BIBLICAL HELPS FOR ENGLISH READERS. V. BIBLICAL NATURAL HISTORY. ASTRONOMY, GEOLOGY, AND BOTANY. BY WILLIAM CARPENTER, AUTHOR OF "THE GEOLOGY, ZOOLOGY, AND BOTANY OF THE BIBLE," "CALENDARIUM PALESTINE," AND OTHER BIBLICAL WORKS. CONTENTS. Character and Style of the Bible as to natural science- Mosaic account of the Creation-Use of the term DAY, in b PAGE Fossil remains of former life-Geology and the Bible alike opposed to Atheism-Man's place in the creation PAGE STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOLOGY OF VEGETABLES, AND THEIR USES. Vegetable and animal life-Structure of vegetables-Propa- gation of plants-Peculiarities in the vegetable kingdom -Agriculture and pasturage among the Israelites— Climate and soil-Tillage, etc. - Harvest and corn- grinding - Cultivation of the Vine-The Vintage- |