stimulus to progressive improvement in the arts and sciences. The subject possesses greater unity than that of the preceding volume, and is, at the same time, in its nature, more copious, as well as more interesting. General Character of Spring in temperate Climates, . 11 REPRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES. Developement of Seeds and Plants, II. SUNDAY.-Analogy of Nature, Flowers.—Their Form, Color, and Fragrance, REPRODUCTION OF ANIMALS. Birds.-Prospective Contrivances, V. SUNDAY. On the Domestic Affections in Man, Dissemination of Plants.-The Cocoa-Nut Tree, Mitigation of Seasons occasioned by Cultivation, 283 The Labors of the Husbandman wisely distributed The Corn-Plants.Their Distribution over the Globe, 295- The Corn-Plants.-Rice, Maize, and Millet, XI. SUNDAY.—True Science the Handmaid of Religion, 330 Vegetable Substances used for Weaving.-The Cot- |