ENGLISH WILD FLOWEES. 



The Glumacece contain the grasses and sedges 

 only. 



Who will say that the time spent in this study is 

 thrown away ? It gives additional interest to the 

 walk. It is a source of perennial pleasure. It opens 

 up a new world full of delightful thoughts and joyous 

 associations. It lends a new charm to the landscape. 

 It displays new visions of beauty to the soul. "What 

 greater delight, " says dear, loving old Gerarde, in his 

 glorious book on plants, " is there than to behold the 

 earth apparelled with plants as with a robe of em- 

 broidered worke, set with orient pearles, and garnished 

 with great diversitie of rare and costly jewels ? If this 

 varietie and perfection of colours may affect the eie, it 

 is such in herbes and floueres, that no Appelles, no 

 Zeuxis, ever could by any art expresse the like ; if 

 odour or if taste may worke satisfaction, they are both 

 BO souveraigne in plants, and so comfortable, that no 

 confection of the apothecaries can equal their ex- 

 cellent virtue. But these delights are in the outward 

 senses ; the principal delight is in the mind, singular, 

 enriched with the knowledge of these visible things, 

 setting forth to us the invisible wisdom and admirable 

 workmanship of Almightie Gro 1." 



