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POPULAR 
FIELD BOTANY. 
CHAPTER I. 
JANUARY. 
Borany is one of the most pleasing branches of Natural 
History, and in some degree a necessary attainment for every 
well cultivated mind, as well as most beneficial in many ways 
to the young student. There is, however, no “royal road” 
to the science; that is,—a certain degree of study must be 
passed through, to enable any one to gain a tolerable idea of 
this interesting subject. If we wish to learn a language, we 
do not fancy that by merely looking over a grammar and 
dictionary, we can attain sufficient knowledge to enable us 
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