BOTANY. 



THE INORGANIC WORLD OR MINERAL KINGDOM. - 

 The earth itself, with the air that surrounds it, 

 and all things naturally belonging to them which are 

 destitute of life, make up the mineral kingdom, or 

 inorganic world. These are called in/organic or un- 

 organized, because they are not composed of organs, 

 that is, of parts which answer to one another, and 

 make up a whole. They were formed, but they did 

 not grow, -nor proceed from previous bodies like 

 themselves, nor have they the power of producing 

 other similar bodies. 



THE ORGANIC WORLD. The organic world con- 

 sists of two kinds of beings, namely: First Plants or 

 Vegetables, which make up what is called the 

 Vegetable Kingdom; and second Animals, which com- 

 pose the Animal Kingdom. These consist of organs', 

 of parts which go to make up an individual, a being. 

 And each individual owes its existence to a preceding 

 one like itself, that is, to a parent. It was not 

 merely formed, but produced. At first, small and 

 imperfect, it grows and develops by powers of its 

 own; it attains maturity, becomes old, and finally 

 dies. It was formed of inorganic or mineral matter, 

 that is, of earth and air, indeed; but only of this 

 matter under the influence of life. 



The difference between plants and animals seem 

 at first sight so obvious and so great, that it would 

 appear more natural to inquire how they resemble 

 rather than how they differ from each other. What 



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