Mrs. M. D. Wellcome, of Yarmouth, Me., has a lily which has come double two successive seasons, and will no doubt prove to be a constant variety.

Lilium auratum.

A Monstrous Lilium Auratum

Mr. Louis Bohmer sends us from Japan a singular sport of Lilium auratum, from which we have taken a single flower for illustration. It will very much interest morphological botanists, while as a horticultural curiosity it will be generally admired.