FEITILLAEIA 



THE BULB BOOK 



FEITILLAEIA 



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 j Flora and Sylva, July 1903.) 



Fig, 143. — FHtillaria ashdbadensis. Q) 



P. aurea. — A CUician 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. 

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

 867 ; Bot. Mag. t. 7374.) 



P. Bonunttlleri. — ^A species related 

 to F. av/rea, having yellow flowers 

 {Gard. 1896, xlix. 282). 



P. bucharica. — ^A native of Buchara, 

 1 to Ij ft. high, with flexuose stems, 

 oval 'or lance-shaped leaves, and 

 white flowers tinted with green or 

 purple at the base {Gartenfl. t. 

 1171 ; Bot. Mag. t. 7080). 



P. camtschatensls {Lilium nig- 

 rMm),BLACK Lily.— Adistinct species 



Fig. lii.—FritUlaria aurea. Q.) 



Fig. 145 



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-FrUiUmia Mtralensis. (|.) 

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