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I here recommend to my youthful readers to seize 

 every opportunity of acquiring not only a knowledge 

 of the names, but also of the several properties of each 

 tree and shrub ; and to be able readily to distinguish 

 the same both by leaf, flower, and fruit. They will 

 find their perception quickened, and their compre- 

 hension enlarged, by a close examination into the 

 various productions of nature ; and their gratification 

 will increase, as their knowledge of natural history 

 advances ; for it is really provoking oftentimes to 

 witness the ignorance of many persons, (not Cock- 

 neys alone,) on the subject of trees and plants in 

 particular, who are well informed upon almost every 

 other. 



