Хо. 1576. 
FOTHERGILLA ALNIFOLIA. 
Class. Order. 
POLYANDRIA DIG Y NIA. 
This is a native of Carolina, and has long 
been known in gardens: the leaves are 
small, and almost entire, and the spike of 
flowers short: they are produced in the 
beginning of summer. Itis a hardy shrub, 
of low growth, which may be increased by 
layers, and should be planted in a border 
of loam and peat earth, requiring no other 
care. 
Looking at these pleasing objects as the 
works of our Heavenly Father, we derive 
tenfold enjoyment from them. “ As it is 
a pleasant thing for the eyes to behold the 
Sun, so it is to the mind of the christian in- 
deed, to be frequently and seriously con- 
templating the nature and glory of God." 
