. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). Pig. m.—Fritillaria Thunbergi. Q.) F. tulipifolia.—An elegant little Caucasian Fritillary with more or less elliptic concave leaves, and violet- blue flowers, with a glaucous bloom on the outer surface (Hot. Mag. t. 5969). P. Tuntasia.—A species 8 to 10 ins. high, with grey-green leaves and intensely dark maroon bell-shape
. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). Pig. m.—Fritillaria Thunbergi. Q.) F. tulipifolia.—An elegant little Caucasian Fritillary with more or less elliptic concave leaves, and violet- blue flowers, with a glaucous bloom on the outer surface (Hot. Mag. t. 5969). P. Tuntasia.—A species 8 to 10 ins. high, with grey-green leaves and intensely dark maroon bell-shaped flowers about 1 in. across. Native of Greece. P. verticillata (F. lencantha).—A distinct-looking species from the Altai Mountains, with pale green or slightlj' glaucous leaves arranged so close on the stem as to give the appearance of being in whorls or circles. The flowers appear in May, and are white, tinged with green at the base, and spotted with purple on the inner sur- face. {Bot. Mag. t. 3083.) P. Waltijewi.—A native of Turke- stan, about 1 ft. high, with linear leaves tapering into a tendril, and large solitary silvery - grey flowers washed with purple-brown, blood-red within and spotted with white {Gartenfl. t. 993).. Fio. im.—FritiUaria Walujmi. (^.J P. Whittalli.—This is a distinct species, having blue-green leaves and large tubular flowers drooping in pairs, green in colour, and more or less distinctly chequered with purple {Gard. Chron. 1893, xiii. 506). , P. zagrioa.—A species from the Kashand Mountains in Persia, closely related to F. armena and F. tulipi- folia. Flowers dark purple, un- chequered, with a thick "bloom" 232. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Weathers, John, 1867-. London, J. Murray
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