Tab. 7193. 



TULIPA SlNTENESII. 

 Native of Armenia. 



Nat. Ord. Liliace.*:.— Tribe Tulipe.e. 

 Genus Tulipa, Linn.; (Benth. et Hook.f. Gen. Plant., vol. iii. p. 818.) 



Tclipa Smtenesii; bulbo magno globoso tunlcis exterioribus iutus dense stri- 

 gosis, tolus 4 confertis lanceolatis Bscendentibna glaucisglabris.pedimculo 

 brevissimo stricto glabro, perianthio campanulas, segments couf orniibus 

 oblongw acutis mtus splendide rubris basi conspicue ni^-ro maculatis 

 stantibus penantbio triplo brevioribus, ovario cylindiico-tri«ono Btiir- 

 matibus parvis. ° h 



T. Sintenesii, Baler in Gard. Cliron. 1891, vol. i. p. 330. 



This new dwarf tulip belongs to the Gesneriana group, 

 it comes nearest to T. undulatifolia (Bot. Mao- tab 6308) 

 and T. Eichleri (Bot. Mag. tab. 6191) differing from the 

 former by its less acuminate perianth-segments and flat 

 leaves, and from the latter by its dwarf habit and narrow 

 perianth-segments. It was discovered by the collector 

 after whom it is named, who has travelled extensively 

 during the last three years in Turkish Armenia and sent 

 home many interesting novelties, both in a living and dried 

 state. It was collected at Schuschnass, near Erzeroum 

 and a stock of bulbs was sent to Herr Max Leichtlin, of 

 Baden Baden Our drawing was made from a plant that 

 flowered at Kew m March, which was raised from one of 

 the bulbs which he presented to the Royal Gardens. 



Descr. Bulb globose, an inch in diameter ; outer tunics 

 brown, membranous, very hairy inside, but the hairs not 

 at all loose and woolly, as in T. montana. Leaves four, 

 crowded, lanceolate, ascending, glaucous, glabrous the 

 outer half a foot long, an inch broad. Peduncle very short 

 stiffly erect, glabrous. Perianth campanulate, two inches 

 long; segments nearly uniform in shape, oblong, acute 

 dull pale glaucous red outside, bright scarlet inside, with a 

 large black blotch on the claw, with an obscure yellow 

 Septeiubeb. 1st, 1891. 



