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inspection of the plates common in botanical 
works, have familiarized to most persons, the 
fact of the distinctly different structure dis¬ 
played by various kinds of wood. No lace 
of human haiidywork, can rival the delicacy 
and perfection shewn in a section of any 
common woody stem. A comparison such 
as is sometimes exhibited between the finest 
productions of our looms and the section 
of a small branch, is decisive of the im¬ 
measurable extent of the distance between 
the skilful workmanship of earth’s ingenious 
artisan, and that of heaven’s Great Artificer. 
“Ami yet was every faltering tongue of man, 
Almighty Father! silent in thy praise, 
Thy works themselves would raise a general voice ; 
Even in the depths of solitary woods 
By human foot untrod, proclaim thy power, 
And to the quire celestial Thee resound, 
Tir eternal cause, support, and end of all 
If we admire the variety of simple ele¬ 
mentary structure^ thus exemplified in up¬ 
wards of sixty thousand distinct forms, we 
shall find still more to excite our wonder 
in the concurrent changes exhibited in their 
aspect, character, and properties. 
The florist, in laying out his garden, 
studies two elements of beauty, association 
