fifti^ci t„ iwi^nty J^v* lal.r ill Howcr rli:-ii Ih,. <..ly,r.. H I^ji^ l.fen in cnlUvrklicn, injiny j«r= in Hi. we»-kno^i 

 ipird,., of til.' B«v, (I. Eli.vch,«™p, fli Hill-,!!, ui!^..- n,.^ „^!ie of Vi. Wfr4-rjx!^1>ut l.as nnlhinir in ,!.► v.-ll! /- 

 .^rorinui^'.n.. nf which /. W^rA-.^i i. n ^jUOj.Tm. H .v9% I IjehEVe, l!l(rDdi.cfd Tonny yenn, *.■H^ hy IUht^^f,,! <.► 

 tbi: Royal llorUcnlturnl f^ricin^ty's KHr<ltn. 



Tllisfbm,iO,ichi^iT^ip.rd,..^ll'">i%™lUi1/"ffi^N^,,.,hllti'noMh^ 

 by it. .hnrt, hlunl, .palhulnU' ki.^.^, ^^Ubh iin.- ^..^tn^iUy ..f .> l>aWr tH>|H,i,i Ih.n lli^-o «f ll!.? olhcr vwirli^. It 

 i« vcrj' n<,rlferoi.S pmih.rii.;: rVO!ll t«E:nly lo Ihirty Dr m<^vf fl««in. nn a .liin f™!ll r. In S f.tt Ingh l IhU l^hn 

 flo«.r» Q!T i,!dlu<lu>,lly .«nie«ll^. ^.Ikr .n^ ,,>,kr ih^H i- th. od.cr ViThlic. i Hr^t !Yr.lvr.l .1 m IHTI. f.^ 

 Me«^r^. Bac k.,!., .^, Of Ynrk ; ,1-d I hcllcvc it w.s firs. hLimHuc.,1, rn.^..h.r ^vi-h oihcr ^.t.,r!.. ..r UiO «I.C 

 plant hy ^In. R. K«i.^,.. TI.e fir.U SfC^d, .ncl (iflh nnilH^.e fnrn!. C.rt^i.,ly nppcDr lu I.. d!.lL!lC. und cnn.L',:,! 

 y^iciicH i ^n<l the thud ^,a Ini-rth lu.V^ 1>h^ii « for fo..r s^aBOR^ in my gar^-ll 1 hot 1 J.ould nol I. ^..rpn^Lrl 



,« Ihal ll,dr Ji^liudi^E. ch.!Tl0tor, ili*.).!)™ cd U!^dcr chQ!ieca coiidMoiis i ft"d, |>^rMp8, <^v«, UO^ ll.cy 



Gciiild it(»l bi: i racily idiiililii'd n'it^^ pljiit-. in l! ^E>^p ofnaUim. 



Tl.. linl!i««r of .l,i. ,d.„t i^ the co.^.-™..?.' Oi C>hfor.!U and Ol^'gnn, ftoin al,^Ul IMfl ." M«0 ftct 

 rlc^aUo,L, Whrro it ST^Ws 1,1 ll,ar.h> .^lUy^ ^-d ^.t pl-.-*^ tLOar Fpr.n^^. L, i- f.K,-d yawing in gr^.. .l^ndn-co 

 in .ei^Jiin lDc,ili,i=s niNl rm|U,.illv sillalii^ (.« oW«i™ of 7 ur 8 f^-d. T »!.! i!oi n«flr. Ih.l .ny of .l,c fom. of 

 Ihl. L.ly have b.01! fnund In rl-. Hn.ky Mounl.lu^, or m Smi.h.r,. U,Lllfo,Mi>.. iLf h^l"l^l ^''<^ ^"^ '- f''^^''- 

 yl^. u«L, ]., I k, vcy doubtful^ <.i.d Mk. Ko,^^l hioi^df «.. u,i.l)lr .- r^mcnhcr h.vk? Tnii-d «ny I'Un. .>r 



■Ilia iialuro m Tlah. 



11,^ .ukiTBlion of nil thi^ for!iiB i'^ » ta9.y, iL.ir oonniintyon ^o gi^d, aiid Ih.ir i!.crH:;i« ^.. rapid, Ihal I 

 H^™ ronfi J,1ltly rE^inmnid Ihrm l<^3lU U!!!ik<^*.>n,;,mUlkM,w\!icl! >L-.r hy y.^r ^1 w«ikLr.ndf.'wcr.iind 

 sonn dlo, I.n,wkl,^,«!!dill= ^Ll -h. p.i.^^ "llkh h,. hLLtL t^lk.n .d pmvid. Ihrn. «11ll ^^..^T,-.!™! in.rl^., thi^ .|m™. 

 i. B r.jlly «n™l !;j!^<3ii phiit, » ^"iri^.g otJy Inler.bly de^p moi^t «il and prolectiDH IVou! « L„d .o d-^lop Us 



full beauty. 



ni^ hdliN. «lwn .^lAbli'h«!, prodUM JiTiimill^ ftom thtfC lo five flu«erillg po^^'hi fron, CBch Okl i>110, ^o™. 

 c.u.inT J, cm«d of fi.K' .l.mB lo .pri,.^ lip, .i!d „ ^™i ^hiindanrr of flowH-r^ lo .pp^-^r. Tie i..<:d ^.Iso, which 

 i. prodiictd m fiiToi^hlc «ca.-on., ,■■««« mngh more T'i':":lj' *nrt -^-il^ lUsi* i^ "lii^ cn^f «ith m«oy Liliis, ai!d 

 producer fl!»«.rmff pLai!l» m aLont four yc»r.. 1 have fonnd ihnt U i- i^n.f lo divd. ihc th^^^c. of bulk- foni^<^d 

 Ly the Vflrictl-JH of ihis Lily aboul n.i« m iLrcf ytarn, n.^ they cruwd each olly:r so murii by <b:ir upid bcr^a^L. 

 llial thntlrmt become wLakfcom want of room- 



ITin plani fTom which my tiguro wn-. draw!! (lowered i!L my sjii^h lu July ifl?e. 



