122 HOUSELEEK. 



beautiful, that the fame of mahogany became ge- 

 neral, and it has ever since been imported in large 

 quantities. 



I do not wish to tell you any thing more at 

 present, my dear, as it will be better for you to 

 remember well what you have already heard ; and 

 if you try to learn too much at one time, you can 

 retain nothing in your memory. 



To-morrow we will go into the village, and look 

 for some Houseleek ; which grows on the roofs of 

 cottages, and the tops of old walls. It is the best 

 plant of the eleventh class, that I can think of, for 

 examination ; and there is but one native species. 

 But we must try to find some of it growing in dif- 

 ferent situations, for a reason I shall tell you when 

 we examine the plant. 



