Genre:

Letter, Serial

Subjects:

Botany, Education, Observation, Taxonomy, Anatomy, Fieldwork, Design, Biogeography, Acclimatization

    Having given a general outline of the Linnaean system in the preceding letter, the writer now introduces some individual specimens and describes their structure and taxonomy. Suggests observing plants encountered on walks, noting: 'That kind of study is pleasant and easy, and if you sometimes deceive yourself, it is without danger and without remorse' (159). Moralizes on the perfection of divine design seen in all natural objects. Reflects that 'Nature has in the distribution of her boundless garden, appointed an end to the courses of her children', and gives some botanical examples (160).