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Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Fritillaria imperialis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Fritillaria imperialis, Linn. (Imperialis coronata, Dum. Cours.). Crown Imperial. Fig. 1583. Height 2-3 ft.: lvs. numerous, crowded, ascending, ½ -l in. wide, highest often in whorls of 8-10: fls. end of March. B.M. 194 and 1215. Gn. 46, p. 101; 52, p. 243. A.G. 13:488. R.B. 20:196.—There are single and double forms in yellow and red, and kinds with foliage striped white, and with gold. There are varieties Aurora, Maximus. and William Rex, red; Sulphurous, sulfur-yellow; and Crown upon Crown, Couronne Orange, Red Slagz- waard and others. Var. longipetala, Hort. Gn. 56:358, with long segms. Var. chitralensis, Hort., has rich yellow fls.: said to be a common form in Chitral (British India). G.C. III. 47:171. G.M. 54:682. F. raddeana Regel, from Turkestan, is somewhat dwarfer, blooms earlier, has floral lvs. recurved-spreading, fls. straw-colored or greenish yellow and shorter than the pedicels. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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