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 suffice, 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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