into his name, we take it upon ourselves, we call ourselves his people, profess to serve him, offer him an eternal homage, and name ourselves by the name of Christ. Yet how do we, not seldom, bring dishonour on that name by our misdeeds. How do the infidel and the heathen laugh to see how Christians live-proving by their whole course of action, that the name is but a thing of course, the homage a mere ceremony; thus making an ordinary and unmeaning use of things that they profess to desire should be held most sacred,.

With those who really love their Father's name, this is a subject of most deep anxiety and frequent sorrow far more than any shame that falls upon themselves. And with much reason, The world that loves him not, delights to find his children in the wrong; and instead of giving the shame where it is due, eagerly charges it to the religion they profess. Shame be to those indeed. that do so for had they one spark of honest interest for their Maker's glory, they would cast a veil over the errors of those who profess to serve him, if they could; and if they could not, would charge them to any thing rather than to their religion. But while the shame is theirs, the sorrow is to the bosom that has given occasion to the wrong. It is but small honour at the best that we shall do him. So faltering, so imperfect, so continually in error, we are hourly in danger of disgracing our profession of a high religious principle, by some strange inconsistency of life and converse, But if we are in earnest, this is no matter of indifference to us. It is a matter of concern, of deep, and serious, and abiding concern, While we feel a pang at every mark of disrespect offered by others to our Father's name, under whatever soft name or fair seeming the world may please to clothe the insult, it should be the first care of every day and of every hour that we ourselves bring no dishonour on it by our carelessness.

In such case only is the prayer sincere-the wish is earnest, for it is in action upon our daily conduct, and

Musk Mallow.

Pub. by T.Baker, Finsbury Place.

BOTANY.

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THE DISEASES OF PLANT

Or the resemblance that vegetable animals, not the least striking instance subject to disease of various kinds; and separating from them the decayed parts, health and vigour of the rest. Nature us this operation for herself, having endow the power of throwing off their disease limbs, and thus recovering a healthful considered by Sir James Smith and oth be the case at the fall of the leaf in leaves and tender shoots being injured b causes, the plant rids itself of them, vigorous parts remain in health. So w injured by transplanting, by drought or ceive the leaves first to droop, and the

twigs. Unless these can be revived by a timely supply of warmth or moisture, they die, and if the decay has not extended to the stronger parts, are easily detached from the stem, and the plant recovers. But if the dying leaves remain firmly attached to the stem so as not to separate without force, it is a symptom that the vital powers of the plant are injured, and that the stem itself will die.

Similar is the case with fruits, firmly attached to the tree while growing, but when ripened, which as we have before observed, is probably the beginning of decay, they are easily separated or fall by their own weight.

Beside the Gangrene, which beginning with a black spot, spreads itself till the plant decays and dies, there is a remarkable instance of disease to which the Indian Fig or Nopal, of Mexico, is subjected. In an hour's time, from some unknown cause, a joint, a whole branch, or sometimes an entire plant, changes from apparent health to a state of putrefaction. One minute its surface is verdant and shining-the next it turns yellow, and its brilliancy is passed. On cutting it, the inside is found to be quite rotten. The only means to save the plant is immediately to amputate the diseased branch, unless it is sufficiently vigorous to throw it off of itself.

The substances we call Galls are a disease produced in certain vegetables by the attacks of insects. On the leaf or branches of the tree the insect makes a puncture and deposits its egg. This is soon hatched, and the little maggot, by constant irritation, occasions the swelling of the part to a great size, and often in curious shapes. So are formed the Galls on the Oak, vulgarly called Oak apples: and also the Galls used in dying and for making ink, produced on another species of Oak and brought from the Mediterranean for our use. Thus we are again benefited by what is in fact an injury done to the vegetable by the little depredators. The common Dogrose, as we must have observed, frequently bears a large and beautiful mossy ball, in which numerous maggots