235 
ALOE. 
they grow upon rocks, in dry sand, amidst a burn¬ 
ing atmosphere, breathed by lions and tigers. Let 
us be thankful to a bounteous Nature, who in our 
mild climate has every where raised bowers of ver¬ 
dure over our heads, and spread carpets of daisies* 
primroses, and violets, under our feet! 
