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tion as possible, for without that a great amount, 

 of responsibility would be incurred without doing 

 any possible good. Yet I cannot conceive of 

 a case in which people could be so ignorant as 

 to throw away the seasoning of food for such a 

 silly reason. 



E. Yet, on precisely the same grounds, 

 you entered the premises of the cattle and 

 plucked up what answered the same purpose to 

 them as salt and kitchen herbs did to you. You 

 must remember that God takes care of the hap- 

 piness of every living creature, and that a work 

 of superogation of his has never been discovered. 



But it is time now to close our preliminary 

 conversation, you know quite enough to com- 

 mence botanising without farther delay. There 

 is one thing you must invariably, when possible, 

 do and that is not only to collect a specimen of 

 each plant for examination but one or two for 

 preservation. Taking some pains to adhere to 

 this rule will ensure you in a short time a va- 

 luable Herbarium. 



L. How shall I preserve the plants? 



E. When you want them for analysis a tin 

 box, with a tightly fitting lid. is the best ; they 

 will keep for a number of days in this way by 



