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SummaryThe North American Erythronium californicum Purdy (Liliaceae) is illustrated and described. Details of its taxonomy, distribution and cultural requirements are also given.

SummaryThe taxonomy, distribution and cultural requirements of the North American Erythronium hendersonii S. Watson (Liliaceae) are discussed; an illustration is provided, together with a full description.

SummaryTricyrtis macrantha Maxim. (Liliaceae), an endemic species to Japan, is illustrated. It is distributed in a small area in Shikoku (Kochi Prefecture), and grows on limestone cliffs. Tricyrtis macrantha and its allied species, T. macranthopsis Masam., distributed in Kii Peninsula in western Honshu, and T. ishiiana (Kitag. & T. Koyama) Ohwi & Okuyama, distributed in Pacific coast side of central Honshu, comprise one natural group.

Summary Fritillaria karelinii Fisch. ex D.Don (Liliaceae) is illustrated. Its relationships with other species and the position of subgenus Rhinopetalum are discussed. Instructions for its cultivation are given.

Summary The distinctive Tulipa sprengeri Baker (Liliaceae) is illustrated and described. Its history, classification and cultivation requirements are discussed, including the results of recent research at Kew that establishes its position within the genus.

Summary. Fritillaria yuminensis X.Z. Duan (Liliaceae) is described and illustrated; the species in the Fritillaria verticillata complex are listed and their relationship to the rest of the genus, as revealed by DNA studies, is described. The cultivation of Fritillaria (bei mu) for medicine and its conservation in China are summarised.

SummaryFritillaria forbesii Baker from south‐western Turkey is illustrated and the history of its discovery and present distribution around Fethiye are given. It is compared with the recently‐described Fritillaria mughlae Tekşen & Aytaç, a serpentine endemic from nearby Marmaris.

SummaryFritillaria kiusiana L. Hill, a new species from the Kyushu Central Mountains in Japan, is illustrated and described. Its ecology, genetics and conservation are discussed and instructions for its cultivation are given.

Summary The Central Asian Tulipa korolkowii Regel is illustrated and described. Its history, classification, distribution and cultivation requirements are discussed.