WATERSIDE PLANTS. 



IT is a true saying, that half the beauty of a thing 

 is lost to those who do not know how to look for 

 its beauty. The man who " knows when a thing 

 pleases him and when it doesn't," is not the man 

 to appreciate a good picture. In like manner, the 

 man who has no more than a surface knowledge of 

 the natural tilings about him, loses more than half 

 the pleasure to be derived from a country ramble. 

 He sees a general dash of colour : a blue, or red, 

 or yellow flower, but nothing more : 



" A primrose by the river's brim 

 A yellow primrose is to him, 

 And it is nothing more." 



It is something, however, to know the names of 

 the primroses, daisies, and other common flowers. 

 The mere recognition of a score or so of flowers and 

 shrubs increases the charm of a stroll over the 

 meadows, and through the green lanes, and drives 

 away the monotony of a mere " constitutional." 

 It is astonishing how little most people know of 

 the lovely plants and flowers that meet their view 

 every day in the country. Even though a man may 

 be an excellent general naturalist, practical botany 



