Introduction. 
possess, a few hints on their cultiva- 
tion, and any other remarks which 
may be thought interesting. 
Surrounded as we are, and have 
been from our infancy, by these 
choicest beauties of nature, we wish 
not to enjoy them alone, No! let 
them be diffused throughout the 
world ; that all may pärticipate who 
have a mind capable of delighting in 
them. 
May we not, as reasonable beings, 
ask ourselves, why were these won- 
derful works of Creating Wisdom 
produced? Why so much elegance, 
such brillianey, such almost infinitely 
varied beauty? Surely, had these 
things been designed merely to satisfy 
the hunger of the grazing and other 
kinds of animals, a vast deal indeed 
must have been formed in vain. But 
this cannot be. Do we not then lose 
