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Californian 'Bulbs, Grolvn by Carl Purdy 
GROUP II 
FRITILLARIAS 
GROUP I 
Very pretty, lily-like plants, thriving wild in heavy clays or adobes among 
grasses. They are seldom over a foot high, with lily-like flowers. Their culture is easy. 
If treated as for Calo- 
chorti, or in any loam, 
they do well if planted up 
to December 2 inches deep 
and 3 inches apart each 
way. 
Pluriflora (reddish purple), 
Biflora (nearly black), 
Agrestis (Greenish, 
lined dark brown), 
Liliacea (Greenish 
white). 
Either of the above at 
6 cts. each, 60 cts. 
per doz. 
Fritillaria recurva 
the finest of the world’s F ri till a ri as. Orange and scarlet 
All of these Fritillarias 
are tall, slender plants, liv¬ 
ing in light soils in wood¬ 
land, and they require a 
soil containing some mold 
and well drained, with 
some shade. In cultiva¬ 
tion, the treatment recom¬ 
mended for Calochorti will 
suit them if the bed is 
shaded. They are admir¬ 
able for naturalizing in 
woodland or glen. In 
beds, coldframes or pots, 
treat like Calochorti. Plant 
3 inches deep and as far 
apart. 
Lanceolata. Flowers green¬ 
ish brown, mottled with 
brown. 
Lanceolata gracilis. Flow¬ 
ers reddish black. 
Recurva. The finest of 
the world’s Fritillarias, 
and as handsome as 
most true lilies. A well- 
grown plant has as 
many as a dozen bril¬ 
liantly clear orange-scar¬ 
let flowers spotted or¬ 
ange in the throat. 
Coccinea. Like the last; 
even more richly colored 
in crimson, but lower 
growing. This will grow 
very satisfactorily in 
heavy clays. 
Either of the above at 
6 cts. each, 60 cts. per 
doz.; smaller bulbs at 
$3 per 100. 
