Man.— Effects of protracted Childhood on the Individual. Effects of protracted 

 Childhood on the Parents and on Society, vii. Sunday. — On Christian Love. 



AGRICULTURE. 



The Difference between the Operations of Reason and Instinct, as affording 

 Arguments in Favor of the Divine Perfections. Origin of Agricultural Labor. 

 Origin of Property in the Soil, and the Division of Ranks. Effects of Property 

 in the Soil. Benetits derived from the Principles which Stimulate Agricultural 

 Improvement. The Blessings of Labor, viii. Sunday. — Spiritual Training by 

 Affliction. Nature of Soils. Formation of Soils. Management of Soils.— Drain- 

 ing. Irrigation. Blair-Drnmmond Moss. Products of the Soil. — Dissemination 

 of Plants. IX. Sunday.— TAe Sower. Dissemination of Plants. — The Cocoa- 

 Nut Tree. Mitigation of Seasons occasioned by Cultivation. The Labors of the 

 Husbandman wisely distributed over the Year. The Corn Plants.— Their Mys- 

 terious Origin. Their Distribution over the Globe. Wheat, x. Sunday.— Safc- 

 bath Morning. The Corn-Plants.— Barley, Oats, Rice, Maize, and Millet. 

 Leguminous Plants. — Peas and Beans. Esculent Roots.— The Potato. Vegetable 

 Substances used for Weaving. The Flax Plant, xx. Sunday. — True Science the 

 Handmaid of Relision. Vegetable Substances used for Weaving. The Cotton 

 Plant. Vegetable^ Substances used for Cordage.— Hemp. Vegetable Substances 

 used for Pai)er. 



anniversary of the death and resurrection of CHRIST. 



The Sacrament of the Supper. The Crucifixion. The Grave, xii. Sunday. 

 — The Resurrection. 



Enjoyment equally Distributed. The Enjoyments of the Poor in 

 Spring. The Woods. 



retrospective view of the argument. 



The Power and Intelligence of the Creator. The Goodness of the Creator. 

 The Use and Deficiency of Natural Religion. 



VOL. III.— SUMMER. 



COSMICAL ARRANGEMENTS. 



I. Sunday.— SM7n?ner the Perfection of the Year. Increased Heat. Internal 

 Heat of the Earth. Increased Light. Electricity. Clouds. Dew. ii. Sun- 

 day.— 5cr/;?«itra^ Allusions to the Dew. Adaptations of the Faculties of Living 

 Beings to the Properties of Light and Air. 



VEGETABLES. 



Growth of Vegetables. Principles on which Horticulture is founded. History 

 of Horticulture. The Turnip. Brassica or Cabbage, in. Sunday. — Spiritual 

 Light. Various Garden Vegetables. Flowers— The Rose. Fruits. Ingrafting. 

 The Gooseberry and Currant. TheOrchanl. iv. Sunday. — Spiritual Soil. Pro- 

 ductions of Warm Climates used for Human Food. — The Banana. The Date Palm. 

 Trees used for other Purposes than Food. Vegetable Substances used in Tan- 

 ning. Vegetable Fixed Oils. Vegetable Oils— Essential and Empyreumatic. 

 Vegetable Tallow and Wax. v. Sunday. — Spiritual Culture. Vegetable Life 

 in the Polar Regions. 



ANIMALS. 



Connexion between the Vegetable and Animal Kingdoms. The Sensorial Or- 

 gans. Sensation and Perception. The Argonaut and Nautilus. The Coral In- 

 sect. VI. Sunday. — The Invisible Architect. Insect Transformations — Cocoons 

 — The Silk-Worm. Insects— Their Larva State. Their Pupa or Chrysalis State. 

 Their Imago or Perfect Slate. The Building Spider. Spider's Webb. vii. Sun- 

 day. — Spiritual Transformation. Insects — Legionary and Sanguine Ants. The 

 Lion Ant — The Q,ueen-Bee. Physiological Character of Vertebrated Animals. 

 Reptiles— The Tortoise— The Serpent, viii. Sunday. — The Old Serpent. Rep- 

 tiles—The Saurian Tribes. Birds— Their Relative Position. The Bill. Their 

 Power of Flying. Their Power of Vision. Their Voice. Their Selection of 

 Food. IX. Sunday. — The Ascension of Christ. Birds — Their Gregarious Habits. 

 Domestic Fowls— The Cock, the Turkey, and the Peacock. The Goose and the 

 Duck. Birds of Prey — The Vulture. The Eagle. Predaceous Animals— Their 



