152 Scientific Intelligence. 
requisition are the spirit of observation and of order, Sagac- 
ity, and a certain good sense in the appreciation of facts 
that, if it does shine with great ¢clat, at least the faults of 
its cultivators are not likely to harm any one; that, equally with 
the other sciences, it tends to elevation of character in that it 
requires an ardent love of truth, reposing as it does upon the 
idea that the veracity of its cultivators is eae complete. 
He concludes, “ Les sciences jouent dans le monde le réle d’une 
école practique de bonne foi. D’apres ces réflexions, il est permis 
de penser que les botanistes sont ordinairement et devrait étre tou- 
nous arrétons pas cependant sur de rares exceptions. La presque 
totalité des botanistes est pénétrée du sentiment de la justice et 
des convenances. On en trouverait difficilement un seul qui ne 
reconnat le principe fondamental de ne pas faire A autrui ce qu’on 
ne vou rait pas qui vous fait 
—our author eee sometiacs the ela | honest . 
and I gheminded botanist may have fai ae e may, for exam- 
ing 
perspective; and, finally, of what accuracy means in natura 
history as distinguished from mathematical exactness. Every- 
where the naturalist has to judge as well as to measure 
The third peed discourses upon the manner of pr eparing and 
editing botanical works, and the most advantageous modes of 
publication, considers the different degrees of publicity :—for 
instance, complete and durable aagaeg Se is attained when a mon- 
ograph of an order or genus, a flora, a Species or a Genera Plan- 
tarum is published and placed on a by the booksellers ; or when 
an article or memoir is contributed to an mesg and well- 
society, which publishes with some regularity ‘ae indexes its 
en n i 
sepa 
printed and fairly ered or ea penees on sal sage in 
some learned societies of ach memoir speed i 
