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Botany and the study of the physical structure of 
Plants. 
Horticulture is Art co-operating with Nature: Na- 
ture! the perfection and excellence of whose opera- 
tions we all instinctively admire :—that admiration 
which is early implanted in every human breast, but 
which education and a thousand fortuitous circum- 
stances of the world too often serve to extinguish— 
an admiration and love for the good and beautiful, 
which was undoubtedly given for the wisest purposes, 
and which, duly improved and cultivated, is of the great- 
est benefit. A spirit of a high and pure character, 
with which every reasoning being is endowed—that 
seeks and finds exquisite pleasure in all that is exalt- 
ing in the works of Creative Power. Memory ever 
delights to revert to those joyous, early days, when, 
to all of us, every thing was serene around and with- 
in; and gladly would renew its communion with that 
quiet which her operations then afforded. It is thus 
that the garden possesses such attractive charms— 
that amidst the collected beauties and rich treasures 
of the Floral kingdom which we there find, we retire 
for calm reflection or sober thought. Its very occu- 
pation is conducive to moral and intellectual refine- 
ment. In rearing some delicate and frail flower, in 
watching its gradually developing parts, the young 
and verdant leaf, the lengthening stem, the curious 
bud, the wonderful blossom, its singular economy for 
continued existence, the decaying and fading foliage, 
and the sleep of temporary death—how many pleasing 
moments are passed, how many wise thoughts exeit- 
ed, lessons of duty and of deep instruction, given 
