object of this little book, as of its 
predecessor, ^^Wild Birds at Homef^ 
is to aivaken an interest m the wonders 
and beauties of Nature, arid to stimulate 
a desire to study them. Some at least of 
the sixty ( mostly com7non ) flowers, of which 
photographs appear here, are known by 
name to everyone. Many people will know 
7nost of the plants by sight without knoziditg 
their na7nes ; only those who have sHtdied 
botany will be able to idezitify all. No 
scientific descriptioti is attei7ipted, but the 
photographs and colours of the flowers 
appetided will enable the reader, with the 
further aid of the few 7iotes at the e7id of 
the book, to identify the platits depicted with 
reasonable certainty. These sixty photo- 
graphs were all taken itt the 7nonth of 
June, but tnany of the fiozvers blootn on 
throughout the season. The notnericlature 
a7id order adopted are those of ‘ ‘ HookePs 
Student’s Flora,’’ 1884. Edition. 
