XC1V. LILIACEj-E. 
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cauline ones dilated at their base, flowers mostly solitary, sepals 
with a transverse nectariferous plait above the base. Antheri- 
cum L. : E. B. t. 793. Phalangium Pair. 
On the Caernarvonshire mountains, rare. Snowdon, on the 
elevated rocks called Trigvylchau y Clogwyn du ymhen y Glyder, 
Clogwyn yr Ardhu, Crib y Distlh, &c. ; near the summit of Glyder 
Fawr ; Twll du on Cwm Idwel. If.. 6. — . Stem 5 — 6 inches high. 
14. Tulipa Linn. Tulip. 
Perianth campanulate, of 6 pieces, without a nectariferous 
depression, deciduous. Anthers erect. Stigma sessile, 3-lobed. 
Capsule trigonous. Seeds flat. — Flowers usually solitary, 
rarely two on each stem. — Name : from tolibun, the Persian 
name for a turban ; whose gay colours are similar to those of the 
tulip. ( Theis .) 
1. T. sylvestris L. (wild Tulip ) ; stem 1 -flowered somewhat 
drooping, leaves of the perianth ovate-acuminate bearded at 
the extremity, stamens hairy at the base, stigma obtuse. E. B. 
t. 63. 
Chalk-pits in Norfolk, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, and Middlesex ; 
meadows near Doncaster, Yorkshire. In Scotland, near Hamilton 
and Brechin ; in an old quarry at Binny Craig, near Linlithgow ; 
Pitreavie, Otterstone, and Pitcullo Castle, Fifeshire. If.. 4. — Flowers 
yellow, fragrant. Anthers and pollen yellow. Leaves linear-lanceolate. 
The wild Tulip increases by throwing out a long stout fibre from its 
root, at the extremity of which a bulb appears. Thus a new individual 
is planted at a considerable distance from its parent. 
15. Fritillaria Linn. Fritillary. 
Perianth campanulate, of 6 pieces, each with a nectariferous 
depression near the base, deciduous. Anthers attached to the 
filament above the base in front. Style 3-cleft at the apex. 
Capsule 3-eelled, 3-valved, oblong. Seeds flat. — Name ap- 
parently from fritillus, a dice-box ; the chequered colours in the 
flower resembling the board upon which the dice are thrown. 
1. F. Meledgris L. ( common F., or Snake' s -he ad) ; stem sin- 
gle-flowered, leaves alternate linear-lanceolate, points of the 
perianth inflexed, nectary linear. E. B. t. 622. 
Meadows and pastures, principally in the east and south of England. 
11. 5. — Flowers dull red, rarely white, chequered with darker lines 
and spots. Specific name derived from the Numidia Meleayris, or 
Pintado, whose plumage is chequered in a somewhat similar manner. 
[Lilium Martagon L„ or Turk’s-cap Lily, (E. B. S. t. 2799) is now 
established in some parts of the country, and L. Pyrenaicum Gouan 
has been observed in North Devon and Argyleshire ; other species 
may also have escaped from our gardens, but none have any right 
to be admitted into our Flora.] 
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