From the Preface. Among the happiest days of our childhood were those devoted to the study of Botany. Pure sunshine rests upon the memory of those rambles in the fields and woods, amid the opening flowers of Spring, and then in the gay profusion of advancing Summer, in which we made acquaintance with many a floral gem before unknown. We love to think of that wild woodland lake where first we saw the sparkling Sundew, the quaint Sarracenia, and the fair Nymphaea, resting on the bosom of the waters; or of that lowly dell by ...
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From the Preface. Among the happiest days of our childhood were those devoted to the study of Botany. Pure sunshine rests upon the memory of those rambles in the fields and woods, amid the opening flowers of Spring, and then in the gay profusion of advancing Summer, in which we made acquaintance with many a floral gem before unknown. We love to think of that wild woodland lake where first we saw the sparkling Sundew, the quaint Sarracenia, and the fair Nymphaea, resting on the bosom of the waters; or of that lowly dell by the brookside, where the Yellow Violet, the Hepatica, and the Bloodroot bloomed; or of that craggy mountain, where, among the rocks, the Columbine hung out its scarlet flowers. Then returning home with our gathered treasures, how we entered with a will upon the work of Analysis, toiling for hours as no schoolmaster could have compelled us to do, being attracted to the task by the very love of it alone. Here, then, we have at least one department in learning whose earnest pursuit is so congenial to the affections and tastes of the mind as to be no irksome task, but a pastime, -a perpetual feast; and this not only to maturer minds, but to the season of early youth even in a higher degree, since then the objects of nature are especially invested with the charms of novelty. Let it not be said, however, that Botany attracts such willing votaries because it requires no labor, no persevering effort. Ho science is more intricate or profound. It cannot be understood except by vigorous and persevering effort. Consequently, in its successful pursuit there is discipline for the mind as well as for the body; and since the subject itself is replete with refinement and beauty, and fresh from the hand of God, its pursuit must also conduce to the invigoration of the moral nature. If, then, it be desirable to preoccupy the minds of our children with controlling ideas of purity, refinement, and moral beauty, -with exalted thoughts of God, habits of mental activity, strength of judgment, and decision of character; and, moreover, to do all this by means of a study whose path, in a double sense, is strown with flowers, then is the study of Botany desirable; and that labor is not in vain which is bestowed upon the preparation of a work designed, like the present, for primary classes, from the ages of ten to fourteen. As the title implies, we have aimed to represent to the eye nearly every subject or form treated of, or described in these Lessons. But, notwithstanding the copiousness of these illustrations, neither the teacher nor the * pupil will be satisfied to rely upon their aid alone. Nature alone can afford the proper illustrations in the study of Nature's works, and it is only by comparison with the living specimen that either the picture or the description becomes intelligible. Therefore let specimens in unlimited number accompany every botanical recitation....
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