Alfred Ray, Esq., of this city, has dozens of large pots of the above lily in bloom; the most vigorous and healthy I ever saw. His moist heat and careful cultivation otherwise by Mr. Tait, gardener, has been abundantly rewarded. One would think by the quantity sent by Mr. Ray to the Episcopal church on Christmas morning for decoration, with other choice flowers and curious forms of tropical vegetation, that they were as plentiful as the ox-eye daisies are with some of the poor farmers here in June and July. It is surprising how easy this choice flower grows where it gets the right treatment.