The North American wild flowers, as a rule, are looking well under cultivation in our grounds this season. The trilliums, especially T. grandiflorum, T, sessile, T. nivale, T. erectum and T. erectum var. album have bloomed very freely. T. stylosum is somewhat new to us, but as far as we have been able to study its nature, we think it bids fair to take a front rank in this family of our North American flora. The leaves of the flower are beautifully tinged with rose. It is probably perfectly hardy here in New England. T, sessile, var. Californicum is a rank grower, with large green leaves. It looks somewhat like our eastern species, T. grandiflorum. Violas have bloomed very nicely this season, especially V. Canadensis, V. pedata and V. pedata var. bicolor. The latter has shown large and fine bloom. Shortia galacifolia has bloomed here a number of years in our sandy loam soil, and is, without doubt, perfectly hardy here. Silene Virginica, one of the most showy of our North America perennials, is in full bloom. The flowers are rather large, scarlet in color, and a long time in bloom.

The California brodiaeas and calochortuses are coming into bloom. - Gillett & Horspord, Mass., June.