152 STUDYING NATURE. 



uses to which some plants are applied ? In 

 this way children grow up to be ardent botanists, 

 and may learn a great deal about the science 

 without any of its dry details being presented to 

 them in the shape of long unpronounceable terms, 

 until they are old enough to see for themselves the 

 necessity for them. 



I have tried to indicate a few of the ways in 

 which young people may study Nature, but the 

 avenues into her domain are endless ; let us at 

 least endeavour to traverse such of them as may 

 be within our reach whilst we are young, and so 

 make our lives all the brighter and happier for 

 knowing something of the wonders of this mar- 

 vellous world in which it has pleased God to 

 place us. 



