Art Out-of-Doors 



of her products lovely to behold, the close 

 examination of floral structures would be 

 well worth many hours of a busy man's 

 time. Once this has been learned, we do 

 not need always to see it. Then, seeing 

 the flower as a whole, we not only know its 

 name, habits, and relationships, but remem- 

 ber its structure. The exterior suggests the 

 interior, and a knowledge of the interior 

 explains the reasons for the lovely individ- 

 uality of the envelope. 



This should suflice, I think, to prove that 

 even a smattering of botanical knowledge is 

 better than none at all. Archbishop Whate- 

 ley long ago pointed out that this word has 

 two distinct meanings. In one sense it 

 means a superficial acquaintance with a sub- 

 ject joined to a pretentious display, or at 

 least an overweening estimate, of slight 

 knowledge. But in the other sense it simply 

 means that acquaintance with main facts 

 which must be the beginning of all knowl- 

 edge. Even the slightest smattering of 

 botanical knowledge, in this latter sense, 

 will greatly increase instead of lessening the 

 enjoyment of any individual plant. 



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