24 BRECK’S NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS. 
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spirit, study its wondrous mechanism, its faultless form, 
seek for the secret of its ‘tender grace,’ and when you 
have read all that eye can see, and have felt all that heart 
can receive, remember that you know but in part, that 
you see the beauty of this flower only through a glass 
darkly. It has a wealth of beauty that to you is entirely 
imperceptible. Scientific aids, increasing wonderfully 
your natural powers of observation, only reveal the fact, 
that there is an infinity of beauty concealed within the 
compass of these leafy walls. 
“Now, if the God of love, the Father of glory, has con- 
cealed such beauty, where He reveals Himself in the light 
of asingle flower, how much has He treasured up beyond 
the reach of mortal vision within those foundations of 
wprecious stones ; how much has He concealed in the buds 
of precious promise, in the flowers of living hope that 
rise with heavenly fragrance, beside still waters, in those 
green pastures where He makes His flock to rest at noon. 
“Ts there a joy unspeakable in the humblest flower 
that springs up beneath the touch of His finger? What 
must be the fullness of joy when. He reveals the fashion 
of His own glorious body, according to His mighty 
power. Let us learn from one of these lilies of the field, 
that we but know in part, but when that is perfect is 
come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 
Then shall we know, even as we are known.” 
It is not known what particular flower was alluded to, 
as the “lily of the field;” we should like very well to 
ascertain. It is not, however, necessary, to know the 
particular one: the remark is applicable to any flower. 
