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THE FLORIST. 
of nature’s mountains, rocks, fields, forests, and gushing waters—in the 
germination of every seed—in the growth of every leaf and of every 
blade of grass; by these, and numberless objects besides, is he im¬ 
pressed, not only with the power, wisdom, and goodness of Him who 
“ causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of 
man,” but with the gracious course of His providence, which rewards 
every discovery of His laws, and every act of obedience to them. It is 
uttering no harsh judgment, then, when we say, briefly, that the man 
who can live and labour, surrounded by so many and so palpable attes¬ 
tations of a beneficent and controlling Power above, without realising 
the nearness of his relations to that Power, or without hymning in his 
heart devout ascriptions to praise and gratitude, is a sad example of the 
derangement which sometimes characterises man’s moral machinery. 
And if, with the Book of Nature thus unfolded so luminously before 
him, his feelings fail to be voluntarily awakened to a just sense of the 
honourableness of his employment, and of his “duty” to improve 
every means and facility that will enable him to become skilful and 
thrifty in his calling, no words of rhetoric, however eloquent, will be 
able to arouse them. 
American Gardeners' Monthlif. 
DOUBLE-FLOWERED TABERN^MONTANA CORONARIA. 
Although this fine stove shrub has long been common in well- 
managed collections, it is not so generally cultivated as it deserves to 
be. Its large white flowers are hardly inferior to those of the Gardenia 
in fragrance, and last longer in beauty, and are produced very thickly 
under proper management. 
Being a native of the East Indies, it requires a warm moist tempe¬ 
rature while growing, with a liberal supply of water at the root, but 
when the wood is formed, from which flowers are expected, it must be 
subjected to a period of cool dry treatment, to thoroughly ripen the 
wood, which is essential if a good display of blossom is wished for. 
By the exercise of a little forethought and attention, to get the wood 
properly ripened, and allow the plant a period of rest, it may be,had 
in bloom at any time from March to November, as properly ripened 
wood will never fail to produce flowers. 
Young plants should be placed in a moist growing temperature of 
about 65° by night and 75° by day, as early in spring as circum¬ 
stances will admit; and if they can be afforded a bottom heat of about 
85°, this will greatly assist in promoting active growth. At this season 
the plants should be kept near the glass, and afforded all the light possible, 
admitting air whenever the state of the weather will permit, in order 
to prevent long-jointed weakly growth. If dwarf short-jointed plants 
have been selected, the points of the shoots may be pinched out, tying 
the latter down to induce the lower buds to start, but if the plants are 
straggling they had better be sufficiently cut back to secure a close 
habit. Shifting must be attended to as soon as the pots are mode- 
