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MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 



Botanical name 



Common name *»™J C ° Ior of ^?me°oi 

 height flowers *™J 



Habitat 



B Fritillaria 



pallidiflora ..Pale fritillary 6-15" Greenish- 

 yellow. 



NL Galanthus 



Elxvesii Giant snowdrop. . 6-12" White. . . 



NL Galanthus 



nivalis Common 



snowdrop 4-6" White... 



NL Galanthus 



plicatus Plaited 



snowdrop 4-8" White..., 



B Hyacinthus 



orivntalis and 



varieties Garden hyacinth. 8-18" Various 



NB Leucojum I £j] colors.. 



acstivum .... Summer 



snowflake 12" White 



NB Leucojum 



vernum Spring snowflake. 6-12" White. . . 



NB Lilium 



tigrinum Tiger lily 3-4' Orange. . 



NL Muscari 



botryoidcs . . . Grape hyacinth . . 6-9" Blue 



. Apr.-May. Siberia 



. Mar.-Apr..Asia 



Minor 



Feb.-Mar. . Caucasus 



March Crimea 



.Mar.-Apr. . 

 Apr.-May. 

 . Mar.-Apr. 

 . June-July 

 .March. . . 



Europe 

 Europe 

 Europe 

 China 



Europe 

 to Orient 



NL Muscari 



botryoidcs 



var. album. . .White grape 



hyacinth; 9' 



NL Muscari 



commutatum .Purple grape 

 hyacinth . . 



.White. 



March Europe 



6-10" Dark 



blue. 



BN Narcissus 



biflorus Primrose 



peerless 1-2' White, 



BN Narcissus 



Burbidgei . . . Burbidge's 



narcissus 12-15". . . . White, 



BN Narcissus 



incomparabilis 



and varieties Star daffodil 12-15" Yellow, 



March 



.Apr.-May., 

 Apr.-May.. 

 .Apr.-May. 



Mediter- 

 ranean 

 region 



Europe 

 Europe 

 .Europe 



