b WAYSIDE WEEDS. 



forth the goodness, the wisdorrij and the power of 

 that great Creator, whose 



" Steps are beauty, and his presence light." 



A few words as to our arrangement. Each of 

 our prospective handfuls is intended to embrace a 

 certain section of plants related to each other in the 

 natural classification. It is by no means requisite 

 that all the plants named should be gathered at once, 

 and, indeed, as they often blow at diflFerent periods 

 of the year, this would be impossible ; but enough 

 may always be found to illustrate our text, not only 

 as regards the classification of the flowers, but with 

 reference to the botanical lessons which are ap- 

 pended to each section. A general summing up 

 will probably gather our handfuls into one, 



