Look at a Flower.
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Everyone is interested to some extent in the flowers that grow aroundhim; and, though many people are probably satisfied when theyhave learned to tell a rose from a buttercup, those who reallylove plants soon see more than the pretty posy and become awareof beautiful and significant structures within it.Though this volume can be used as a foundation for seriousbotanical study, its purpose is achieved if it stimulates the readerinto his own investigations and directs him to friendships withliving plants in their everyday surroundings. It is intended asa guide to plant watching and an introduction to the tiny floralarenas where things are always happening. And it should leadboth student and dabbler beyond the larger shapes of a flowerinto the wonder of form and the beauty of design in its smalland often hidden parts.
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