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companions, who believe to this day that he actually selected 
the anchor to sleep on for fear the mosquitoes would carry him 
away. 
Part of a day was devoted to the North Fork of the Saint 
Lucie. This and the Halpatyoke ver pias at Stuart, but ae 
glans along each of th A “wild pecan’ 
d been reported as growing along the North Fork; it proved 
. be the water-hickory (Hicoria aquatica), and this is perhaps 
the southern limit of its distribution along the eastern coast of 
a. 
On the return trip we gathered living specimens of silver- 
palms, aa and other plants for growing at Buena Vista and 
: ; h 
in our conservatories br two silver-palms to th 
arden and one still survives. If it thrives, it will represent 
the first specimen, from Florida so s we know, that 
been grown under glass, at least from transplanted specimens, 
as the plants are very hard to transplant successfully. 
Jonn K. SMALL 
PRELIMINARY Bes OF INVESTIGATIONS WITH 
ECIES OF LILIUM 
Dr. N. L. EON Director-in- Chief. 
Sir 
r 
For several years J have m ade observations on the propaga- 
ed 
these plants obtaining some definite results of which a prelimin- 
ary report may now be made with regard to the main objects 
in view. 
. Cultural requirements. One object of the studies is to de- 
termine the cultural needs of the different species'and parti- 
