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The first prize of |>ioo.oo for this class, offered by Mrs. Mor- 

 timer J. Fox, was awarded to Mrs. John T. Pratt, Mr. J. W. 

 Everett, Superintendent, of Glen Cove, Long Island. This ex- 

 hibit of about 250 plants included eight different species, as 

 follows: — Tiger Lily (L. tigrinum), L. rnbellnm, Golden Turk's- 

 cap (L. Hansonii), Candlestick Lily (L. damicicm or L. umhel- 

 latum), Showy Lily (L. speciosum), Madonna Lily (L. candidimi), 

 Easter Lily {L. longiflorum) , and Nankeen Lily (L. testaceum). 



The second prize of $75.00 for class 185, offered by the Heer- 

 mance Storage and Refrigerating Co., was awarded to Mrs. 

 Harold L Pratt, Mr. Frank Johnson, Superintendent, of Glen 

 Cove, Long Island. This exhibit included about 250 plants with 

 specimens of the six species last named above and in addition 

 plants of each of the following: — Coral Lily (L. temiifolium, 

 both of the scarlet-flowered type and the variety Golden Gleam), 

 Regal Lily (L. regale), L. Brownii, L. Parryii, and L. parviim. 



There were also on display 2 1 plants grown at The New York 

 Botanical Garden and exhibited by Mrs. Mortimer J. Fox. 

 These included two plants of the Dwarf Elegans (L. elegans), four 

 plants of Miss Wilmott's Lily (L. warleyense) , six plants of the 

 Regal Lily (L. regale), and nine plants of the Orange Lily (L. 

 croceum). These are all hardy and easily grown lilies and they 

 were shown as an educational exhibit of w^hat the Garden is 

 now doing with lilies in cooperation with Mrs. Fox. This ex- 

 hibit was awarded a gold medal. 



Thus there were on display plants of sixteen different species 

 nearly all of which are hardy for out-door planting in the vicinity 

 of New York but of which several of the best are rather rarely 

 seen in private gardens. The displays attracted considerable 

 attention and many inquiries were made regarding the individual 

 kinds and their value in out-door plantings. 



Most of the kinds of lilies mentioned above and many others 

 not mentioned will be in bloom at their proper season in the dis- 

 play plantings at The New York Botanical Garden. 



A. B. Stout. 



