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April Trillium grandiflorum grows veritably by thousands, of a size and 

 color richness rarely equalled, and mixed plentifully with Cypripedium 

 hirsutum, Nunlana grandiflora, Actsea, Caulophyllum, Viola papilionacea, 

 Labradorica and Blanda. Beautiful spot, long to linger in the memory, 

 and existing simply because it can only be reached by boat, and therefore, 

 as yet, is not ruined by a hal^itation. But not for long, probably, will the 

 paradise last. The writer has often thought of a stock company of men 

 and women animated by love for j)lants subscribing capital enough to buy up 

 such places for the perpetual use of the flower lover, and realizing as profits 

 the satisfaction of seeing our rare native plants left undisturbed to flourish 

 and live out their beautiful lives in peace and safety. . Utopian notion, but 

 after all not an impossible one. The time for such action, however, is short, 

 and the chance will slip ere we are awake enough to grasp it. 

 Chicago, Ills. 



