Martyn Rix

Plate 396. Fritillaria crassifolia subsp. kurdica

Fritillaria crassifolia Boiss. & Reut. (Liliaceae) is a variable Asiatic species with a wide distribution from central Turkey eastwards into Iran. Four subspecies are recognised, one of which, F. crassifolia subsp. kurdica (Boiss. & Noe) Rix, is illustrated here. Its taxonomic history, relationships, distribution and cultural requirements are discussed and a full description is provided.

Plate 394. Fritillaria stenanthera

The taxonomy, relationships, distribution and cultural requirements of the central Asiatic Fritillaria stenanthera (Regel) Regel (Liliaceae) are discussed, an illustration is provided and a full description is given.

Plate 392. Fritillaria uva‐vulpis

The taxonomy, relationships, distribution and cultural requirements of Fritillaria uva-vulpis Rix (Liliaceae), a native of south-eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and western Iran, are discussed. An illustration is provided and a full description is given.

Plate 470. Philadelphus maculatus

Philadelphus maculatus (Hitch.) Hu is illustrated from material collected near the type locality in north-eastern Mexico, and a full description is provided. Related species in the P. microphyllus complex to which P. maculatus belongs, are reviewed, and its cultivation is discussed.

Plate 382. Fritillaria davidii

The taxonomy, relationships, distribution and cultural requirements of the Chinese Fritillaria davidii Franch. (Liliaceae), a species only recently introduced into cultivation in Britain and still very rare, are discussed; an illustration is provided, together with a full description.

Plate 397. Fritillaria tuntasia

Fritillaria tuntasia Heldr. ex Hala`csy (Liliaceae), a native of the Cyclades islands in Greece, is illustrated. Its relationships, distribution and cultural requirements are discussed and a full description is provided.