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thouglits of God, habits of mental activity, strength of judgment, and 

 decision of character ; and, moreover, to do all this by means of a study 

 whose path, in a double sense, is strown with flowers, then is the study 

 of Botany desirable; and that labor is not in vain which is bestowed 

 upon the preparation of a work designed, like the present, for primary 

 classes, from the ages of ten to fourteen. 



As the title implies, we have aimed to represent to the eye nearly every 

 subject or form treated of, or described in these Lessons. But, notwith- 

 standing the copiousness of these illustrations, neither the teacher nor the 

 pupil will be satisfied to rely upon their aid alone. Nature alone can 

 afford the proper illustrations in the study of Nature's works, and it is 

 only by comparison with the living specimen that eithjr the picture or 

 the description becomes intelligible. Therefore let specimens in unlimited 

 number accompany every botanical recitation. 



Most of the figures are original. Others have been derived from Maout, 

 Payer, Richard, Balfour, Lindley, and a few, by permission, from Darl- 

 ington's " Weeds and Useful Plants." 



Finally, to the children and youth of our country, gathered in schools 

 of eveiy name, this humble volume is dedicated, with confident belief that 

 it will prove to many of them a sonrce of intellectual and moral culture 

 as well as of pure and rational delight. 



Brooklyn, N. Y., February 23, 1863. 



BOTANICAL APPARATUS. 



The Publisbers have recentl7 provided and have on sale a set of aj^jaraius of the most 

 approved form for the use of the student in botanical pui'suits, and as described in the Class- 

 Book, page 15. It consists of a knife-trowel for digp'ing and cutting specimens, a microscoj^e- 

 and ticeezers for analysis, a tin-box for preserving them fresh, and a press for drying them. 

 The Set, securely packed, will be sent by Express to order, at a moderate price. 



The Plant Eecord. 



"7%e Bofanical Index^'' a work for Schools and Seminaries, altogether wew? and juecw- 

 liar. It gives blank forms, by which an analytical record can be made of the plants and 

 flora, the student may examine. 



Also, in the domain of Science, the Publishers offer 

 Steele's 14 Weeks" Coarse in Astronomy. 



" " " Chemistry (with App>aratu8). 



" " " Philosophy (mth xVpparatus). 



" " "• Geology (with Cabinets). 



'■'■ "• " Physiology (with Models)^ 



