No, 1147. 
ALSTRŒMERIA TRICOLOR. 
Class, Order. 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
A native of Chili; lately introduced. It 
grows to about two feet in height, and pro- 
duces its flowers in May and June. The 
seed sometimes ripens in this country. 
It requires the greenhouse, and should be 
planted in a large pot. The soil should be 
loam and peat, with a proportion of very 
rotten dung from an oldhot-bed. The root 
will seldom admit of separation. 
What elegance there is in this flower! 
Its great Creator, whom we are too apt to 
fancy “ hidden in secrecy, sits displayed 
on every visible object: this God whom we 
place remote from our concerns, is full of 
carefulness over our welfare, and of promise 
for every want and enjoyment of our being. 
He hath made a promise for the bread 
which we eat, and for the raiment where- 
with we are clothed; for the rain whic 
watereth the earth, and for the dew which 
maketh the outgoings of the evening and 
