evil doings, lest the habitual workings of his mind 
be seen in the lineaments of his face, as a beacon 
to warn society from his influence. 
If, when this handsome shrubby plant, — the La- 
vatera triloba, meets the eye of any of our readers, 
it excites one commendable sentiment, our aim is 
answered. True, it certainly is, that the tenants of 
the flower garden are not the mere eye objects, that 
here and there, a single earth-bound mortal may be 
found to pronounce them. Whether they carry the 
name of the Divine, whose piety we are called on to 
imitate; — of the Philosopher, whose researches are 
laid open to us ; — or of Kings, Countries, or less no- 
ble objects, their names alone, independently of their 
connexion with the works of wisdom in the creation, 
may frequently awaken a course of reflections, hav- 
ing a tendency to delight and improve the mind. 
The Lavatera triloba has long been cultivated in 
the greenhouse, and also as a frame plant. In some 
situations, however, it neither requires the protec- 
tion of the one or the other. It should be known as 
a plant that will grow in smoky districts, having 
been observed to flourish in the neighbourhood of 
coal mines on the southern side of the county of Staf- 
ford ; and there to bear full exposure through win- 
ter. We have not observed it produce seeds, al- 
though, under favourable circumstances, it certain- 
ly will do so. It is usually increased by cuttings. 
When the young shoots are two or three inches long, 
they should be carefully cut off, close to the old 
wood ; then planted in pots of very sandy compost, 
covered with bell glasses, and placed either in a 
greenhouse or hotbed. 
Hort. Kew. 2, v. 4, 2l9. 
