Of Meleagris three, or even four, distinct varieties 
may be obtained. The single brownish purple, the 
single lilac purple ; double of the same ; and single 
white. A moderately clear pink, also, may some- 
times be met with. Another variety, or distinct 
species, was received in this country, by Professor 
Ledebour, who discovered it on the Altai moun- 
tains. It resembles the English species but is 
smaller, hence it is called minor by its discoverer. 
Of Latifolia, three plants were originally pub- 
lished in the Botanical magazine as varieties, The 
first much larger and with broader foliage than 
Meleagris ; its flowers a chequered dull purple. The 
second variety much resembling it but smaller, and 
now made a distinct species, by Willdenow, and 
called nervosa. The third variety, of the same size 
as the last- mentioned, but its flowers are chequered 
yellow, and it is. now elevated to the distinction of 
a species, by Bieberstein, as lutea. 
Fritillaria Pyrenaica produces from four to six 
purple flowers on each stem, and has been called 
racemosa. Fritillaria tenella, orracemosa minor, is 
smaller than the last mentioned, and its flowers of 
more dull colour. Fritillaria obliqua has smaller 
flowers than either of the preceding, and unlike 
them is not chequered, but of very dark purple. 
Fritillaria nigra, sometimes called Pyrenaica, from 
its being published by Gawler under such name, 
is of dark brown colour, and increases more freely 
than most others. 
These would form a good collection of the low- 
growing species ; the taller ones we may notice here- 
after. 
