of the kingdom of God, the heart that loves him, jealous of his honour, is ill at ease to see his sovereignty in possession of another. With earnestness we desire the extension of his kingdom every where. While our hearts grow sad within us when we look upon those who should acknowledge him supreme and do not, how are they lightened when we see them recalled to their allegiance -whẹn some new subject owns him for their king. It is the first desire of every grateful bosom that has felt the benefits of his grace, that others should share it too, for their own happiness and for their Maker's glory. Whether the first day-beam of truth is to be borne to the savage of some distant region, or whether a nominal Christian is to be converted to a real one, it is equally an object of interest-for it is equally the means of extending the kingdom of God upon earth. t Whether we desire it or not, the kingdom of God will come. Slowly and step by step it is already extending itself over the earth, and finally must possess it. He has said it and because he means it, he has commanded us to pray for it without ceasing. Our prayer, as it regards his kingdom generally, will indeed be granted whether we mean it or not. It will come, but not perhaps to us. Unwelcome answer to an unmeaning prayer, we shall see it growing up around us, daily increasing, daily drawing nearer to its consummation. We must see his kingdom extending upon earth-we must hear the trumpet that proclaims the Saviour's coming to take possession of it. We must behold the perfecting of that kingdom into eternál bliss in heaven. But what will be the event to us, if we have not loved it, if we have not desired it, if we but mocked when we prayed for it? Shame and confusion at the exposure of our falseness, and eternal misery for its reward. it contains some very beautiful, as the Arro damoms, Ginger, Turmerick, &c. The fe atives here are rare or very obscure, bearin -st part no blossom but the Stamen and Pisti almost concealed between the stem and th the leaf. They grow generally in ditches nd are not likely to attract our attention unles y sought for. The only plant of consequenc ass is the Salicornia, or Marsh Samphire n considerable quantities on the sea-shore. I plant we usually call Samphire, which belong class, but when pickled much resembles it coasts it is collected and burned-a fossil salt, being produced from the ashes, termed ch in use for the manufacture of soap and e hope to be able to give a drawing of this ome future time, should the season not allow cure it in bloom for this Number. It has o stems, less than nine inches long, jointed, rs in the clefts of the joints. The Chara, of common name is Stonewort, is of several spe cies, growing in bogs and stagnant waters, an obscure green weed, with the single Anther growing at the base of the Germen, without Calix or Blossom, except on the female flowers, which have the former only. And we should here observe, for the recollection of our pupils, that what is meant by Male and Female Flowers is, that some plants, instead of bearing the Stamens and Pistils in the same flower, have them separately in different flowers, sometimes even, as we shall give example hereafter, on different plants. In these cases, those flowers that contain the Pistilla, are termed Female; those that have the Stamina, Male. Whenever, therefore, we find a flower containing only one of these essential parts, we must seek till we procure one of the kind containing the other, ere we can well proceed with the examination. Of The Hippuris or Mare's-tail, grows also in muddy ponds, is not common, and has no blossom, but one Stamen, one Pistil, and one Seed, at the base of the leaf. These are all that are contained in the first Order. the second, there is but one Genus: the Callitriche or Stargrass, with very small white flowers, floating on ditches and slow streams. And of the third, one also, the Zannichellia, without blossom, and growing in similar situations. As this Class is difficult to examine by reason of its obscurity, and the specimens not always easy to procure, we do not advise the learner to begin with it but leaving the first till they have gained more experience, to pass on to the second Class, which contains flowers so many and so beautiful, we scarcely know which to select for our example. CLASS 1.-Monandria....1 Stamen |