Tas. 6518. 
a. TULIPA BIFLora. 
b. TULIPA Itiensis. 
Natives of Siberia and Turkestan. 
Nat. Ord. Lintackm.—Tribe TULIPER. 
Genus Tuxtpa, Linn. ; (Baker in Journ. Linn. Soe. vol. xiv. p. 275.) 
Tutira biflora;-bulbo parvo ovoideo tunicis intus lanosis, caulibus gracilibus 
treedoe sepissime 2-3-floris, foliis 2-3 linearibus, perianthii parvi segmentis 
anceolatis acutis subconformibus intus albidis basi luteis dorso viridulo et pur- 
pureo tinctis, staminibus perianthio triplo brevioribus, filamentis basi pilosis, 
antheris parvis, ovario cblongo-trigono, stigmatibus parvis. 
T. biflora, Zinn. Suppl. p. 106; Pallas Iter App. no. 86, tab. D, fig. 3; Lindl. 
Bot. Reg. t. 535; Regel in Act. Hort. Petrop. vol. ii. p. 444; Baker in 
Journ. Linn. Soc. vol. xiv. p. 292. 
Orithyia biflora, Kunth Enum. vol. iv. p. 227. x 
Tuxrra iliensis ; bulbo parvo ovoideo tunicis intus sursum parce setosis, caulibus 
gracilibus unifloris sursum puberulis, foliis 3-4 linearibus viridibus glabris, 
perianthii parvi citreni segmentis exterioribus oblongis subacutis interioribus 
obovatis obtusis, staminibus perianthio subduplo brevioribus, filamentis glabris 
antheris duplo longioribus, ovario oblongo-trigono, stigmatibus parvis. 
T. iliensis, Regel in Act. Hort. Petrop. vol. vi. fasc. ii. p. 301; Gartenjl. tab. 976, 
fig. c,d; tab. 982, fig. 4, 5,6; Deser. fase. vil. p. 220. 
The two plants represented in this plate are amongst the 
least showy species of the genus. 1’. biflora has been long 
known, but is very seldom seen in cultivation. It is spread 
from the Volga through the western half of Siberia. It is 
notable in the genus for producing normally more than a 
single flower. It has a woolly bulb, like montana, but 
otherwise its affinity is with sylvestris and australis. The 
drawing was made from a plant sent up by Mr. George 
Maw from his garden at Broseley. : 
T’. iliensis is one of the numerous new species that have 
lately been discovered by the Russian explorers in Central 
Asia. Its alliance is close with 7. triphylla, Bot. Mag. 
OCTOBER Ist, 1880. 
