PREFACE TO FIRST EDITIO 



THE object of this book is to excite an interest in plants by 

 affording an easy means of studying the structures and 

 affinities of some of our commonest native flowers. In all 

 instances the student should verify the details by dis- 

 section of the flowers described. In order to broaden the 

 view some general features dealing with plant life have 

 been touched upon, and where thought desirable repetition 

 has been indulged in. 



Miss Barnard is responsible for the illustrations, and her 

 excellent photographs must afford great assistance to the 

 beginner. 



The author feels deeply indebted to Mr. Vail and his 

 v staff for good advice and much help, and also for the care 

 displayed in producing the book. 



Hobart, February, 1910. 



PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION. 



gj THE steady demand for this small work has exhausted the 

 first issue. In offering it to junior students a second time 



it is thought a slight inclusion of further material may be 

 JJ an advantage- There is so much which can be said in 

 O illustrating our native flowers that a work of this kind 

 5 must necessarily be scratchy; it can only be of use in 



stimulating interest in the study of botany. 



Hobart, April, 1922. 







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