i KLlSiMKNTS Ol'' SSl'ltUC'l'HKAL JSOTANY. 



It is desirable that the beginner should provide him- 

 self with a magnifying glass of moderate power for 

 exainining the more minute parts of specimens ; a sharp 

 penknife for dissecting ; and a couple of fine needles, 

 which he can himself insert in convenient handles, and 

 which will be found of great service in separatliiji; delicate 

 parts, and in impaling fine portions for examination 

 with the aid of the lens. 



CHAPTER I. 



EXAMINATION OF A BUTTERCUP. 



2. To begin with, there is no plant quite so suitable 

 3.S our common Buttercup. This plant, which has con- 

 spicuous yellow flowers, may" be found growing in almost 

 every moist meadow. Having found one, take up the 

 whole plant, loosening the soil a little, so as to obtain as 

 much- of the Root as possible. Wash away the earth 



adhering to the 

 latter part, and 

 then proceed to 

 examine your 

 specimen. Begin- 

 ning with the 

 Root (Fig. l),the 

 first noticeable 

 Fig. 1 thing is that it jis 



not of the same colour as the rest of the plant. It la 



Fie. 1.— Fibrous Root of Buttercup. 



