PREFACE 



MANY of us, no doubt, are prevented trying to learn 

 the names of the Wild Flowers we see in our lanes and 

 meadows because of the uncouth look of their botanical 

 names. 



We are uncertain as to how these barbarous words 

 ought to be pronounced ; we know not what their 

 so-called " scientific " names mean. 



The Greek or Latin names given to Wild Flowers 

 are not, in themselves, in any way " scientific." These 

 words were those in common everyday use by the Greeks 

 or Latins when the flower first happened to be named. 



If Chrysanthemum were scientific, so also would 

 Goldilocks be. Both have practically the same 

 meaning. 



Chrysanthemum is a compound Greek word, "chrys" 

 golden, " anthos " flower; Goldilocks, a compound 

 English word and the common name for the Wood 

 Crowfoot, is nothing more than a translation of its 

 second Latin botanical name " auricomus," " auri " 

 golden, " comus " hair or locks. 



But there is a very great advantage in using the 

 botanical name. By so doing we are using a 

 " standardized " name. By it every one all over the 



