"E. K. T.," Providence, Bradford Co., Fla., under date of June 3rd, writes: " I send you to-day, by mail, the blooms, stalk, and leaf of a lily which I do not find in florists' catalogues, and suppose it to be entirely new. It is an evergreen and almost a monthly bloomer. The leaves are very large and heavy, and the growth dense, giving it a very tropical appearance. Indeed the plant is as beautiful as its pale pink blooms are. The bulbs are immense; some of them being five and six inches in diameter".

[What a beautiful land Florida must be, with such grand plants as this Crinum among its floral adornments. After all there was a serpent in Paradise, and we suppose Florida has its wicked creatures as well as angelic beings. - Ed. G. M].