HOW TO KNOW THE WILD FLOWEKS. 



A S we wander through the deep embosomed lanes 

 on our way to the wild moorland and shady 

 woods, pointing out each herb and flower, marking its 

 beauties, uses, and peculiarities, let us also learn the 

 language of the flowers, by which it tells the family it 

 belongs to, and marks its place in the universe. We 

 shall find this language in the formation of its root, 

 the shape, texture, colour, and marking of its foliage; 

 the stem, the flower, and the mode in which it is 

 attached thereto speak volumes to the eye of the ob- 

 serving. It will be seen that every flower and every 

 plant has not only an individual existence, but each 

 and every one has its appointed place in the universe, 

 filling some mission, belonging to some family often 

 widely different in appearance of the vegetable world; 

 The varied form of seed, flower, and leaf, is one mode 

 of recognizing their genus and species. To make 

 these variations intelligible and to avoid long descrip- 

 tions, it is necessary to use a few scientific terms. 

 If we take the BOOT of a plant, we find that it 



