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Definition of Scarlet fritillary
1. Noun. Western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarlet Fritillary
Literary usage of Scarlet fritillary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1906)
"scarlet fritillary. Fritillaria recurva, Benth. Lily Family. Bulb as in F.
lanceolata. Stems.—Eight to eighteen inches high; one- to nine-flowered. Flowers. ..."
2. A Flora of Western Middle California by Willis Linn Jepson (1911)
"scarlet fritillary. Steins slender, 10 to 18 in. high; leaves 3 to 7, narrowly
linear, 2',A in. long; flowers 1 to 4, ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Wyo. and Utah, to the Sierras and the Columbia River. 25. coccinea, Greene.
scarlet fritillary. St. 1-4-fld., ISM. ..."
4. The Book of the Lily by William Goldring (1905)
"... and similarly to the Lilies some of the species are extremely difficult to
cultivate, as, for instance, the scarlet fritillary of California (F. ..."
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