Fritillaria 



(353 ) 



Prog-Hopper 



Higni>nia. Propagation, by cuttings of half- 

 matured shoots in summer in sandy loam and peat 

 in a propagating case. Loam and peat in equal 

 parts suit. 



Principal Species : 



Uuilielma, St., yel. 



FRITILLARIA. (SNAKE'S HEAD LILY. 

 GUINEA HEN FLOWED. ) 



Description. Singular, and often effective, 

 garden flowers (/</. LiliaceaV), of considerable 

 value for borders or rock gardens. The most 

 useful for ordinary garden purposes are the varie- 

 ties of Imperialis (Crown Imperials), which are of 

 stately habit, and make a good display in the 

 borders in May. Many of the others are seen to 

 be of much beauty if they are examined carefully. 

 Die inside of the segments being usually more 

 beautiful than the outside. A number are prettily 

 oliec|uered in the same way as the common Snake's 

 Head Lily. Meleagris. There are so many species 

 that some inu.-t be omitted from the annexed list. 



Propagation. By offsets, removed when the 

 bulbs are at rest, or by seeds sown in pans in a 

 frame when ripe, or in spring. Many good varie- 

 ties may be raised in this manner. 



Soil. Rich and well drained for the greater 

 number of the species, but Meleagris naturally 

 grows in wet meadows, although it can be culti- 

 vated in a dry soil. 



Other Cultural Points. The Crown Imperials 

 (Imperialis) like good treatment, and are all the 

 better for a top-dressing of manure in winter. The 

 other species do best in the rock garden, but should 

 be protected from slugs, which are very fond of 

 some species. 



Principal Species and Varieties :- 

 annena, <i". Ap.. pur. A t'aseiation : Sulphurine, 



pretty little plant, of sulphur yel., etc. 



which then; are red and lutea, 9", My., yel. 



greenish yel. vars. 



aurea, 8', My., yel. 



Imperial!*, 4'. Ap., My., 

 yel. The favourite 

 < 'rmvn Imperial. There 

 are several vars. , includ- 

 ing aurea - margin at a. 

 Ivs margined yel, ; 

 argentea - margiuata, 

 Ivs. margined wh. ; 

 Aurora, red ; lutea, 

 bright yel. ; Crown - 

 upou - Crown, having 

 two tiers of flowers ; 

 i libra, dark red ; 

 Slag/ward, with sword- 

 like steins caused by 



Other Species : 

 acmopetala, U', Ap., 



pur., grn. 

 1! iriiiiiiilleri, !>", My., 



yel. 

 canaliculata, U', Mch., 



pur. 



citrinn, 9", Ap., My., grn. 

 dasyphylla, (i ', Ap., pur., 



vel. 

 delphinensis (see tuba'- 



formis). 

 Ehrhartii, 6", My., pur., 



yel. (*//. mac-Tanda). 

 Hookeri (now Lilium 



Hookeri). 



Meleagris, 1', Ap., pur. 

 The common Snake's 

 Head Lily (* figure). 

 There are named vars. , 

 including some with 

 wU and double flowers; 

 The broad -leaved vars. 



are hands e. All are 



prettily Chequered. 



pallidirlora, 9 ', Ap., pale 



yel. 



pudica, 6", My., yel. 



pyrenaica, U', Je., pur. 

 (>//. nigra^. 



reciirra, 6" to 18", My., 

 sc., yel. One of the 

 most beautiful, but 

 rather difficult to estab- 

 lish. 



lauceolata, 1.',', My., pur. 

 latifolia. 1'. My., red. 

 kotselivaua. 

 liliaeea, (I". My., wh. 

 lusitanica, 1 ',My.,br..pur. 

 maerophyllii (now Lilium 



roseum). 

 meleagroides, 1', My., 



pur. (.//. minor), 

 messaiiensis, 1', My. .pur., 



br. 

 Moggridgei (/ tuba'- 



formis). 

 oxypetala of Hooker is 



Stracheyi. 



(Koyle), 14', Je., pur. 

 (K//H. Lilium oxypetal- 

 ura). 



persica, 2', My., vio., br. 



minor. 



poutica, 6', My., br. , grn. 

 ruthenica, 1', My., pur. 

 Sewerzowii, IV, pur., 

 grn. , yel. 



bicolor, olive grn., br. 

 sieheana, IV, My., red, 



gm. 

 Stracheyi, 9", My., pur. 



of 



(*//''. oxypetala 

 Hooker) . 



tenella, 1', My., pur. 



tuba;formis, 9 ', Je.,pur., 

 yel. (nyii. derphineusis). 

 Vars. Burneti, br., wh. 

 (syii. F. Burneti); Mog- 

 gridgei, yel., br. (y. 

 F. Moggridgei). 



tulipifolia, 1 ' ,My . ,pur. ,br. 



Walujewi, I', My., leaden 

 br., wh. 



Whittalli, 1', Ap., pur.,br. 



FKITILLAKIA MELEAOUIS. 



FRCELICHIA. 



Annual 'or perennial stove herbs (tird. Amaranta- 

 cea;). Propagation, by seeds in heat during the 

 early part of the year. Soil, loam, leaf mould, and 

 sand. 



Principal Species : 



FROG-HOPPER. 



A four-winged insect (i>rd. Homoptera) allied to 

 the Aphides and Jumping Plant Lice, but belonging 

 to a different section. It is Aphrophora >|uimaria, 

 known under various other names, including such 

 popular ones as Cuckoo Spit Kly and Froth Fly. 

 Tin' insect in all stages lives upon Chrysanthe- 

 mums. Carnations, and other garden plants, which 

 ir punctures, and of which it sucks the juice with 

 its proboscis. The larvai may be dcstroye I by 



I-'ritilla-rij (sets Fritillaria). 

 Frivaldia (see Micrmjlvssa'). 



