. The botany of the eastern borders, with the popular names and uses of the plants, and of the customs and beliefs which have been associated with them. Botany. PREFACE. forth, and bid welcome, the messengers which the Creator sends to man in the presence of his works; and to introduce these messengers into the inner chambers where the soul may hold fit converse and contemplation with them. Therefore, reader, do not go away repelled by the seeming littleness of what you may herein read,—make the subject of thyself greater and worthier,—for I wouldfain solicit thee to a pupilage that may teach
. The botany of the eastern borders, with the popular names and uses of the plants, and of the customs and beliefs which have been associated with them. Botany. PREFACE. forth, and bid welcome, the messengers which the Creator sends to man in the presence of his works; and to introduce these messengers into the inner chambers where the soul may hold fit converse and contemplation with them. Therefore, reader, do not go away repelled by the seeming littleness of what you may herein read,—make the subject of thyself greater and worthier,—for I wouldfain solicit thee to a pupilage that may teach you to walk hereafter in a field of pleasure and profit. It is very true that my book is not a book of useful knowledge, in the sense men interpret the useful,—that was far from my aim; but the knowledge that leads to habits of correct observation, and of classifying facts readily, is useful to all men, and more especially to men of my profession; and the studies that woo the spirit away from grossness, that keep the mind in life and action, and furnished with varied and ever-germinating matter of thought and illustration, is useful to all; and, as ours contemplate only the beautiful and the perfect, yet are full of emblematic teachings and moralities, they must ameliorate the man,—" at once adorning and relieving the toils and vexations of a busy life, and refining and exalting the enjoyments of a social ;. K'hU'r HORNCLIPP Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johnston, George, 1797-1855; Johnston, George, 1797-1855. Terra lindisfarnensis; Johnston, George, 1797-1855. Natural history of the eastern borders. Vol. I. Botany; Tate, George, 1805-1871. Fossil flora of the mountain limestone formation of the eastern borders. London, J. Van Voorst
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