118 BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS. [Oh. XX. 



called the flower Day's-eye. The French name lor tbe daisy 

 is La belle Marguerite. 



CHAPTER XX. 



Class 1st Class 2nd. 



504. You have now been made acquainted with many impor- 

 tant principles in the science of Botany. You were first taught 

 the names of the different parts of a flower; then how to find to 

 what class, order, genera, and species, some particular plants 

 belonged ; and after that, <ill the classes and orders were ex- 

 plained. We then took up the subject of plants generally, and 

 considered them as respects their various organs, as the root, 

 stem, leaf, &c. ; this part of the study is often called elementary 

 Botany, while the study of classes and orders is called syste- 

 matic Botany. 



505. The different families of plants, as they seem distinguish- 

 ed by nature, were next considered. It is to be hoped that you 

 now understand clearly the difference between natural fami- 

 lies^ and artificial classes ; viz. that the former, such as the 

 families of lilies, roses, &c. are distinguished by characters 

 which may be noticed by all observers ; while the latter are 

 founded upon circumstances which botanists have agreed to 

 found their classifications upon. 



506. In pursuing the study of Botany, it is necessary that 



you should have a great deal of practice, in the systematic part; 



ny plants, and be careful ta 

 collect and examine flowers. We shall now consider some of 



that is, that you should analyze many plants, and be caref 



the classes and orders in a more particular manner, and give 

 examples of plants which belong to them. 



504. What is said of the different principles which you have now 

 Deen made acquainted with! 



505. What do you understand to be the difference between Natural 

 Famdies and Artificial Classes ? 



506. What is said of practice in Botany? 



