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Show "Bronze Lily" Newest Freak in Flower World New York. Henry W. Becker, foreman fore-man In charge of greenhouses at the New York botanical garden In Bronx park, announced he has developed a bronze Illy, unique among lilies native na-tive to the tropics. He has named the. new variety the "Frederick S. Lae," afier the president of the board of managers of the garden, Produced after three years of effort, ef-fort, the lily bears bronze stripes on Its leaves, which In the growing season sea-son are from nine to fourteen inches across, or about the size of other tender ten-der Illy plants. It ls mottled underneath under-neath with purple, red, yellow and green. The flower is a light sky blue, nine to eleven Inches wide, dimensions dimen-sions said to be normal. The stem ls about twenty Inches long, corresponding In size to any large lily of the tropical variety. It grows nil the year around, according to Mr. Becker, while most tropical lilies are dormant during the winter months. |