30 INTRODUCTION, &c. 
of the system, and therefore cannot be investigated in the — 
same manner. We can only recommend a careful perusal of ~ 
the Introduction to the Clafs, and an intimate acquaintance 
with the terms This being done, the industry of the student 
cannot fail of ‘its proper reward. 
After conducting my Pupils in this familiar manner through 
the different parts of the System, I must suppose that they no 
longer stand in need of my assistance, and that they will soon 
find themselves equal to the investigation of every British 
plant which may come before them. But this is not all: they 
will find that the Study of Nature is ever attended with pleas- 
ing reflections : that the Study of Botany, in particular, inde- 
' pendent of its immediate use, is as healthful as it is innocent. 
That it beguiles the tediousnefs of the road, that it furnishes 
amusement at every footstep of the solitary walk, and, above 
all, that it leads to pleasing reflections on the bounty, the 
wisdom, and the power of the great CREATOR. 
