BOTANY FOR LIVING 503 



by editors, who after all do know what the public wants. In such writing, it 

 is wise to lay aside our professional vocabularies and try to convey our 

 enthusiasm and knowledge in words of common usage. 



After all, the greatest joy in being a botanist comes from sharing one's 

 love for living plants with those less fortunate individuals who do not have 

 an opportunity to pursue botany as a life work. 



