. The American botanist : a monthly journal for the plant lover. Plants; Plants -- United States. .00— SCHOOL BOTANY. Love of Nature.—Those who love nature can never be dull. They may have other temptations; but at least they will run no risk of being beguilded by ennui, idleness or want of occupation, "to buy the merry madneso of an hour with the long penitence of after ; The love of nature, again, helps us greatly to keep ourselves free from the mean and petty cares which interfere so much with calm and peace of mind. It turns "every ordinary walk into a morning or evenin
. The American botanist : a monthly journal for the plant lover. Plants; Plants -- United States. .00— SCHOOL BOTANY. Love of Nature.—Those who love nature can never be dull. They may have other temptations; but at least they will run no risk of being beguilded by ennui, idleness or want of occupation, "to buy the merry madneso of an hour with the long penitence of after ; The love of nature, again, helps us greatly to keep ourselves free from the mean and petty cares which interfere so much with calm and peace of mind. It turns "every ordinary walk into a morning or evening sacri- fice," and brightens life until it becomes almost like a fairy tale.—John Lubbock. Unstable Nomenclature.—I have myself long pur- sued priority in the hope that names would be both stable and usable. I have even advocated the forcing of prior forgotten names back into general nomenclature. I did so as long as mere temporary convenience seemed at stake. I did so while names doubled in length, trebled in absurdity and quadrupled in number. I did so until family names began to fall and to be set up again in exchanged places. I did so until I became un- able to read the literature in several groups of which I had once been a student, or to converse with modern students of these groups. I did so until it became well nigh impossible for me to give my classes intelligible references to the literature tliey most needed to consult in their work. And then I began to entertain doubts as to the approval of posterity, the best kind of foundations, etc. I began to faith in priority as a cure- all for nomenclatural ills. For the real burden of nomencla- ture will be but little altered by the strictest application of this law. With all the arduous labor now^ required of any youth 22. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not per
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