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TULIPA 



TULIPA 



42. p&mmannii, Regel. Height 6 in.: Ivs. 4, placed 

 whorl-like at middle of st., linear-lanceolate, recurved, 

 obscurely bristly, ciliate on margin, otherwise glabrous : 

 peduncle glabrous: perianth spreading, star-shaped, 



Eurplish or reddish with an oblong-lanceolate black 

 lotch without yellow border; segms. narrowly oblong; 

 filaments filiform, glabrous; stigmas broader than 

 ovary-diam. Mt. Lebanon, 1889. Gt. 38:1300. Allied 

 to T. linifolia and T. Maximowiczii. 



A6. Outer bulb-tunic woolly at apex inside. 



B. Filaments bearded at base 43. Lownei 



BB. Filaments not bearded. 



c. Perianth crimson or scarlet, with a 



distinct basal blotch 44. linifolia 



45. Wilsoniana 



46. montana 

 cc. Perianth yellow, without basal blotch. 47. Batalinii 



43. Ldwnei, Baker. Height 2-4 in.: st. glabrous, 

 sometimes 2-headed: Ivs. 2, lanceolate, acuminate, fal- 

 cate, glabrous: peduncle slender, glabrous: bud slightly 

 nodding; perianth funnelform, small, white with a 

 bright yellow basal blotch, tinged outside with light 

 purple or purplish pink, inner segms. wider; stamens 

 yellow; ovary narrowed at collar; stigmas very small. 

 Mountains of Syria and Palestine, 1874. 



44. liniffilia, Regel. Dwarf: bulb ovoid, I4r%m. 

 diam., the tunics blackish and "bearded inside at the 

 apex with brownish hairs:" st. somewhat shining, some- 

 times 2-headed: Ivs. 6 or 7, linear and grass-like, spirally 

 arranged, spreading, glabrous: perianth open-campanu- 

 late, small, bright crimson; basal blotch bluish black; 

 inner segms. oblanceolate, outer ovate and slightly 

 wider; anthers pinkish; pollen gray; filaments bluish 

 black; ovary pyramidal; stigmas very small, yellowish 

 white. Bokhara. B.M. 7998. Gn.W.21:707. 



45. Wilsoniana, Hoqg (T. Watsoniana, Andre). 

 Differs from T. linifolia in bearing a mass of protruding 

 woolly hairs from the bulb rather than short and bristly 

 hairs, in having fewer and somewhat broader Ivs., fls. 

 more distinctly margined with red and more upright- 

 growing in the later stages of development, in the 

 obovate inner segms., and in the longer ovary and 

 broader filaments. Mountains of Trans-Caspia, south- 

 west of Aschabad. G.C. III. 29:327. Named for G. 

 F. Wilson of Weybridge, England. The fls. are "of a 

 particularly deep and full vermilion-scarlet;" outer 

 segms. oblong, with small cusp; inner segms. obovate, 

 more or less retuse: scape short, 2-4 in. high. 



46. montana, Lindl. Bulb large and ovoid, with 

 dense pubescence: height 4-8 in.: lower Ivs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, undulated, very glaucous: 

 peduncle glabrous: perianth campanulate, 1^-2 in. 

 long, 2 in. across, deep crimson, paler outside; segms. 

 ovate or oblong, flat, acute, the inner often obovate 

 obtuse; filaments purplish; ovary prismatic; stigmas 

 small. Mountains of Persia. B.R. 1106. Var. Julia, 

 Koch. Dwarf, from Caucasus. Not more than 3-4 in. 

 tall: fls. bright red, 1 in. or less long; all 6 segms. 

 obovate and obtuse. 



47. Batalinii, Regel. Bulb globose, with thin tunic: 

 height] 5 in.: st. glabrous: Ivs. 5, crowded into a sort 

 of whorl just below middle of st., linear - lanceolate, 

 glabrous, slightly undulated: perianth campanulate, 

 slightly funnelform, pale yellow; segms. slightly 

 unequal, oblong-ovate, obtuse or short-acute, sometimes 

 deeply incised on the edge near the top; filaments 

 linear, terete, yellow; ovary elliptic-oblong, compressed, 

 trigonous; stigmas coromform. E. Bokhara, 1889. 

 Gt. 38:1307. B.M. 7991. G.C. III. 19:759; 49:382. 

 One of the early tulips. 



A7. Outer bulb-tunic everywhere woolly inside. 

 B." Filaments bearded at base. 



c. The filaments flattened 48. biflora 



cc. The filaments cylindric 49. Clusiana 



BB. Filaments not bearded 50. stellata 



c. Perianth bright yellow, with obscure 



basal blotch or none 51. Bieber- 



cc. Perianth bright scarlet, with a dis- [steiniana 



tinct black or purplish basal blotch 



margined with yellow 52. Oculus-solis 



53. praecox 



48. bifldra, Pall. Height 3-6 in.: st. glabrous or 

 slightly pilose, usually 2- or 3-fld., rarely 4-, 5- or 6-fld. : 

 Ivs. often 2, sometimes 3, linear, long: perianth funnel- 

 form-campanulate, 1 in. long, 2 in. across, pale yellow 

 or white inside, tinged with green or red or even pur- 

 plish outside; segms. acute; filaments flattened, ciliated 

 at base; ovary narrowed at collar; stigmas small. 

 Mountains of Cent. Siberia and the Caucasus. B.R. 

 535. B.M. 6518. Var. turkestanica, Hort. More 

 robust than the type and larger in all its parts: fls. 

 often 4 or 5 on the scape. G.C. III. 47:85. 



49. Clusiana, Vent. Described by Baker as "one 

 of the most widely spread and clearly marked of all 

 the tulips, and one that shows the least tendency to 

 vary:" bulb small and densely pilose: height 12-18 in.: 

 st. slender, glabrous: Ivs. 4-5, very long and narrow 

 and folded double, linear-acuminate, pendent : peduncle 

 slender, tinged with brown directly under fl. : perianth 

 small, when open 2 in. across, funnelform-campanulate, 

 very fragrant, delicate white (sometimes described 

 as lemon-yellow), with a purplish black base and 

 black stamens, outside flushed with red; segms. acute; 

 claw hirsute on edge; stamens yellow; filaments 

 cylindric, densely bearded at base; ovary pyramidal; 

 stigmas small, tinged with red. Portugal, through 

 Medit. region to Greece and Persia. B.M. 1390. 

 Gn. 77, p. 171. Gn.W. 22:329. 



50. stellata, Hook. Close ally of T. Clusiana, with 

 similar Ivs. and habit, according to Baker, but the 

 segms. more obtuse and the fl. always without the dis- 

 tinct purple eye, the fl. very wide open in sunlight. 

 Himalaya. B.M. 2762. Bright yellow variations are 

 mentioned. 



51. Biebersteiniana, Schult. f. Height 6 in.: st. 

 slender, glabrous: Ivs. 2-4, crowded together, long, 

 channeled, glabrous, slightly ciliated on edge: bud 

 slightly nodding; perianth open-campanulate, 2^ in. 

 long, bright yellow tinged with scarlet-pink on edges 

 and sometimes green outside; at base a brownish yellow 

 discoloration; inner segms. obtuse, outer acute; anthers 

 gray; pollen yellow; filaments yellow; ovary prismatic; 

 stigmas yellow, undulated. Asia Minor. 



52. 6culus-s61is, St. Amans. Tall, 12-18 in.: st. 

 slender, glabrous: Ivs. 3-4, lorate-lanceolate, acute, 

 glabrous: perianth funnelform-campanulate, 2J^-3 in. 

 long, 4H in. across, scentless, erect; segms. bright red, 

 with a large long black yellow-bordered blotch, very 

 acute, the inner ones often less so; anthers yellow; 

 filaments purple; ovary prismatic. South of France, 

 Italy, and Switzerland. B.R. 380 (as T. Gesneriana). 

 Var. Lortetii, Baker. A slight variety, the basal spot 

 oblanceolate and black. Marseilles. Var. lycica, 

 Baker. St. 6-8 in. long: Ivs. crowded: perianth-segms. 

 all acute, inner oblanceolate-oblong; apex subdeltoid; 

 blotch black; anthers and filaments dark purple. Lycia, 

 Asia Minor. Var. aleppica, Baker. A form with fls. con- 

 siderably smaller than W. European type, with a smaller 

 black basal blotch. Asia Minor, Syria, and Palestine. 



53. praecox, Tenore. Height, 12-18 in.: st. slender, 

 glabrous: Ivs. 3-5, lorate-lanceolate, acute, undulated 

 at margin: perianth beautiful scarlet, campanulate, 

 2-3 in. long, 3 in. across, erect, scentless; basal blotch 

 oblong or oblanceolate and purplish black, margined 

 with yellow; segms. widely imbricated, outer slightly 

 longer, acute, puberulent at apex; inner shorter, 

 obtusely cuspidate; anthers yellow; filaments long, 

 dark purple, glabrous; ovary prismatic; stigmas 

 pubescent, reddish. Italy and S. France; also Algeria, 



