138 THE BOTANIST. [AUG. 



to the shape and colour of a flower, that has 

 but little to do with its general beauty, and 

 depends chiefly on its rarity : add to this, the 

 best flowers of each class are often very dear, 

 from their scarceness, and the great demand 

 for them. 



A botanist, again, is totally different from 

 both a florist and gardener, though the two are 

 often confounded by people who ought to 

 know better than to use wrong terms. One of 

 the Misses M. whom you may remember hav- 

 ing seen here, said, the other day, while walking 

 in my garden, that she was not aware I was a 

 florist ; and, in two minutes after, her mother 

 praised the beauty of my pinks and roses, was 

 glad to see I was such a good botanist, and 

 wished her daughters might become equally 

 learned : she was sure, it was not for want of 

 books, for they had all the best books on 

 botany at home. 



