Excerpt from Flowers of the Field and Forest These articles are from the pen of a well known botanist of high standing and are accurate and trustworthy in every detail. The drawings and descriptions of the various flowers are in most cases trom actual specimens, and where these were lacking the works of recognized authoriti. Have been referred to. The ar ticlea constitute a calendar of plant life from early spring to late autumn, and the numerous illustrations and detailed descriptions will enable any one to identify a large number of the lion-om commonly met with in a ramble through the fields. The articles are written in pleasing style and an endeavour is made to set forth some of the more striking scientific truth in t. Mection with plant life in such a way as to be under stood by all. Botuny is not the dry uninteresting science that many imagine, it does not consist merely oi t: nming, claseilying, and comparing a collection of plants; the essen tial problem is to understand the life of the plant, to comprehend its functions, to in quire what is the use to the plant of its root, stem, leaves, its flower and fruit. This thought has been kept in view by the writer of articles in this book and if those who happen aerou it should be led to a better understanding of some of the problems of nature it will not have been published in in. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.