ON

THE BOTANY OF THE BIBLE.

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

THE POWER, WISDOM, AND GOODNESS OF GOD.

Part First.

EDINBURGH:
WILLIAM P. KENNEDY, 15, ST. ANDREW STREET.
GLASGOW: DAVID BRYCE. DUNDEE : W. MIDDLETON. PERTH :
J. DEWAR & SON. ABERDEEN: G. DAVIDSON.

LONDON: HAMILTON, ADAMS, & 00.

MDCCCL.

CONTENTS

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DEDICATION,

CHAPTER I.

II.-GRASSESTAE RAINBOW,

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III.—GRASS,

IV.-GRASS,

V.-GRASS-DEW,

VI.—LILY OF THE VALLEY-HUMILITY,

VII.—THE ALMOND TREE,

VIII.-FRANKINCENSE_PRAYER,

IX.—NETTLES-—IDLENESS,

X.—WATER-LILY-CHARITY OR LOVE,

XI.—PHENIX DACTYLIFERA—THE DATE PALM.

VICTORY,

XII.-CEDARS OF LEBANON—THE FIR-TREE, .

XIII.-FLAX_THE EXCELLENT WOMAN,

XIV.-CORN—THE SABBATH,

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