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superior in quality to the papaw itself. So far as is recorded, 
this cross has never been made. 
PROPAGATION FROM SEED 
_ _ It may be helpful to give the advice of the late James A. 
Little on the propagation of the papaw. To grow seedlings, 
he writes, “My plan, which has been entirely successful, is 
to make a hill like a watermelon hill and plant about five 
seeds two or three inches deep in the fall. In part for pro- 
tection but mainly for shading the plants when they come 
up I place a barrel with both heads out over the hill and 
let it remain for a year or two. After that the barrel may 
be removed and then the plants will bear the sun. Tt must 
not be expected that the plants will come up until the 
harvest or later. The plants will not get more than 2 or 3 
inches high the first year, but the root will be proportion- 
ately much larger than the top. The second year the plants 
will grow 6 or 8 inches high and after that they will greatly 
increase in growth from year to year. It will take them 
six or eight years to come into bearing.” ae 
More recent experiments than those of Mr. Little indicate 
that if planted as soon as taken from the fruits the 
lie dormant in the soil for one year and germinate the 
second spring. There appears to be little difficulty in trans- 
planting the young ings from the seed bed to the nur- 
sery row and getting plants 12 to 18 inches tall in two years, 
providing they are grown in rich garden earth. Transplant- 
ing has to be done in the spring before any growth starts. 
A NEW LILY 
In keeping with the practice of the Missouri ‘Botanical 
Garden to obtain and grow, whenever possible, horticultural 
novelties which may be of value to flower lovers in St. Louis, 
there is now being shown in the formal garden the new 
regal lily (Lilium regale). This lily, which was discovered 
growing wild in Thibet about six years ago by the well- 
own botanical explorer, Mr. E. H. Wilson, although not 
yet in general cultivation, promises within the near future 
to be one of the most widely grown plants. Aside from the 
rare beauty of the flower, which is pink on the outside and 
white within—with the exception of a yellow throat—the 
lant has a number of advantages which will enable it to 
be cultivated extensively. So far as known, Lilium regale 
18 Not subject to any disease and will flourish in any fair 
soil. It is perfectly hardy in this climate and when once 
planted need not be disturbed for years. The stem, which 
