FRITILLARIA 



THE BULB BOOK 



FRITILLARIA 



tops of the stems in March and 

 April. Grows freely in ordinary soil, 

 and should be planted in bold groups. 

 Native of Central Asia. (Bot. Mag. 

 t. 7850 ; Flora, and Sylva, July 1903.) 



FIG. 143. Fritillaria askabadensis. (J) 



F. aurea. - A Cilician species with 

 rather glaucous stems 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. 

 (Gartewfl. t. 840; Gard. 1892, t. 

 867 ; Bot. Mag. t. 7374.) 



P. Bormntilleri. A species related 

 to F. aurea, having yellow flowers 

 (Gard. 1896, xlix. 282). 



P. bucharica. A native of Buchara, 

 1 to lj ft. high, with flexuose stems, 

 oval or lance-shaped leaves, and 

 white flowers tinted with green or 

 purple at the base (Garten/I, t. 

 1171 ; Bot. Mag. t. 7080). 



P. camtschatensis (Lilium nig- 

 rum), BLACK LILY. A distinct species 



Fio. 144.- Fritillaria aurea. (?.) 



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FIG. 145. Fritillaria chitralensis. (g.) 

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