1872 



TULIPA 



segments all oblong-ovate and cuspidate; filaments red- 

 dish brown: ovary pyramidal, reddish: stigmas equal 

 to narrow collar. Hab. (?). Imported by Dammann & 

 Co., of Naples, in 1894. Gn. 56:1251. Gt. 44:1411. 



Group III. Outer bulb-tunic with scattering oppressed 

 hairs all over inside. 

 A. Stem pubescent, (T. maculata 

 finely so and sometimes gla- 

 brous). 

 b. Perianth usually bright nil 



with a yellow basal blotch...!?,, elegans 

 BB. Perianth nrangc-sca rlct Or red, 

 with a dark brown, purplish 

 or bluish blade basal blotch Ai. maculata 

 AA. Stem glabrous. 



b. Lower Ivs. lorate or linear- 

 lanceolate 15. Kesselringi 



bb. Lower Ivs, lanceolate or 

 broadly so. 

 c. Filaments bearded <it base .AC. saxatilis 

 CO. Filaments not bearded. 



D. The perianth segments all 



rou mini a t top 17. Korolkowi 



DD. The perianth segments all 



acute at top 18. Kauimaiiuiana 



DDD. The inner perianth seg- 

 ments rounded: outer 



acute at top 19. Billietiana 



20. Didieri 



13. elegans, Hort. Height 12-18 in.: Ivs. 3-4, below 

 middle of stem, lorate - lanceolate, finely ciliate upon 

 upper face: perianth campanulate, 3-3K in. long: seg- 

 ments uniform, narrowed gradually to a very acute 



2600. A pan of Murillo Tulips, one o£ the few double 

 varieties that are really desirable (X%). 



point; anthers violet ; filaments glabrous ; stigmas 

 larger than ovary-diameter, yellowish. — Known in gar- 

 dens only. Krelage catalogues a variety as "Cottage 

 elegans picotee," which has larger Ivs. and white flowers 

 edged with rose, and without basal blotch. "Probably 

 a hybrid between T. acuminata and suaveolens." 



14. maculata, Hort. Height 12-18 in. : Ivs. 3-4, lorate- 

 lanceolate: perianth campanulate, 2-2 K in.; segments 

 obovate, cuspidate, very wide beyond middle; anthers 

 purple; filaments glabrous; stigmas small.— "A well- 

 marked garden race " {Baker), 



15. Kesselringi, Kegel, Lvs. 4-5, crowded at base 

 of stem, lorate-lanceolate, channeled: peduncle some- 

 times obscurely puberulent: perianth campanulate, 1K-2 

 in. long, bright yellow, flushed with red and green out- 

 side; inner segments subobtuse, outer acute; stamens 

 bright yellow; filaments glabrous; stigmas not equal 

 to ovary-diameter. Turkestan. B.M. 6754. 



16. saxatilis, Sieber. Height 12 in. or more: stem 

 usually branched low down and bearing 2 fls. : lvs. 



TULIPA 



usually 3, sometimes lowest 12 in. long: perianth ob- 

 long - funnelform, 2-2K in. long, 3 in. across, light 

 mauve-purple, at base bright yellow; segments pubes- 

 cent at base, inner obovate, outer oblong ; anthers 

 blackish; filaments bright yellow: ovary prismatic: 

 stigmas small. Crete, 1878. B.M. 6374. Gn. 56:1234. 



17. Korolkdwi, Regel. Height 6-9 in.: lvs. 2-3, fal- 

 cate, margin crisped: perianth campanulate, red, with 

 a distinct black basal blotch ; inner segments oblong, 

 outer obovate ; filaments lanceolate; stigmas small. 

 Turkestan, 1875. 



18. Kaufmanniana, Regel. Less than 12 in. high: lvs. 

 2-3; perianth subcampanulate, 2-3 in. long, 2%-4 in. 

 across, bright yellow in original form, tinged with red 

 outside, without basal blotch ; in cultivation very vari- 

 ble in color and nearly always with a deep yellow ba- 

 sal blotch ; anthers lemon-yellow, linear ; filaments 

 bright orange, linear flattened: ovary pyramidal: stig- 

 mas small in cultivated form, but described as large. 

 Turkestan, 1877. B.M. 6887. 



19. Billietiana, Jord. & Four. Lvs. 3-4, undulate, not 

 ciliate on edge: perianth open-campanulate, 2 in. long, 

 3K in. across, inodorous, bright yellow, flushed with 

 scarlet -pink, especially outside, with obscure basal 

 blotch striated with blue-black lines ; anthers dark 

 gray or blackish ; filaments yellow, with dark striations : 

 ovary narrowed at collar : stigmas light yellow, very 

 large and crisped. Savoy, Italy. B.M. 7253. G.M. 

 38:311. -One of the late Tulips. 



20. Didieri, Jord. Height 12-18 in. : lvs. 3-4, undulate, 

 acuminate: perianth campanulate, 2-2% in. long, 4K in. 

 across, bright crimson, with purple basal blotch margined 

 with yellow or yellowish white; outer segments reflexed; 

 stamens same color as basal blotch: ovary narrowed at 

 collar: stigmas larger than collar- diameter, white. 

 Savoy, Italy and Alps. B.M. 6639. — Var. Mauriana, Jord. 

 Lvs. narrower, slightly undulate: perianth brilliantred, 

 with wide yellow blotch. Var. planifdlia, Jord. Stem 

 slender: lvs. narrow, not undulated: perianth deep red, 

 faintly marked with yellowish red or blackish blotch. 

 Var. acutifdlia, DC. A cultivated form: peduncle 5-8 

 in. long: lvs. oblong - lanceolate. Var. alba, Krelage. 

 Peduncle stiff, mottled with red: perianth light lemon- 

 yellow, or white tinged green outside, basal blotch lim- 

 ited to a few dark striations; filaments same color as 

 flower. Var. lutescens, Krelage. Lvs. 3, slightly fal- 

 cate: perianth light yellowish white streaked with red, 

 with a bluish violet, dark basal blotch ; filaments col- 

 ored like spot. 



Group IV. Outer bulb-tunic pubescent inside, densely 

 so at apex. 

 a. Perianth segments very long, linear 



and acuminate 21. acuminata 



aa. Perianth segments oblong, all uni- 

 form and acuminate 22. retroflexa 



AAA. Perianth segments all narrowly ob- 

 long; inner acute, outer rounded 

 at top 23. Dammanni 



21. acuminata, Vahl. Figs. 2602, 2603. Height 12-18 

 in.: lvs. 4, lowest lanceolate, all undulated at margins: 

 peduncle shining: perianth very open, light yellow 

 splotched with red lines; segments sometimes i% in. 

 long, less than % in. wide, with edges rolled in; sta- 

 mens yellow; filaments flattened, glabrous: ovary pris- 

 matic: stigmas very large, yellow, not undulated. 

 Turkey (?). 



22. retroilexa, Hort. Lvs. long-lanceolate, sometimes 

 linear-lanceolate, slightly ciliate on edge, otherwise 

 glabrous: peduncle somewhat shining: bud nodding; 

 perianth open funnelform-campanulate, yellow, a shade 

 darker at base — a trace of a very obscure basal blotch; 

 segments uniform in width, linear-lanceolate acumi- 

 nate, twisted, with undulated edges; stamens yellow; 

 filaments flattened, glabrous. — A supposed garden hy- 

 brid between T. Gesneriana and acuminata, 



23. Dammanni, Regel. Height 6 in.: lvs. 4, placed 

 whorl-like at middle of stem, linear-lanceolate, recurved, 

 obscurely bristly, ciliate on margin, otherwise glabrous: 

 peduncle glabrous: perianth spreading, star-shaped, 

 purplish or reddish with an oblong-lanceolate black 



