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The perianth-segments are oblong, narrow at each 

 end, the inner having oblong or linear cavities. The 

 anthers are yellow. The capsule is erect, three- 

 angled, three-valved above. The seeds are numerous, 

 close, flattened or winged. 



The Fritillary is 6 to 15 in. high. It flowers in April 

 and May and June, and is a herbaceous perennial. 



The size of the flo\vers makes them attractive. The 

 markings render them more conspicuous. The stigma 

 is ripe in advance of the stamens. The honey-gland 

 is narrow. Honey is secreted by the perianth- 

 segments. The drooping of the flower helps to 

 protect it from rain. The flowers last about five 

 days. There is every possibility of cross-pollination. 



The seeds are dispersed by the agency of the 

 wind, being, as in orchids, small and light. 



There are many names for this plant, as Dead Man's 

 Bells, Chequered Daffodil, Chequered Lily or Tulip, 

 Cowslip, Crow-cup, Daffodil, Deith-bell, Drooping 

 Tulip, Frits, Froccup, Guinea-hen Flower, Lazarus 

 Bell, Chequered Lily, Leopard's Lily, Pheasant Lily, 

 Snake Flower, Snake's Head, Snow-drop, Toad's- 

 heads, Wild Tulip, Turkey Eggs, Turkey-hen flower, 

 Turk's Head, Weeping Willow, Widow Wail. 



Lazarus Bell was originally Lazar's Bell, the plant 

 being said to be so called from the resemblance of 

 the flower to the bell worn by a lazar; and the 

 chequered flower was the origin of the name Leopard 

 Lily, or Leper's Lily. 



Fritillaria meleagris. — /;/ Fig. 92 the flower is 



