TULIPA 



THE BULB BOOK 



TULIPA 



T. lanata. A native of Asia Minor, 

 about 8 to 12 ins. high, having 

 brilliant crimson flowers, the seg- 

 ments of which are furnished with 

 a woolly tip hence the specific 

 name. 



T. Leichtlini. A distinct and 

 pretty species from Kashmir, about 

 18 ins. high, the three inner segments 

 of the perianth being yellowish-white 

 and much shorter and blunter than 

 the outer ones, which are of a bright 

 purple or coral-red, edged with white 

 (Garden, 1891, t. 819). 



T. linifolia. A species from 

 Central Asia, recognised by its 

 narrow grey-green very wavy leaves 

 and glowing scarlet flowers with a 

 black centre, borne on scapes 6 to 8 

 ins. high. 



T. Iiownei. A Syrian Tulip with 

 yellow-green leaves and bright lilac 

 flowers, the segments of which are 

 marked at the base with a broad 

 bright yellow stain (Gard. 1899, Ivi. 

 155). 



T. macrospeila. A fine Tulip, 

 probably a hybrid between T. Ges- 

 neriana and some other species. It 

 is like Gesneriana in habit, and has 

 large fragrant crimson flowers 3 to 4 

 ins. deep, the broad bluntish segments 

 each having a blackish wedge-shaped 

 blotch bordered with yellowish-white 

 at the base. 



T. maculata. Another kind of 

 garden origin, resembling T. Gesneri- 

 ana, and having bright crimson-red 

 flowers with a black centre, borne 

 on downy stalks. 



T. maleolens, from Italy, is similar, 

 but has unpleasant-smelling flowers. 



T. Maximowiczi. A rare species 

 from Bokhara, related to T. linifolia, 

 and having the stems furnished with 

 alternate linear leaves, the margins 

 of which are red and minutely hairy. 

 The fine purple-red or bright crimson 

 flowers have a dark blotch bordered 



with white at the base. (Gartenfl. t. 

 1307; Gard. Chron. June 1896, 

 757, f.) 



T. Micheliana. A Persian Tulip 

 with leaves like those of T. Greigi, 

 and large red flowers with a black 

 basal blotch broadly edged with 

 yellow. 



T. montana. This species is distri- 

 buted from Armenia to Afghanistan, 

 and is remarkable for the dense 

 wool which covers the interior of the 

 bulb coats. It flowers as late as July, 

 the blooms being of a bright carmine- 

 red with a blackish centre. (Bot. 

 Reg. t. 1106.) 



T. nitida. A dwarf species from 

 Bokhara resembling T. Korolkowi. 

 Flowers about 2 ins. deep, bright 

 vermilion-scarlet, with a black base. 

 (Gard. Chron. 1902, xxxi. 350, f. 119 ; 

 Gard. 1903, Ixiv. 40.) 



T. Ocuiis-soiis. A fine Tulip from 

 S. France, with bright red flowers 2 

 to 3 ins. deep, having a large black 

 blotch bordered with yellow at the base 

 (Red. Lil. t. 219 ; Bot. Reg. tt. 204, 

 1143, 1419 (the variety prcecox)). 



T. Orphanidea. A native of 

 Greece, with stalks 1 to 2 ft. high, 

 bearing bright yellow flowers with 

 pointed petals flushed outside with 

 red (Bot. Mag. t. 6310 ; Gartenfl. t. 

 373). 



T. Ostrowskyana. This species 

 from Turkestan is closely related 

 to T. Oculis-solis. It has narrow 

 lance-shaped leaves and bright red 

 flowers with a blackish base. (Bot. 

 Mag. t. 6895; Gartenfl. t. 1144, f. 

 1-2; Garden, 1894, ii. t. 965.) Fig. 

 334. 



T. patens (T. tricolor). A Siberian 

 Tulip, having oblong funnel-shaped 

 whitish flowers with a yellow base 

 (Gartenfl. t. 827 ; Bot. Mag. t. 3887). 



T. persica. A Persian Tulip with 

 deep green narrow leaves edged with 

 red, and scapes 6 to 9 ins. high, often 



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