It: 



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'4 nor ANY lou V(ji %«• rKorut:. 



Lot tho li'arnorH, or tlu» clnss mnl«M* tlioir ti'iirlnT, tln'it'f(»n\ in tlic (list pliico 

 px'urj'fiilly «>iu«« tliroii^'h tlu' First I'art of tli** iMxik, or at \oi\nt tlnou^'li tin* lirst 

 two ('liapttTH, vt'iifyiii^' tin* «'.\ainpl»*s ami illusti-ntions ^i\«'M, as tat' as |M)ssil»lo, 

 witli tln'ir own «'V('s, aiitl srarcliin^' for «>tli(>r «'Xaiiipl«'s in tlir jilniits aiul Mo\vri*a 

 aroniitl tlnMii. 'I'lu'ii tlicv iiiay ln'^'iii to stmly jilunts Wythe I'Mura. or .S'coihI 

 I'j.rt of tli»' l>o()k, accoiMliii^' t4» tlic (lirrctions <.'i\('ii in tin- last, si'ctioii of niMptcr 

 IN'. Wln'iicver tln'V nn'ct witli a \\onl which llu-y ilo not miH'inhrr or ch'aily 

 ninl('istaii<l, they will look it out in the index, ami refer hack to the place in tho 

 First Part of the hook where it is nsed jmkI fully exjilained. {{cnieniher that 

 c'vory <»no has to creep hefoic he can ^\Jllk, nnd to walk hefore he can nni. ()nly 

 he;jin at the h«>;.'innin;r ; take pains to understanil thing's as yon ;"> on. ami culti- 

 vate the hahits of accui'acy anil nice ilisci-iininjition which this stmly is eminently 

 adapti'd to inspire. Then each step will render the next one easy ; yon will soon 

 make more I'apid pro«;ress ; will he ahle to ascertain with facility the names and 

 the structure oi almost all common jdants ; and will <;ra<lually reco^'nise the 

 various jind interesting; i-elationships w liich l>ind the memhers of the v»'t;etahlG 

 pi-eation to<;ether in natural families showing; them to he j»arts of one system; 

 \aiied expressions, as it were, of the thou;rhts «>f their i)i\ine Author; planned 

 in reference to ono another; and evidetjtly intoiided to enlar<.'«' and enlijuditen our 

 minds, as well as to "gratify oui' senses, and nourish, clothe, warm, and shelter 

 ouj" liodies. So the study of |)(»tany the most fascinatiiii: hiaiich of Xatural 

 History, especially for the youup hecomes mor«' and more interest in;r the more 

 \\e Itarn of it, and affords a constantjMnl unalloyed intellectual ^'ratilication. 



\\ hen youn<,' students lia\e thorouirhly mastereil this little hook, they will 

 he well j)r«'pared t* continue tho stud v« in the /,<.s>7.;/.< /// /{nfati;/ <in'/ \'>ij,t<(lile 

 IViifxiit/niii/, t\iu\ In the MaiiHul <>/ Hi,' liolnnij <\f tin- Xorf/ieni I'uif^'/ Stut'S, hy 

 the siime author. 



The illustrations are referred to throu«;hout )>v num))ers, with " Fi^.'' prefixed. 

 The uundii'rs otvasionally introduced, within jiarenthcsis-marks. ami without any 

 prefix (as on p. 25, line i, and p. 36, lino 9^ are references to former parafrraph.s, 

 where the suhjeet, or tho woril used, has .-dready been explained. 



*,* The illuBtrntioiis on tlio tir<it pi)j:e roprosont : Fig. i. Our conimoiiest wild species of true 

 Lily. .viz., the ('aiiiiiliv Lily. Fig. 2. Tlie Clialictloiiiiiii Lily, a native of Palestine, with scarlet 

 floweis, HU|iji<)se(l to he " Tlie Lily of the Fitltl " to wliich our Saviour referrt-il in the Seraion on 

 llie Mount. F'ig. 3. Lilies of the Vivlley, not true Lilies, hut l)elonging to the Lily Family. 



