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Fritillaria continued. 

 larias may be grown in large pots, if desired, in a cold j 

 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, obqvate-oblong, 

 obtuse. Spring. I. rather glaucous, all alternate, linear. Stem 

 slender, glaucous, one-flowered, ft. 1ft. Alps of Asia Minor, 

 1875. 



F. armcna (Armenian).* fl. soft yellow, nodding, solitary, bell- 

 shaped. I. lanceolate, or linear-lanceolate, ft. 6in. Armenia, 

 1878. A very pretty species, resembling our native one in time 

 of flowering, &c. (B. M. 6365.) 



F. aurca (golden), fl., perianth bright yellow, solitary, cernuous, 

 bell-shaped, lin. deep, rounded equally from middle to base ; 

 divisions with seven to nine rows of small black tesserae much 

 broader than deep ; outer segments oblong, gin. broad ; inner 

 ones obovate, Jin. broad. I. about ten to a stem ; lower ones in 

 whorls of three, linear, glaucescent, fleshy, 2in. to Sin. long; 

 bract leaf solitary. Stem glaucescent, 6in. high. Cilicia, 1876. 

 See Fig. 37. (R. G. 840.) 



F. dasyphylla (thick-leaved), fl. more or less drooping; 

 perianth broadly funnel-shaped ; segments purplish on the back, 

 yellow, without any tessellations inside, with a small green oblong 

 foveole above the base. April. 1. green, fleshy, all alternate, 

 or the lowest (and sometimes the uppermost) opposite ; the lowest 

 oblanceolate-oblong, sub-obtuse; the others lanceolate and linear. 

 Stem one (rarely two) flowered. A. 6in. Asia Minor, 1875. 

 (B. M. 6321.) 



F. delphinensis (Dauphine").* fl. drooping, inodorous ; perianth 

 vinous-purple, spotted yellow, often obscurely tessellated ; seg- 

 ments oblong, obtuse ; anthers yellow, three lines long. I. four to 

 six, all above the middle of the stem, upper ones linear, lower 

 ones oblanceolate. Stem very often one-flowered, ft. 6in. to 12in. 

 South Europe. 



F. d. Burnati (Burnat's). fl. solitary, nodding, about 2in. long, 

 bell-shaped ; segments of perianth carinate outside in the lower 

 half, lurid brownish-red, close. I. linear-lanceolate, slightly 

 glaucous, ft. 6in. to 8in. 1879. 



F. d. Moggridgei (Moggridge's). fl. yellow, tessellated inside 

 with brown, solitary, large, cylindrical, bell-shaped. August. 

 1. broad, ft. 1ft. Maritime Alps, 1880. A very handsome 

 variety. (Fl. Ment. 25. ) 



F. grseca (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 

 projection which constitutes the nectary at the base. March. 

 I., root 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. Hooker! (Hooker's).* fl. pale lilac, racemose, bell-shaped, 

 about lin. long. Summer. I. about 8in. long. ft. 6in. Sikkim, 

 1878. (B. M. 6385.) 



FIG. 38. FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS, showing Habit and detached 

 Single Flower. 



F. impcrialis (Imperial).* Crown Imperial, fl. about the size 

 of ordinary Tulips, 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, 



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extremely showy, having the leaves margined with a broad, 

 golden-yellow band ; lutea, cluster of bright yellow flowers ; 

 Minature, 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. involncrata (involucrate). /. drooping; perianth vinous- 

 purple, slightly tessellated ; divisions oblong. May. 1. linear- 

 lanceolate, opposite below, forming a whorl of three above. 

 Stems one-flowered, h. 1ft. Maritime Alps. (Fl. Ment. 36.) 



F. kamtschatccnsis (Kamtschatkan). fl., perianth livid vinous- 

 purple, not tessellated, campanulate, lin. to IJin. long, the seg- 

 ments oblong-oblanceolate, obtuse ; pedicels drooping, iin. to lin. 

 long. Spring. I. ten to fifteen above the middle of the stem ; 

 lower ones in whorls, lanceolate, 2in. to 4in. long. Stem 6in. to 

 18in. high. Eastern Siberia, &c. SYN. Lilium camtschatcense. 

 (R. G. 173.) 



F. Karelin! (Karelin's), fl. pale purple, spotted, bell-shaped, 

 racemose, h. bin. Central Siberia to Beloochistan, 1834. SYN. 

 Rhinopetalum Karelini. (B. M. 6406.) 



F. lanccolata (lanceolate-leaved), fl. dull vinous-purple. I. 

 lanceolate, whorled. h. 1ft. to lift. North-west America, 1872. 

 (H. F. B. A. ii. 193.) 



F. lutea (yellow).* fl. drooping; perianth yellow, more or less 

 suffused with purple ; segments oblong-lanceolate, five to eight 

 lines broad. April and May. I. linear-lanceolate, alternate ; the 

 upper approximated, shorter than the terminal solitary flower. 

 Stem very often one-flowered, h. 6in. to 1ft. Caucasus, 1812. 



F. L latifolla (broad-leaved), fl. vinous-purple, greenish, or 

 tessellated with yellow. April and May. I. lanceolate, approxi- 

 mated ; the upper opposite, as long as the terminal solitary flower. 

 Caucasus, 160*. (B. M. 853, 1207.) 



F. macrandra (large-anthered). fl., perianth purple, with a 

 glaucous tinge on the outside, yellow with green lines quite un- 

 tessellated on the face, funnel-shaped ; anthers two and a-half 

 lines long, oblong, with a very distinct cusp. May. I. five or six, 

 scattered, green, fleshy, ascending ; lower ones oblong-lanceolate, 

 Sin. to 4in. long ; upper ones linear, under iin. 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. I. alternate, 

 linear, acuminate, soft. h. 3ft. Mussooree, 1843. (B. M. 4725, 

 under name of Lilium roseum ; B. R. xxxi. 1, under name of 

 Lilium Thomsianum.) \ 



FIG. 39. FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS, showing Habit and detached 

 Single Flower. 



F. Meleagris (Guinea-fowl-like).* Common Fritillary ; Snake's 

 Head. fl. chequered with pale and dark purple, terminal, 

 pendulous, solitary ; points of perianth turned inward. April. 

 1. alternate, narrow-lanceolate, ft. 1ft. Europe (Britain, especially 

 in Oxfordshire) to Caucasus. See Fig. 39. (Sy. En. B. 1519.) 

 There are white and double-flowered forms of this species. 



F. meleagroides (Guinea-fowl-like), fl. dark purple. April, ft. 

 6in. Altai Mountains, 1830. (B. M. 3280, under name of F. minor.) 



F. montana (mountain). A synonym of F. tenella. 



F. obliqua (oblique), fl. brown, purple ; corolla turbinate. April. 

 1. glaucous, numerous, oblique, ft. 1ft. Caucasus. (B. M. 857.) 



F. oxypetala (sharp-petalled). See Lilium oxypctalum. 



F. pallidiflora (pale-flowered).* fl. yellow, beautifully chequered 

 in the interior. I. large, glaucous-blue, ft. 9in. Siberia, 1880. 

 Very distinct. See Fig. 40. (R. G. 209.) 



F. persica (Persian).* fl. deep violet-blue, rather small, bell- 

 shaped, slightly scented, ft. 3ft. Persia, 1596. Very distinct 

 and curious. (B. M. 1537.) 



F. p. minor (smaller). A smaller-flowered form, with the stamens 

 slightly longer than the perianth. (B. M. 962.) 



F. pudica (chaste).* fl. dark yellow, more than lin. across, bell- 

 shaped, usually solitary, sometimes twin. May. I. alternate, 



linear, glaucous. Stem upright, leafy, 

 west America. See Fig. 41. 



ft. 6in. to 9in. North- 



