No. 1122. 
DIOSMA HIRTA. 
Class. Order. 
"РЕХТАМРЕЈА MONOGYNIA. 
A native of the Cape of Good Hope: it 
was introduced about 1794, and is a very 
abundant flowering species. Like the rest 
of the genus, it succeeds best in an airy 
greenhouse, potted in peat and loam. | 
is increased without difficulty by cuttings. 
The season of its blooming is May and 
June, when its appearance is extremely 
pleasing. s are the tokens of our 
great Creator’s goodness. ‘In turning 
over the sacred books, we find them full 
of various information concerning the in- 
terest which God has taken in man from 
the very first, and the schemes which He 
hath set on foot to ameliorate our state, 
the desire He hath to contribute to our 
present happiness, and the views He hath 
«for our future glory. He presents Himself 
as our Father, who first breathed into our 
nostrils the breath of life, and ever since 
