FRITILLARIA 



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FRITILLARY 



F. askabade'nsis (Askabad). 2-3. Pale yellow-green. 



Central Asia. 1902. 

 atropurpu'rea (dark purple). 1-2. Dark purple. 



N.W.Amer. 

 au'rea (golden), $. Yellow, chequered black. Asia 



Minor. 1876. 

 Bornmue'Ueri (Bornmueller's). . Golden-yellow, 



richly chequered black. 1896. 

 bucha'rica (Bucharan). i. Greenish-white. April. 



Bokhara. 1884. 



Bunte'ti (Burnet's). See F. DELPHINENSIS BURNETI. 

 camschatce'nsis (Kamtschatkan). i-i. Purple- 

 maroon. N. Asia. 

 canalicula'ta. (channelled). Purplish. Kurdistan. 



1890. 

 ,, cirrho'sa (tendrilled). ij. Solitary, claret, chequered 



green. Himalaya. 

 citri'na (lemon). Greenish-yellow, inside clear yellow. 



Asia Minor. 1893. 

 co'nica (conical). Claret, greenish- yellow within. 



Greece. 

 conio'ria (twisted). Petals united, nodding, white. 



1886. 

 ,, crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). i. Brownish-purple, 



slightly chequered. Armenia. 

 ,, cu'prca (copper-coloured). ij. Copper. July. 



Mexico. 1834. 

 dasyphy'Ua (thick-leaved). $. Purple, pale yellow. 



Lycia. 1875. 

 delp'hinc'nsis (Delphinan). $-1. Vinous purple, 



spotted yellow. S. Europe. 

 ,, Burne'ti (Burnet's). Livid, brownish-claret, 



chequered with white. S. Europe. 1879. 

 Moggri'dgei (Moggridge's). Yellow, chequered 



with brown inside. S. Europe. 1880. 

 Ehrhi'rtii (Ehrhart's). J. Dark dull purple, tipped 



yellow. Grecian Archipelago. 

 Elwe'sii (Elwes's). Green, with 6 brown blotches 



outside. Lycia. 



csculefnta (esculent). See F. LANCEOLATA. 

 gibbo'sa (bulged-out). Flowers 4-12, lilac, with purple 



veins. Persia ; Afghanistan. 1854. 

 grcdca (Grecian). Lurid-purple, not chequered. 



Greece. 

 hericau'lis (spring-stem), $. Dark purple, not 



chequered. Asia Minor. 1889. 

 Hooke'ri (Hooker's). See LILJUM HOOKERI. 

 ,, imperia'lis (crown-imperial). 4. Dark yellow. April. 



Persia. 1596. 

 chitrale'nsis (Chitral). Rich yellow. Chitral. 



1910. 

 fla'va (yellow-flowered). 4. Yellow. April. 



Persia- 1596. 



flo're ple'no (double-flowered). Orange-red. 

 inodo'ra (scentless). Yellow. Bokhara. 1886. 

 inodo'ra purpu'rea (purple-scentless). Dark 



crimson. Bokhara. 1886. 

 ru'bra (Ted-flowered). 4. Red. April. Persia. 



1596. 



sca'ndms (climbing). See F. VERTICILLATA. 

 invclucra'ta (involucrated). ij. Yellow-green, 



chequered brown-purple. Italy. 

 Kareli'ni (Karelin's). See F. GIBBOSA. 

 kotschya'na (Kotschy's). |. April. Asia Minor. 



1844. 



,, affi'nis (allied). See F. NOBILIS. 

 ,, lanceola'ta (spezi-head-leaved). J. Dark purple. 



May. N.W. Amer. 1759. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved), i. Red. May. Caucasus. 



1604. 



,, leuca'ntha (white-flowered). See F. VERTICILLATA. 

 ,, libano'tica (Lebanon). 1-3. Pale purple, lined green 



or purple within. Syria. 

 ,, lilia'cea (Lily-like). |-ij. Whitish, with green veins. 



California. 

 ,, lusita'nica (Portuguese), i. Brown, purple. June. 



Portugal. 1825. 

 ,, I H' tea (yellow- flowered), i. Yellow. May. Caucasus. 



1812. 



ly'cia (Lycian). See F. ACMOPETALA. 

 ,, macra'ndra (large-anthered). See F. EHRHARTI. 

 ,, macroph/tta (long-leaved). See LILIUM ROSEUM. 

 Melea'gris (Guinea-fowl-like), i. Purple. May. 



Britain. 

 a'lba (white). White. England. 



F. melezgroi'des (Meleagris-like). i. Purple. May. 



Siberia. 1824. 

 messane'nsis (Messina), i. Brown, purple. June. 



Italy. 1825. 



,, mi' nor (smaller). See F. MELEAGROIDES. 

 Moggri'dgei (Moggridge's). See F. DELPHINENSIS 



MOGGRIDGEI. 



nervo'sa (nerved-leaved). See F. PYRENAICA. 



,, ni'gra (black). See F. PYRENAICA. 



,, no'bilis (noble). Dark crimson outside, paler within, 



with yellow markings. Armenia. 1895. 

 ,, obli'qua (twisted-leaved). i. Brown, purple. April. 



Greece. 

 Olive' ri (Oliver's). 1-2. Pale green, suffused purple 



within. Persia. 1874. 

 oly'mpica (Olympian). See F. PONTICA. 

 orane'nsis (Oranian). Brownish claret, pale green 



within. Algeria. 1874. 

 ,, orsinia'na (Orsinian). See F. TENELLA. 

 oxype'tala (sharp-petaled). ij. Purple. June. 



Himalaya. 

 ,, pallidiflo'ra (pale-flowered). Pale greenish-yellow, 



dotted purple within. Siberia. 1883. 



Flo 

 greenish-yellow. California. 



. 

 ,, parvifto'ra (small-flowered), i-ij. Flowers 2-20, 



,, pe'rsica (Persian), ij. Brown. May. Persia. 1596. 

 mi'nima (least. Persian). \. Brown. May. 



Persia. 1596. 

 ,, planiflo'ra (flat-flowered). iJ-2. Green, spotted 



purple on both sides. Origin uncertain. 

 ,, pluriflo'ra (many-flowered). i. Reddish-purple, 



nodding. California. 1897. 

 ,, po'ntica (Pontic). Claret purple, suffused greenish- 



yellow. Asia Minor. 



pra'cpx (eaxly-white). i. \Vhite. May. Europe. 

 ,, pttdico. (chaste), i. Purple, yellow. May. N. Amer. 



1824. 

 ,, pyrena'ica (Pyrenean). i^. Dark purple. June. 



Pyrenees. 1596. 

 racemo'sa (racemed) of Smith. Caucasus. (B. M., 



t. 952.) 



racemo'sa (racemed) of Kunth. See F. PYRENAICA. 

 racemo'sa. mi'nor (smaller) of Ker-Gawl. See F. 



TENELLA. 



raddea'na (Raddean). Greenish-yellow. Central 



Asia. 1887. 

 ,, recu'rva (recurved). J-2. Bright scarlet, yellow 



within, spotted scarlet. California. 1870. 

 ,, ruthf'nica (Russian), i. Purple. May. Caucasus. 



1826. 

 Sewerzo'wi (Sewerzow's). Yellow-green and purple. 



Turkestan. 1873. 

 ,, bi'color (two-coloured). Light olive-green, with 



brown V-shaped mark on each segment. Alatau 



Mountains. 1873. 



,, sibthorpia'na (Sibthorpian). . Yellow. Greece. 

 ,, siehea'na (Siehean). ij. Green, striped red. Asia 



Minor. 1897. 



tene'Ua (slender), i. Purple. May. Europe. 1826. 

 thomsonia'na (Thomsonian). See LILIUM ROSEUM. 

 ,, Tkunbe'rgii (Thunberg's). See F. VERTICILLATA. 

 ,, tri'stis (sad). J-i. Funnel-shaped, livid purple on 



both sides. Greece. 



,, tubcefo'rmis (tube-formed). See F. DELPHINENSIS. 

 ,, tulipifo'lia (tulip-leaved), i. Brown, purple. May. 



Caucasus. 1822. 

 ,, tunta'sia (small-cupped). 1-2. Dark maroon. 



Country unknown. 1902. 

 vcrticilla'ta (whorled). i. Purple. April. Siberia. 



1823. 

 Waluje'wi (Walujew's). i. Lead-coloured, inside 



purple-brown, spotted white. Turkestan. 1897. 

 Whitta'llii (WhittaU's). Similar to F. Meleagris, but 



nectaries orbicular. Asia Minor. 1893. 

 Wolue'wi (Walujew's). See F. WALUJEWI. 

 ,, za'grica (Zagrican). Lurid purple, not chequered. 



Persia. 1893. 



FRITILLARY AS A FLORIST'S FLOWER. Propaga- 

 tion: by Offsets. The offsets are produced round the 

 old bulbs ; these should be detached every third year 

 when the bulbs are taken up, and be planted in a bed of 

 light, rich earth, each variety by itself, where they may 

 remain till they are large enough to flower. Then take 

 them up, and plant them in October, either in si-inch 



