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First Lessons in Botany
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I have written the following pages for children. 1 have used the child's language, so far as was practicable, and have endeavored to dispense, in a great measure, with the technical terms of Botany. It is far from niv wish to make great scholars of little boys and girls. I have aimed in this book merely to give the young student such a knowledge of Botany as is adapted to his years. Some may wonder Why I did not unlock another door or two for my little friends. I can only say, in regard to the matter, that I found it necessary to stop somewhere. I could not show them the whole building; and I had to choose, not between a smal'
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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.
I have written the following pages for children. 1 have used the child's language, so far as was practicable, and have endeavored to dispense, in a great measure, with the technical terms of Botany. It is far from niv wish to make great scholars of little boys and girls. I have aimed in this book merely to give the young student such a knowledge of Botany as is adapted to his years. Some may wonder Why I did not unlock another door or two for my little friends. I can only say, in regard to the matter, that I found it necessary to stop somewhere. I could not show them the whole building; and I had to choose, not between a smal'
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.
146 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1846
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