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2 from the things which are made than from the bible, the two books however harmonize beautifully, and contain enough of
divine truth for the study of all eternity. It is so much easier for us to employ our faculties upon these beautiful tangible
forms than to exercise a simple humble living faith such as you so well describe as enabling us to reach out joyfully into
the future to expect what is promised as a thing of tomorrow. I wish Mrs Carr that I could see your mosses, ferns, illegible
I am sure that you must be happier than anybody else you have so much less of winter than others, your parlor garden is verdant
and in bloom all the year, 3 I took your hint illegible ten or twelve species of moss all in fruit, also a club moss,
a fern, and some li illegible and illegible hens. I have also a box of thyme. I would go a long way to see your herb illegible
, more especially your ferns mosses, these two are by far the most interest- ing of all the illegible orders to me, the shaded
hills glens of Canada are richly ornamented with these lovely plants. Asp illegible illegible is common everywhere so also
is A illegible A, illegible A, Co illegible , A. a illegible des, are also abundant in many places. I found specimens of most
of the others A illegible bud those I have much illegible are more common. -