suppose tlie Iris was destitute of stamens, l)ut if 
you will lift up the stigmas you will find the run- 
aways snugly hidden beneath their broad lobes, 
and lying close to a humid lip, through which the 
influence of the pollen is conveyed to the ovules.” 
Here, in design and execution, we see the most 
perfect operation of infinite Power. Man may 
comprehend somewhat of the beauty developed in 
the machinery employed in these secondary causes, 
but its working is not disclosed to him. 
“ Let no presuming impious railer tax 
Creative Wisdom, as if aught was formed 
In vain, or not for admirable ends. 
Shall little haughty ignorance pronounce 
His works unwise, of which the smallest part 
Exceeds the narrow' vision of her mind ? ” 
Time’s Telescope. 
“ How sw'eet to muse upon his skill displayed 
(Infinite skill!) in all that he has made; 
To trace in Nature’s most minute design 
The signature and stamji of Power Divine ; 
Contrivance exquisite, expressed with ease, 
Where unassisted sight no beauty sees.” 
Cow PER. 
It should be remembered that the Irises are 
divided by nature into two distinct classes — tu- 
berous and bulbous. The Iris maculata belongs 
to the former of these. In culture they vary con- 
siderably as to the treatment they require, some of 
them being almost aquatics, as our English spe- 
cies, the pseud-acorus, whilst others delight in 
dry sandy exposed situations. The present species 
grows freely in rich loamy earth, or sandy peat. 
