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FRITILLARIA MINOR. LeEssER ALTAIC 
FRITILLARY. 
KEKE KEE KKK EEE KKK EK 
Class and Order. 
Hexanprra Monoeynts. 
( Nat. Ord.—Liiacez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Corolla 6-petala, nectarifera, supera. Semina compressa, 
marginata. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Frivitzaria minor; caule inferne nudo subunifloro, foliis 
sparsis linearibus canaliculatis, flore subtesselato, pe- 
talis exterioribus oblongis, interioribus latioribus obo- 
vatis. Ledeb. 
Frititiaria minor. Ledeb. Ic. Pl. Fl. Ross. Alt. 2. 12. t. 
130.— Ibid. Fl. Altaica, 2. 34. Grah. in Edin. Phil. 
Journ. June, 1833. 
Fritittarta meleagroides. Patrin, in Schult. Syst. Veget. 
7. 395. 
Of the Genus Frititxaria, so called from fritillus a dice- 
box, on account of the shape of the flower, though the 
chequered blossom rather recalls the idea of a dice- 
board, nineteen species are enumerated by SprenceL, all 
remarkable for their large and gracefully drooping flowers, 
which render them universal favourites with cultivators. 
Of these, the greater number, perhaps the only legitimate 
species, are natives of middle or southern Europe or north- 
ern Asia. The present new species was discovered by 
Prof. Lepesour, in pastures of the Altai Mountains, and 
having flowered at Carlowrie, near Edinburgh, early in 
May of the present year, we are indebted to Dr. Granam 
for the following description and remarks. Bulb 
