friendly if he has a speaking acquaintance with them. Such an acquaintance is of untold
value as a means of rest and recreation. Yet to most persons our books on botany, instead of
opening the path to knowledge, close it with the barrier of technical language. Botanical
science is beginning to recognize the prohibitive effect of this barrier and to take steps to
open the path to the public. The Flora of the District of Columbia and Vicinity now presented …