SC - RE: THE ALIEN PLANT

[rcmann4 at earthlink.net]

And it came to pass on 17 Mar 01, , that Chris Stanifer wrote:

> You don't happen to have a picture, or know of a
> website containing a picture of the Crown Imperial
> Fritullary, do you?  I'm having no luck checking the
> big search engines...
> 
> Balthazar of Blackmoor

Balthazar,

You had the name slightly misspelled, which may account for your 
unproductive search.  It's Fritillaria Imperialis.  Take a look at:
http://www.stylesource.co.uk/gardens/bulbsherbaceous/000428bulb
s.asp (sorry if the URL wraps around)
http://www.cascadevalleyfarms.com/crocus.htm
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modop/00000641.html
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/l/lilcro22.html
etc.

Regards,
Brighid (better with search engines than with plants)


Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
now at a new address: rcmann4 at earthlink.net