ZOOGRAPHY; 
OR, THE 
Beauties of Mature Displayed 
PLANTS. 
It is a truth familiar to our experience, that all the 
subjects of the vegetable kingdom (however propa- 
gated afterwards) were originally produced by seeds ; 
and it must be obvious to every one, that the per- 
fecting of the seed is one great intention of Nature 
in the structure of plants. The contrivance mani- 
fested to accomplish this important design, will be 
readily observed as we proceed to trace the plant 
through its different stages, to a state of maturity. 
Before we descend to particulars, it will be ne- 
cessary to observe, that all the seeds of plants have 
different sheaths, which enclose them till they are 
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