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The fruit, pericarp, or seed vessel . . .76 



Nature's mode of propagating the seeds ... 79 



(terminating and vegetative process . . . 81 



The sap's ascent . . . .85 



On the varieties and uses of the vegetable kingdom . 87 



Explanatory table . . . .97 



LECTURE III. 



On Zoology. 



Distinction between unimals and vegetables . . 100 

 A classification necessary . . . 101 



Systems of Aristotle and Ray . . .103 



System of Linnaeus . . 104 



Cuvier .... 106 



Blumenbach .... 107 



General remarks on animals .... 108 

 Animals destroy aud live upon each other, why not a 



cruelty . . . .113 



Certain propensities necessary to animal existence, and 



the organs which produce them . . 115 

 Hunger . ' , . . .116 

 Taste . . , . .117 

 Digestive organs . . 1 18 

 The stomach varies in different animals . . 119 

 Circulating and respiratory organs . '. . 122 

 These vary in different animals . . . 126 

 Organs of sense and voluntary motion . . 127 

 Locomotive powers . ... 129 

 Intellect in animals dislinguished from instinct . 130 

 Utility of theanimal kingdom . . .138 

 Table of classification of Cuvier . . 146 

 Of Blumenbach . . 147 



LECTURE IV. 



On Animal and Vegetable Poisons. 



Introductory remarks . . ^L 



Animal poisons . . . .157 



