By THE Rr. Hon. THE orp AvrEBury, P.C., E.R.S. (Str Jon LuBBocr). 
Showing why flowers are different colours; why they go to sleep; why some keep different hours from others; 
and the devices they use for’ procuring their food. 
to any intelligent person. 
people look for plants, but 
look at them. Yet they are as interesting as 
they are beautiful. 
Why, for instance, are some flowers green, 
others white, yellow, red or blue? Why are 
some open, some tubular, and others closed ? 
Why do some open in the day and others by 
night ? Why do some flowers sleep? What 
PARA We 
gA NY people seem to consider that while plants no doubt add 
greatly to the beauty and attractiveness of a country, they 
are, in themselves, of little interest. I am often told that 
Botany is a dry Science. No Science, however, can be 
dry, certainly not Botany. Some botanical books, no doubt, 
may be. Technical terms, descriptions of structure, discussions 
on nomenclature are important and necessary, but they 
are interesting only to specialists, and may well be left to 
them. But the habits of plants, their mode of life, their 
adaptation to their surroundings must surely be interesting 
A great many 
comparatively few 
regulates the endless variety in the forms of 
leaves, fruits and seeds ? 
Figs. 1 and 2. 
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