36 FERNS. 



plan of advancing step by step, rather than of charging 

 a study full front, is one I would press upon all botanists. 

 And it is the same in matters touching the heart ; if the 

 path of life be thorny, don't look beyond the next step. 

 We can see the depth of gloom before us, and yet catch 

 no glimpse of the sunlight darting through the trees. To 

 keep the mind clear, and the heart cheerful, we must hold 

 fast by the counsel of the Omniscient Teacher — ' ; Suf- 

 ficient unto the day is the evil thereof." 



