Not so long ago, it was said that a certain man was "botanising on his mother's grave," a pardonable confusion, perhaps, of facts and realities.
"At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern"
Myrtle Reed
Once arrived at the wood, there were botanising, fern-hunting, sketching, and flirtation without limit.
"The Lovels of Arden"
M. E. Braddon