FRITILLAPJA 



THE BULB BOOK 



FPJTILLARIA 



tops of the stems in Marcli and 

 April. Grows freely in ordinary soil, 

 and should be planted in bold groups. 

 Native of Central Asia. {Bot. Mag. 

 t. 7850 ; Flora and Si/Ira, July 1903.) 



P. camtschatensis {Lilium nig- 

 rHw). Black Lily.— A distinct species 



Fig. liZ.—Fritillaria askabadensis. (I) 



F. aurea. - A Cilician species with 

 rather glaucous steins about 6 ins. 

 high, and linear fleshy, somewhat 

 glaucous leaves 2 to 3 ins. long. The 

 bright yellow, solitary-, drooping, bell- 

 shaped flowers about 1 in. deep 

 appear in spring, and are sometimes 

 spotted or chequered with brown. 

 {Gartevfl. t. 840; Gard. 1892, t. 

 867 ; Bot. Ma<j. t. 7374.) 



P. Bommulleri. — A species related 

 to F. aurea, having yellow flowers 

 {Gard. 1896, xlix. 282). 



P. bucharica. — A native of Buohara, 

 1 to H ft. high, with flexuose stems, 

 oval or lance-shaped leaves, and 

 white flowers tinted with green or 

 purple at the base (Gartenjf. t. 

 1171 ; Bot. Mag. t. 7080). 



Fig. m.—Fritniaria aitrea. (j.) 



Fig. U:,.-Fritillaria 



