mrs. Bonn.
Thcro Ia not ono oil the eight papers coiiected
In this volume which docs not lu'lY JUSTIFY the
attractive tenor Of Its caption. We can only
give tho reader. however glimpse OF TWO OF
them. but We shall try to Indicate ~hat the
author aims TO DO. ana now eHect'Seiy ne uoee
It, by some extracts from his account on inc
Dnisy's Psdigreo' and his sketeh Oh ihe ram
lily History Of tho Hose. Wh@t IL may 90 askeu'
TO the careless eye. seems meoKer io"her IMAM
the daisyf Has IL NOT uihe out OF hhne. Dceh
made tho verS e'nhs"th Oh simpicity anu hu"u-
its? In presence OF such splendid ornaments
oil tho vegetable KINGDOM a. the cedar OF Leo.
scanning the meadow for the da'sy's modeet
face to discover thore the paragon Of INC voee-
table creation. tue most highly born ana nigh
ly Organized representative OF pinht hie inc co.
empross OF the oarth. tho only true compeef OF
mahHieweu ~ atriumph"ht v'etol jill mo "or,o-
OLD struxg'elo exis'eheef iet th's 10 VIM -ht.
Alien Will demonstrate 10 tte re@uer wuo "'h
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