AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA 
OF HORTICULTURE. 27 
Pritillaria—continued. 
larias may be grown in large pots, if desired, in a cold 
frame, but must not be subjected to forcing in any way. 
They are perfectly hardy, and best suited for the open 
ground, but the young tender growths and flowers are 
liable to injury by late frosts in spring. 
F. acmopetala (sharp-petalled). fl. more or less drooping ; 
perianth campanulate; segments more or less flushed with 
purple on the back and tip, the rest greenish, obovate-oblong, 
obtuse. Spring. Z. rather glaucous, all alternate, linear, Stem 
ion glaucous, one-flowered. hk. lft. Alps of Asia Minor, 
F. armena (Armenian).* fi. soft yellow, nodding, solitary, bell- 
shaped. J. lanceolate, or linear-lanceolate. h. 6in. Armenia, 
1878. A very pretty species, resembling our native one in time 
of flowering, &c. (B. M. 6365.) 
F. aurea (golden). /l., perianth bright yellow, solitary, cernuous, 
bell-shaped, lin. deep, rounded equally from middle to base ; 
divisions with seven to nine rows of small black tesserze much 
broader than deep; outer segments oblong, Zin. broad; inner 
ones obovate, jin. broad. Z. about ten to a stem; lower ones in 
whorls of three, linear, glaucescent, fleshy, 2in. to 3in. long; 
bract leaf solitary. Stem glaucescent, bin. high. Cilicia, 1876. 
See Fig. 37. (R. G. 840.) 
F. dasyphylla (thick-leaved), ji. more or less droo) ing; 
perianth broadly funnel-shaped ; segments purplish on the back, 
yellow, without any tessellations inside, with a small ea oblong 
foveole above the base. April. J. green, fleshy, all alternate, 
or the lowest (and sometimes the —— opposite ; the lowest 
oblanceolate-oblong, sub-obtuse; the others lanceolate and linear. 
Stem one (rarely two) flowered. hk. 6in. Asia Minor, 1875. 
(B. M. 6321.) f 
F. delphinensis (Dauphiné).* fl. drooping, inodorous; perianth 
vinous-purple, spotted yellow, often obscurely tessellated ; seg- 
ments oblong, obtuse ; anthers — three lines long. J. four to 
six, all above the middle of the stem, upper ones linear, lower 
ones oblanceolate. Stem very often one-flowered. h. 6in. to 12in. 
South Europe. 
F. d. Burnati (Burnat’s). j. solitary, nodding, about 2in. long, 
bell-shaped ; segments of perianth carinate outside in the lower 
half, lurid brownish-red, close. J. linear-lanceolate, slightly 
glaucous, h. 6in. to 8in. 1879. 
F. d. Moggridgei (Mogegridge’s). ji. yellow, tessellated inside 
with brown, gon ng large, ch a Beg bell-shaped. August. 
i. broad. h. lft. Maritime Alps, 1880. A very handsome 
variety. (Fl. Ment. 25.) 
F. greeca (Greek).* fl. solitary, rarely two, smaller than those of 
F. Meleagris, and less campanulate ; sepals elliptical, slightly 
apart when fully open, tawny or ferruginous brown, spotted, but 
scarcely tessellated, with a dorsal green line continued to the 
— which constitutes the nectary at the base. March. 
. Toot ones from young bulbs 4in. to 6in. long, lanceolate, 
tapering into a petiole ; cauline ones elliptical or linear-lanceolate, 
nearly erect, striated. Stem slender, erect, terete. h. 6in. Greece. 
This plant is closely allied to F. tulipifolia. (B. M. 5052.) 
F. Hookeri (Hooker’s).* fi. pale lilac, racemose, bell-shaped, 
about lin, long. Summer. J. about 8in. long. h. 6in. Sikkim, 
1878, (B. M. 6385.) 
Fig, 38. FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS, showing Habit and detached 
Single Flower. 
F. imperialis (Imperial).* Crown Imperial. f. about the size 
of ordinary Ta varying in colour from yellow to crimson, 
drooping, disposed in a whorl at the top of the leafy stem, 
which is surmounted with a tuft of leaves. April. Stem 3ft, 
or more in height. Persia, 1596. See Fig. 38. (B. M. 194.) The 
following varieties are enumerated by Mr. T. S. Ware: Aurora, 
very distinct, curious bronzy-crimson flowers ; aurea marginata, 
F. macrandra (large-anthered). fl., perianth 
Fritillaria—continued. 
extremely showy, having the leaves margined with a broad, 
olden-yellow band; lutea, cluster of bright yellow flowers; 
inature, a pretty, dwarf-growing, red-flowered variety ; rubra, 
dark red flowers; rubra maxima, a fine form, with immense 
flowers; Slagzwaard, a fasciated form, immense deep red 
flowers; sulphurine, large, sulphur-coloured flowers. 
F. involucrata (involucrate). /l. drooping; perianth vinous- 
urple, slightly tessellated; divisions oblong. May. JU. linear- 
anceolate, opposite below, forming a whorl of three above. 
Stems one-flowered. h. lft. Maritime Alps. (Fl. Ment, 35.) 
F. kamtschatcensis (Kamtschatkan). /l., perianth livid vinous- 
purple, not tessellated, campanulate, lin. to Uin. long, the seg- 
ments oblong-oblanceolate, obtuse ; pedicels drooping, żin. to lin, 
long. Spring. l. ten to fifteen above the middle of the stem; 
lower ones in whorls, lanceolate, 2in. to 4in. long. Stem 6in. to 
18in. ne Eastern Siberia, &c. SYN. Lilium camtschatcense. 
(R. G. 173.) 
F. Karelini (Karelin’s). f. pale purple, spotted, bell-shaped, 
racemose. h. 6in. Central Siberia to Beloochistan, 1834. Syn. 
Rhinopetalum Karelini. (B. M. 6406.) 
F, lanceolata (lanceolate-leayed). fl. dull vinous-purple. 1. 
lanceolate, whorled. h. lft. to 14ft. North-west America, 1872. 
(H. F. B. A. ii. 193.) 
F. lutea (yellow).* f. drooping; perianth yellow, more or less 
suffused with purple ; segments oblong-lanceolate, five to eight 
lines broad. April and May. J. linear-lanceolate, alternate ; the 
upper approximated, shorter than the terminal solitary flower. 
—5 F often one-flowered. h. bin. to lft. Caucasus, 1812. 
F. 1. latifolia (broad-leaved). fl. vinous-purple, greenish, or 
tessellated with yellow. April and May. J. lanceolate, approxi- 
mated ; the ae Ng est as long as the terminal solitary flower. 
Caucasus, 1604. (B. M. 853, 1207.) ; 
urple, with a 
laucous tinge on the outside, yellow with n lines quite un- 
ssellated on the face, funnel-shaped ; anthers two and a-half 
lines long, oblong, with a very distinct cusp. May. 1. five or six, 
scattered, green, fleshy, ascending ; lower ones oblong-lanceolate, 
3in. to 4in. long; upper ones linear, under 4in. long. Island of 
Syra, 1875. 
F. macrophylla (large-leaved).* fl. rose, racemose, horizontal, 
campanulate; perianth segments obovate-lanceolate, with a darker 
mass at base; stamens declinate. April to June. Z. alternate, 
linear, acuminate, soft. A. 3ft. Mussooree, 1843. (B. M. 4725, 
under name of Lilium roseum; B. R. xxxi. 1, under name of 
Lilium Thomsianum.) y £ 
(Guinea-fowl-like}* Common Fritillar; ; Saake’s 
. chequered with pale and dark purple, eee 
Apri. 
i te, narrow-lanceolate. A. 1ft. Europe (Britain, especially 
—— to Caucasus. See Fig’ 39. (Sy. En. B. 1519.) 
There are white and double-flowered forms of this species. 
ides (Guinea-fowl-like). fl.dark purple. April. h. 
—— s, 1830. (B. M. oad uie name of F, minor.) 
F. montana (mountain). A synonym of F. tenella. 
i ua (oblique). Ji. brown, purple ; corolla turbinate. A 
— — oblique. A. lft. Caucasus. (B. M. 897.) 
F, oxypetala (sbarp-petalled). See Lilium oxypetalum. 
difiora (pale-flowered).* 71. yellow, beautifully chequered 
ior. l. large, glaucous-blue. A, Yin. Siberia, 1880. 
distinct. See Fig. 40. (R. G. 209. 
persica (Persian).* jl. deep violet-blue, rather small, bell- 
—— slightly scented. R. Te. Persia, "1596. Very distinct 
and curious. (B. M. 1537.) 
F., p. minor (smaller), A smaller-flowered form, with the stamens 
Be 962.) mae 
oie solitary ; points of ponn turned inward. 
htly longer than the perianth. (B. M. é, i 
7 (chaste).* #1. dark yellow, more than lin. across, bell- 
—— usually solitary, sometimes twin. May. l. alternate, 
linear, glaucous. Stem upright, leafy. h. 6in. to 9in. North 
west America. See Fig. 41. ; 
