GATHERING WILD FLOWERS 97 



I have now warned you; and after finding 

 out the truth of all I have said by one or two 

 obstinate little experiments (for I know you 

 will experiment) , perhaps you will settle down 

 to "do as you are bid" and pick fewer plants, 

 devoting more time to careful pressing. 



You will have your reward as the years go 

 by, for each holiday by the sea, on the hills, 

 or among the country lanes will give you some 

 floral memento that may remain "a thing of 

 beauty and a joy forever." 



