. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. 230 THE COTTAGE GARDENER. Jink 2S. Psalmist saj-, "In wisdom liastTliou madi! tbein ; Here is a plant, requiring no assistance from man. placed in situations where it is most needed; a i/i/ied plant, I may call it, for to how many purposes it may he applied, food for catule, manure for land, Kelp-salt for cheeses, huoys for dangerous rocks, and breakwaters against the mighty waves of the ocean; besides, its iodine. What a field for thought. What a variety of ideas may be suggested by this common and sombre-colom-ed plant of the rocks.
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. 230 THE COTTAGE GARDENER. Jink 2S. Psalmist saj-, "In wisdom liastTliou madi! tbein ; Here is a plant, requiring no assistance from man. placed in situations where it is most needed; a i/i/ied plant, I may call it, for to how many purposes it may he applied, food for catule, manure for land, Kelp-salt for cheeses, huoys for dangerous rocks, and breakwaters against the mighty waves of the ocean; besides, its iodine. What a field for thought. What a variety of ideas may be suggested by this common and sombre-colom-ed plant of the rocks. What "sennons" o" "stones," as well as "in" them. Unnoticed by the generality of passers by ; or thought of as only too common to care about; yet there it is, ready to be made useful at at any time, or for anybody who may want it. This humble ocean weed may bring to our mind some Christian, unknown to the world, clothed in humility, but precious in the sight of Him who seeth not as man seeth; who looks not at the outer appearance, but at the heart. Of one "ready to every good ; ^\â hat elevating views of the wisdom and goodness of God the examination of his works produce. " Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, I cannot attain unto ; The closer our examination, the greater our wonder: â; ; " tbe well directed sight, Brings in each flower an universe to ; I think the only place in the Bible where Sea Weeds are mentioned, is in the book of Jonah, wliere the disobedient prophet speaks of the weeds being wrapped about his The plate of this specimen of Ci/stoseira <jmmilala, given as an example of one of tlie Fucacere, is talien from a plant at or near .Joppa, or Jaffa, the very place where Jonah found a ship; where the Apostle I'eter lodged near the sea-side; and where Dorcas, the friend of the widows, hved and died, and wa-s restored to life again. The other species of Fucus areâ F. cEEA
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