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Tulipa—continued. 
* cruciata (cruciate). fl., perianth bright cherry-red inside, 
panulate, ljin. to ljin. ‘long, the outer segments acute, the 
er obtuse, both having a large; black blotch with a yellow 
Dorder filling up the whole claw ; stamens black, jin. long 
peduncle obscurely ane ten Spring. 4. four or 
sometimes five, crowded, spreading, linear; lowest 6in. to Qin. 
long, ET a Bulb ‘middle-sized, with a long neck. Asia 
Minor, 18 
© T, Didieri (Didier’s). fl., perianth bright red, campanulate, 2in. 
to 2kin. long, with a black blotch sin. to jin. long, and having a 
yellow or whitish border covering the whole of the claw; the 
three outer segments oblong, acute, the three inner ones more 
obovate and obtuse ; stamens blackish- purple, the anthers equal- 
ling in length the glabrous filaments. May. Bulb-coats scarcely 
hairy inside. Stature, leaves, and peduncle, as in 7. Gesneriana. 
Alps. (B. M. 6639.) Syn. T. Fransoniana. 
T. edulis (edible). /., perianth pale yellow, sometimes flushed 
with red, strongly tinged with green on the outside, funnel- 
shaped, in. to lin. long, all the segments acute. May and June. 
l., two lower ones linear, flaccid, 6in. to 1Zin. long; two below 
each flower ll, linear, erecto-patent. . Stem slender, šin. to 
Qin. long, one to three-headed, Bulb ‘ovoid, the outer tunics 
densely woolly inside. Japan. : 
T. Eichleri (Fichler’s).* fl., perianth bright crimson, having a 
distinct, black blotch spread over the whole claw, with a yellow 
border; segments obovate, obtuse. a and May. Georgia, 
18745 "Phis fine fine plant closely resembles Gesneriana, but differs 
in having a pubescent peduncle. (B. M. 6191; R. G. 799.) 
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Fig. 119. TULIPA GESNERIANA DRACONTIA, showing Habit 
and detached Flower. 
T. elegans (elegant).* /l., perianth bright red, campanulate, with 
a yellow eye, the six nearly uniform, oblong segments gradually 
narrowed to. a very acute point; stigma moderately large ; 
peduncle finely downy. End of April. Probably a hybrid 
n T. acuminata and T. suaveolens, 
T. Elwesii (Elwes’). fl., perianth bright scarlet, erect, cam- 
< panulate, 1żin. long, all the segments having a small, black blotch 
with a yellow mangi in filling up the whole claw, the three outer 
tthe three inner ones obovate ; stamens dark 
ones oblong, acu 
purple; pedu peduncle’ erect, glabrous. “Early in April. l. three, 
rather glaucous, glabrous : lowest lanceolate, 5in. to 6in. long, 
żin. to jin. broad, concave down the face above: two upper much 
smaller, linear. Stem slender, in. to 8in. long. Bulb ovoid, şin. 
in diameter; tunics dark brown, glabrous inside. Teheran. 
By. G. 1147.) 
T. fragrans (fragrant). A synonym of T. sylvestris. 
T. Fransoniana (Franson’s). A synonym of T. Didieri. 
T. fulgens (brilliant). A form of T. Gesneriana. 
T, Gesn (Gesner’s).* fi penet large, campanulate, the 
segments variable in je Mg bright red having only an 
obscure basal blotch, broadly rounded at the apex; stigmas 
- erisped, }in. in diameter ; peduncle glabrous, erect. May and 
„June. Gn a wild state) three or four(often more numerous when 
A amed under Ea = Bulb large, ng 
aving’a few adpres e inside. h. 2fi 
Teed 1577. “This is evidently t ordir, stock of sheet, 
of the late flowering garden ’ (Baker). vad 118. = R. 
xxiv. 46; F. & P. 537, unde fe EN. 
T. Schrenki (B. M. 6439). i 
scarlet flowers with a yellow: ey: 
-variable race of Parrot Tulips are referred 
: rif 
_ See Fig. 119. (F, d. S. 2211, under. 
Proba bly the largest of 
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T, Greigi (G 
; th a very distinct, s linear-obiong, black 
Tulipa— continued. 
An enormous number of garden forms, both double and wisgi: 
oo" ae have originated from 7. Gesneriana. 
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varying most widel 
See Figs. 120, 121, i 
Fig. 121. TULIPA GESNERIANA FLORE-PLENO, S showing Habit 
and detached Flower. 
igi , perianth bright timated, gi 
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