192 WILD FLOWEBS. 



" saith to the snow, Be tbou on the earth ; i 



Hkewise to the small rain, and to the great rain j 



of his strength. He sealeth up the hand of i 



every man ; that all men may know his work,"* ; 



The mushroom, or fungus tribe, with their i 



leathery, or spongy textures, are some of them | 



common on the decayed tree, or putrid substance, j 



Some are of a grey gi-een, others of lemon or ' 



orange colour, or red, or spotted with chocolate- ; 



coloured spots, and bright mulberry-coloured ' 



stains. Though several are poisonous, yet , 



many are beautiful, and display, by their great j 



variety, the Almighty skill. ■ 



Spring, and summer, and autumn, with \ 



their flowers, and fruits, and leaves, pass rapidly i 



away. Other springs shall arise, but which of ' 



us can tell that we shall mark its flowers; the t 



voice of the changing seasons is, to us, the voice \ 



of God; and well may the prayer of the psalm- • 



ist suit us all, " So teach us to number oui i 



days, that we mav apply our hearts vmto wis 



dom."t 



* Job xxxvii. e, 7 tPsa. xc. 32. 



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