Word: planting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...good results. Thus often in the troubles and perplexities of life, even those who know God best cannot distinguish His hand. On the other hand, if the mirror be perfect there is nothing told to one who is not a good observer. Thus while to a naturalist every plant and rock tells how the laws of nature are working, to the uneducated they mean nothing. So in religion sometimes where God's light is most clearly reflected, there are those to whom it tells nothing of God's love and goodness. In another point this parable of the mirror comes...
...passes into the adjoining room, specimens illustrating useful plants will be seen, arranged for the most part in definite order. The more important of these are the full illustrations of the chocolate plant, nutmeg, cloves, cotton, flax and tobacco. These occupy separate compartments in the newly constructed cases, and all are now specifically labelled. The next invoice of glass flowers is already on its way, and the specimens will probably be ready for exhibition by the middle of April...
...uniform color requires less power of change than one that lives in a varied locality. A number of interesting pictures were shown by the stereopticon, illustrating the effects of different colored localities upon different larvae. In nearly every case there was a marked imitation of the surface of the plant or tree on which the larvae lived...
...living zoologists and his lecture this afternoon is sure to be most interesting and most valuable. The topic of the lecture will probably suggest an entirely new idea to men who have never taken zoology or botany courses. To the ordinary observer the colors of animals and of plants and flowers are mere accidents. Yet this matter of color plays a most important part in animal and plant life and it is directly concerned in the great plan of life in general. As a matter of educational importance, then, this lecture is worthy of very great consideration and members...
...roof will be of three inches of spruce, one inch of felt and a covering of copper. The floors will be of spruce and maple, and the walls will be plastered and hard finished. The woodwork will be of hard pine throughout. The building will be heated from the plant in Winchester Hall...