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98. F. BIFLORA. 
Stout with large broadly companulate f.oweis so deep a hi own 
as to verge on black. A handsome thing. The next species has 
usually been sold as F. Biflora. 
99. F. AGRESTIS. 
Flowers with a greenish ground, with brown rays radiating 
from the base to apex of the petals. 
100. F. LILIACEA. 
Very similar, greenish white, not lined. 
101. F. PLURIFLORA. 
' A really splendid thing, first brought out by me two years ago, 
and a growing favorite. Large and strong growing, with 
beautiful reddish purple flowers, blooming very early. 
GROUP II. 
In this.group the stem is tall and slender, with the leaves all in 
circles, and the flowers strung airily in a drooping raceme. The bulb 
is a pure white or pink disk covered with rice like grains. 
102. F. LANCEOLATA. 
A strong, tall sort with large greenish bells mottled with 
yellow and purple. 
104. Var. gracilis: Similar, but the smaller flowers a dark purple 
almost black. 
105. F. PARVIFLORA. 
This is like F. lanceolata in stem and leaf but the flowers are 
small, in solid colors, yellow, or brickish red. Rather pretty. 
106. F. ATROPURPUREA. 
Similar, but greenish purple and stiff bells queerly mottled, 
on very short stems. 
107. F. RECURVA. 
The finest Fritillaria in the world. Tall. Flowers many, 
between tubular and bell shaped, a brilliant scarlet orange in 
color. A perfect beauty. 
108. F. COCCINEA. 
Even handsomer than the last, which it lesemblcs. The 
flowers narrow and a deep glowing red, not so robust as 
F. recurva, and bulbs much smaller. 
109. F. PUDICA. 
A most charming one or two flowered species, rich orange 
yellow. A great favorite where known. Colored plate in 
London “Garden.” 
Lilies. 
group i— HUMBOLDTII. 
110. L. HUMBOLDTII. 
A grand lily, with a large bulb, a heavy 
stem four to seven 
