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TULIPA 



31. bifldra, Linn. Height 3-6 in.: stem glabrous or 

 Blightly pilose, usually 2- or 3-Ud., rarely 4- or 5-fld.: 

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

 nelform-campauulate, 1 in. long, 2 In. across, pale yellow 

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

 plish outside; segments acute; filaments flattened, 

 ciliated at ba.se: ovary narrowed at collar: stigmas 

 small Mts of C entral Siberia and the Caucasus BR 

 7 535 B M Ool8 



S2 CluBlina, Vent H > t 1" !« ti ^lotidnr 



glabrous Us 4-5 a Ml 



double, Imeai acumir I 



tinged with 1 rown d il 



I I 1 segments acute claw 

 hirs It II w, filaments cylindric, 



dens II III \ ly p\ramidal stigmas 



small tin^,c(lwithril 1 rtugil through Mediter 

 region to Greece and Persia B M ITIO 



2603 Tulipa 



33. BieberBteini4na, Schult. f. Height 6 in.: stem 

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

 channeled, glabrous, slightly ciliated on edge; bud 

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

 long, bright yellow tinged with scarlet-pink on edges 

 and sometimes green outside; at base a brownish yellow 

 discoloration; inner segments obtuse, outer acute; 

 anthers gray; pollen yellow; filaments yellow: ovary 

 prismatic: stigmas yellow, undulated. Asia Minor. 



34. Cculus-s61i9, St. Aman. Height, 12-18 in.: stem 

 slender, glabrous: Ivs. 3-1, lorate-lanceolate, acute, 

 glabrous: perianth fuunelform-campanulate, 2K-3 in. 

 long, i% in. across, scentless, erect; segments very 

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

 filaments purple: ovary prismatic. South of France, 

 Italy and Switzerland. B.R. 5:380 (as T. Gesneriana). 

 — Var. Lort6ti, Baker. A slight variety, the basal spot 

 oblanceolate and black. Marseilles. Var. L^cica, Baker. 

 Stem 6-8 in. long: Ivs. crowded: perianth-segments all 

 acute, inneroblanceolato-nhlnnir; .npox snhrlolfnid; blotch 

 black; anthers and filaiinnt'^ .i.irk |iurpl.'. I.v.'ia, Asia 

 Minor. Var. AKppica, r.,'.k. r, A l-in, vmiIi lis. con- 

 siderably smaller than \V. i;ur,.|i.;,,i iv|H , u.ili a smaller 

 black basal blotch. Asia Jliuur, !<\ ri:, iind I'l.lustine. 



35. praecoz, Tcnore. Height, 12-18 in.: stem slender, 

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

 at margin: perianth campanulate, 2-3 in. long. 3 in. 

 across. piTTt, si-entless: l>:isal blotch purplish black, 

 margiiiid with v.lli.w; s.-^'nients widely imbricated, 

 outer sliL-hilv Icii-.r. M.nt., |iulierulent at apex; inner 

 shorter, nt.tiivih .-uviiidatf : anthers yellow; filaments 

 long, (lark puri.lc. glabrous : ovary prismatic : stigmas 



TULIPA 



pubescent, reddish. Italy and Southern France; also 

 Algeria, Greece, Syria, Palestine and Persia. Very 

 closely allied to last, and figured as such in B.R. 3:204; 

 14:1143; 17:1419.— One of the oldest known species. 



36. Lelchtlinl, Kegel. Height 9-18 in.: stem glabrous: 

 lower Ivs. linear-lanceolate: perianth between campanu- 

 late and funnelform, outer segments narrow and acute, 

 inner much shorter and obtuse at apex. Kashmir. Gn. 

 40:819. 



CiKUP VIII. Outer bulb-tunic always hairy at base 

 :H.^nJr around root crown, and usually furnished 

 iriili (I few scattering hairs above, but sometimes with- 

 out lh,'m. 

 A. .SYcHi mill Irs. jiiihrsi-enf 37. suaveolens 



AA. .Stci iniil Irs. iiliilirnus. 



V. J.rs. lin'irraliiie .38. australis 



cc. hrs. I i Ilia r or Urate 39. viridiilora 



BB. Lrtifjf to middle of stem or above. 

 c. Perianth uniformly dark scar- 

 let with a bright yellow basal 



hliileh 40. lulgens 



vv. Prriinilli unifnrmly with a 

 hliirliish hiisiil hlotch, bordered 



irilh hrii/ht i/illinv 41. macTospeila 



err. Periittilh variable, but rarely 

 with a bordered dark basal 

 blotch 42. Gesneriana 



37. auav^olene, Roth. Early Garden Tulips. Height 

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

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

 long, erect, fragrant, bright red or yellow or variegated : 

 segments all acute; filaments glabrous; anthers yellow: 

 ovary prismatic : stigmas very large. Southern Russia 

 and Southern Europe, but possibly only a naturalized 

 form of old introduced Turkish garden varieties. F.S. 

 12:1223. B.M. 839. 



.38. auatraiis. Link. Hi-iglit 12-18 in.: stem slender: 

 Ivs. 2-3, iiuwilid t..t;itliir at luwer portion of scape, 

 chaiinelicl: laid iicddiii-; piriaiitb IJ^ in. across, funnel- 

 form-caiiipanulati-, yt-lluw, iiutside reddish; segments 

 oblanceolate-ubloiig "acute, at apex slightly puberulenf ; 

 anthers yellow; filaments Hattened, bearded at base: 

 ovary narrowed at collar. Savoy, France, Spain, Portugal 

 and Algeria. B.M. 7171. Gn. 45:965. 



39. viridiHira, Hort. (1). Outer bulb tunic glabrous 

 except around root-crown, where there is a dense fringe: 

 stem glabrous and glaucous : Ivs. lorate-lanceolate, un- 

 dulated, glabrous, glaucous, edges slightly ciliated near 

 base: fl. large, soft green, edged with yellow or white. 

 Gn. 32:625. — Garden form. Bears some resemblance to 

 a Parrot Tulip. 



40. fiilgens, Hort. Garden form. Height 8-18 in.: 

 Ivs. 3, lanceolate or ovate, very wavy: perianth - seg- 

 ments all oblong ovate, acute; anthers yellow; pollen 

 yellow; filaments white, Hattened, glabrous : ovary 

 prismatic: stigmas small, not wavy. 



41. macTOBpella, Baker. A supposed hybrid of un- 

 known origin: 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 crimson 

 to cerisi' cir .hcriy n d, with a distinct, nearly black 

 cuneate basal lil.lrh I m. ad ly margined with yellow or 

 yellowish wliitc al i"|i: segments obtuse or outer some- 

 times aiMii.-, ..utrr r.iUxed, inner erect; filaments di- 

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

 glabrous: ovary prismatic, creamy white: stigmassame 

 color, large, slightly undulated. 



42. Qesneri&na, Linn. CoiraoN Garden or Late Tu- 

 lips. Figs. 2.594-2600. Height 0-24 in. : stem erect: Ivs. 

 3-4 or more, lower lorate-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 

 often undulated, glaucous, pubescence variable : pe- 

 duncle erect: perianth campanulate, 1-2K in. long, in- 

 odorous, bright red or vari-colored, when bright red, 

 with only an obscure basal blotch, which is usually yel- 

 low, but may be dark or even blackish or mixed, some- 

 times white; segments all -obovate- oblong, obtuse, 

 broadly rounded at apex, often with a small cusp in the 



