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TULIPA 



TULIPA 



includes species that are nearly all of small stature and 

 possess comparatively small fls. It is a charming plant, 

 growing about 6 in. high. The fls. have yellow segms. 

 edged with white. When fully open in sunny weather 

 a group produces a brilliant effect, and it is one of those 

 small bulbous plants that are most appropriate for the 

 rock-garden planted between other low-growing plants. 

 The bulbs may be left undisturbed in the ground; a 

 group planted amongst Alyssum spinoswn in the rock- 

 garden at Kew flowered quite as freely the second year 

 as the first." W. I. in G.C. III. 52:206 (with fig.). 

 Baker describes it as st. 1-fld. and not more than 3 or 4 

 in. long: Ivs. 2, glaucous, lanceolate: perianth above 1 

 in. long, funnel-shaped, bright yellow inside, the outer 

 segms. oblanceolate and green-tinged on outside. 

 E. Turkestan. 



Subgenus II. TULIPA proper, without distinct style. 

 A.l. Outer bulb-tunic quite or nearly glabrous 



inside. 

 B. Perianth yellow, flushed with green 



outside 2. fragrans 



BB. Perianth crimson tinged with yellow 



outside 3. Hageri 



BBS. Perianth vermilion 4. praestans 



2. fragrans, Munby. Height 6-12 in. : proper Ivs. 3, 

 crowded at middle of st., linear or lorate: fls. yellow, 

 greenish outside j perianth funnelform-campanulate, 

 1-1^2 m - l n g. 3 in. across, slightly fragrant; segms. all 

 acute; filaments bearded at base; ovary slightly nar- 

 rowea at collar; stigmas small. Algeria. Gn. 45:486. 

 Allied to T. sylvestris, differing in position of the Ivs. 

 and segms. uniformly wide. 



3. Hageri, Heldr. Height 6 in. : Ivs. 4r-5, lorate acute, 

 not undulate: fls. chiefly red, about 2 in. across; peri- 

 anth broad-campanulate, 1% *&> inodorous; segms. 

 acute, red, with a large, green or purple-black basal 

 blotch margined with yellow; stamens purple-black; 

 filaments linear, bearded at base; ovary narrowed at 

 collar; stigmas small. Hills of Parnes range in Attica. 

 B.M. 6242. F. 1877:169. Var. nitens, Hort. Wallace. 

 Said to be much finer than the type: fls. 3 in. across, 

 bright orange-red, the outer segms. flushed with gray 

 and bronze, black at base. Asia Minor. Gn. 63, p. 372. 



4. praestans, Hoog (T. suaveolens var. sylvfstris,'RegeY). 

 Bulb about 1 in. diam., rounded, with leathery skin 

 which is almost glabrous inside: scape to 18 in., white- 

 hairy, 1- to several-fld. : fls. light scarlet-vermilion, the 

 segms. all uniform in shape, pointed: Ivs. hairy, rather 

 broad. Bokhara. B.M. 7920. G.C. III. 33:325. Gn. 

 W. 24:317. Once confused with T. suaveolens, but 

 now considered to be clearly distinct, and that species 

 is identified with the Due van Thol forms. 



A2. Outer bulb-tunic always hairy at base inside around 

 root-crown, and usually furnished with a few scatter- 

 ing hairs above but sometimes without them. 



B. St. and Ivs. pubescent 5. suaveolens 



BB. St and Ivs. glabrous 6. strangulate 



c. Leafy only at base of st. 



D. Lvs. lanceolate: fl. yellow 7. australis 



DD. Lvs. linear: fl. yellow 8. primulina 



DDD. Lvs. lorate-lanceolate: fl. greenish . 9. viridiflora 

 CC. Leafy to middle of st. or above. 



D. Perianth uniformly dark scarlet 



with a bright yellow basal blotch. 10. fulgens 

 DD. Perianth uniformly with a black- 

 ish basal blotch, bordered with 



bright yellow 11. macrospeila 



DDD. Perianth variable, but rarely with a 



bordered dark basal blotch 12. Gesneriana 



13. nitida 



5. suaveolens, Roth. Due VAN THOL TULIPS. Height 

 3-6 in.: Ivs. 3-4, mostly at base of st., lowest lorate- 

 lanceolate and broad: perianth campanulate, 1-2 % in. 

 long, erect, fragrant, bright red or yellow or varie- 

 gated; segms. all acute; filaments glabrous; anthers 

 yellow; ovary prismatic; stigmas very large. S. Rus- 



sia and S. Eu., but possibly only a naturalized form 

 of old intro. Turkish garden varieties. F.S. 12 : 1223. 

 B.M. 839. Var. plurifolia, Hort. St. with 2 fls., bright 

 scarlet, rather pointed in form, with black mark at base 

 of each segm. 



6. strangulata, Reboul. Said by Baker to be very 

 near T. suaveolens, but much taller and the segms. 

 furnished at base with a large black blotch: typically 

 red-fld., but with yellow varieties. Italy. B.R. 1990 

 (as T. scabriscapa) . Var. maculata, Hort., has soft yel- 

 lowish fls. blackish at base. 



7. australis, Link. Height 12-18 in.: st. slender: 

 Ivs. 2-3, crowded together at lower portion of scape, 



channeled: bud nodding; peri- 

 anth 1H in. across, funnel- 

 form-campanulate, yellow, out- 

 side reddish; segms. oblanceo- 

 late -oblong, acute at apex, 

 slightly puberulent; anthers 

 yellow ; filaments flattened, 

 bearded at base; ovary nar- 

 rowed at collar. Savoy, France, 

 Spain, Portugal, and Algeria. 

 Gn. 45:486. 



8. primulina, Baker. Bulb 

 ovoid, 1 in. diam., the outer 

 coats brown and thinly ap- 

 pressed-hairy inside: st. gla- 

 brous, 1-fld., less than 1 ft. 

 long: Ivs. 3-6 near base of st., 

 linear and channeled, glabrous: 

 fl. very fragrant, pale primrose- 

 yellow somewhat red-tinged 

 on outside, funnel-shaped, 1^ 

 in. long; segms. oblong-lanceo- 

 late and acute, the inner ones 

 hairy at base. Algeria. B.M. 

 6786. Closely allied to T. 

 australis. 



3870. A Parrot tulip. , ?; viridifldra. Hort. Outer 



Tulipa Gesneriana var. bulb -tunic glabrous except 



Dracontia. (XK) around root-crown, where there 



is a dense fringe: st. glabrous 



and glaucous: Ivs. lorate-lanceolate, undulated, gla- 

 brous, glaucous, edges slightly ciliated near base: fl. 

 large, soft green, edged with yellow or white. Gn. 32 : 

 514. Garden form. Bears some resemblance to a 

 Parrot tulip. Var. prsecox, Hort., is larger, pale green. 



10. fulgens, Hort. Garden form with beautiful 

 scarlet fls. : height 8-18 in. : Ivs. 3, lanceolate or ovate, 

 very wavy: perianth-segms. all oblong -ovate, acute; 

 anthers yellow; pollen yellow; filaments white, flat- 

 tened, glabrous; ovary prismatic; stigmas small, not 

 wavy. 



11. macrospeila, Baker. A supposed hybrid of 

 unknown origin, T. Gesneriana probably being one of 

 its parents. Height 10-18 in.: Ivs. 3-4, long and nar- 

 row, lowest long-lanceolate, flat, pendent: peduncle 

 wiry: perianth campanulate, slightly funnelform, emit- 

 ting a heavy sweetish unpleasant odor, bright crim- 

 son to cerise or cherry-red, with a distinct nearly black 

 cuneate basal blotch broadly margined with yellow or 

 yellowish white at top; segms. obtuse or outer some- 

 times acute, outer reflexed, inner erect; filaments 

 dilated, white at base, black, violet or striated above, 

 glabrous; ovary prismatic, creamy white; stigmas same 

 color, large, slightly undulated. 



12. Gesneriana, Linn. COMMON GARDEN or LATE 

 TULIPS. Figs. 3862, 3864, 3865, and others. Height 

 6-24 in. : st. erect : Ivs. 3-4 or more, lower lorate-lanceo- 

 late or ovate-lanceolate, . often undulated, glaucous, 

 pubescence variable : peduncle erect : perianth campanu- 

 late, 1-2^2 in. long, inodorous, bright red or vari- 

 colored, when bright red with only an obscure basal 



