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CIV. LILIACEiE 
Fritillaria Roviei, Hook. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 353. A glabrous, 
bulbous herb ; stems 6-24 in., erect, unbranched, leafy except on 
the lower portion. Leaves 3-6 in a whorl, or the upper ones 
sometimes opposite, linear-lanceolate, 2-5xJ-J in., the lowest 
ones sometimes 1-1 ^ in. broad ; tips of the upper leaves often 
linear and hooked. Flowers nodding, terminal, solitary or 2-4 in 
a short raceme. Perianth 1-1 1 in. long, bell-shaped ; segments 6, 
distinct, yellow-green, chequered with dull purple, each bearing a 
large, viscid gland at the base, tips rounded, not recurved. Stamens 
6, at the base of the perianth-segments and much shorter ; anthers 
linear-oblong, attached at the base. Ovary oblong, 3-celled ; style 
thick, straight, divided at the top in 3 short, pointed lobes ; ovules 
many in each cell. Capsule obovoid, |-f in., obtusely 6-angled, 
3-valved ; seeds many, small, flattened, minutely winged. 
Huttoo ; May, June. — W. Himalaya. 
11. LLOYDIA. In honour of Edward Lloyd, an antiquary of 
the eighteenth century, who discovered the following species in 
Wales.— Mountains of Europe, Asia, N. America. 
Lloydia serotina, Reichb. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 354. A small, 
glabrous herb ; root bulbous ; stems 3-6 in., slender, bearing a 
few small leaves and 1 or 2 nearly erect flowers. Radical leaves 
1-3, linear, 4-10 in. Perianth bell-shaped, J-f in. long ; seg- 
ments 6, distinct, ultimately spreading, white with violet veins, 
tips rounded. Stamens 6, at the base of the segments and much 
shorter ; anthers attached at the base. Ovary oblong, 3-celled ; 
style thick, straight, tip minutely 3-lobed ; ovules many in each 
cell. Capsule globose, | in. diam., 3-valved ; seeds numerous, 
small, flattened. 
Huttoo, on rocks ; May, June. — High mountains of Asia, N. America, 
Europe, including Snowdon in Britain. 
12. TULIPA. From the Persian tuliban or thoulyban , a 
turban ; referring to the shape of the flowers. — Temperate 
regions of Europe, N. Asia, N. Africa. 
Tulipa stellata. Hook. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 355. A glabrous, 
bulbous herb ; stems 12-18 in., erect. Leaves 4-6, alternate on 
the lower part of the stem, linear, 9-12 in., acute, channelled 
and sheathing towards the base. Flowers terminal, usually 
only one. Perianth l|-2 in. long ; segments 6, oblanceolate, 
distinct, spreading when fully expanded, white, tinged with red, 
the bases yellow inside. Stamens 6, hypogynous, much shorter 
than the perianth ; anthers oblong, attached at the base. Ovary 
oblong, 3-celled ; style very short, stigma 3-lobed ; ovules many 
in each cell. Capsule 1 in., oblong ; seeds numerous, small, flat. 
Simla, in fields near Boileaugunge, 6000 ft. ; April, May. — W. Himalaya. — 
Afghanistan. 
