Witch tv Mamt 
tmunttmn psittdCUUX. Natural Order: Scirruceniucccc—Pitcher Plcuit p ’ Cimily , 
g^ARRACENIA, so named in honor of Dr. Sarrasin, of Quebec, 
is found in low, wet situations in warm latitudes, and is remark¬ 
able for the peculiar construction of the leaves, which are not 
flat, as in most other foliage, but are like hollow tubes, tapering 
Hf 3, toward the bottom like a vase, with a sort of cap or lid for 
the top, the hollow being nearly always half filled or more 
with water. There is one species from the East Indies that is well 
adapted for the greenhouse. The leaves of this plant are narrow 
and tapering, and the middle vein appears to run on in a sportive 
mood, extending itsell like a thread beyond the leal some four or five 
inches, and then curls about and turns up at the extremity, forming a 
elightful little pitcher. When grown in a pot, it requires a great deal 
ol moisture, and a layer of moss or cocoa fiber on the surface of the soil 
to check evaporation. Some varieties have leaves from one to three feet 
The flowers are yellow or purple. 
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[EARN from the birds what food the thickets yield; 
Learn from the beasts the physic of the field; 
The art of building from the bee receive; 
Learn ol the mole to plough, the worm to weave. 
— Pope. 
QAY, where full instinct is the unerring guide, 
What hope or counsel can they need beside? 
Reason, however able, cool at best, 
Cares not for service, or but serves when prest; 
Stays till we call, and then not often near; 
But honest instinct comes a volunteer; 
Sure never to o’ershoot, but just to hit; 
While still too wide or short is human wit. 
— Pope. 
TTOW can we justly different causes frame, 
When the effects entirely are the same? 
Instinct and reason how can we divide? 
’Tis the fool’s ignorance, and the pedant’s pride. 
