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TULIPA 



TULIPA 



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

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

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

 nelform-campamilate, 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 base: ovary narrowed at collar: stigmas 

 small. Mts. of Central Siberia and the Caucasus. B.R. 

 7:535. B.M. 6518. 



32. Clusiana, Vent. Height 12-18 in. : stem 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, bright lemon-yellow tinged with green out- 

 side, or white flushed with red; segments acute; claw 

 hirsute on edge; stamens yellow; filaments cylindric, 

 densely bearded at base: ovary pyramidal: stigmas 

 small, tinged with red. Portugal, through Mediterranean 

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



2603. Tulipa acuminata (X %). 



33. Biebersteiniana, 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, 2% 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-sdlis, St. Aman. Height, 12-18 in.: stem 

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

 glabrous: perianth funnelform-campanulate, 2%-3 in. 

 long, 4% 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. Lorteti, Baker. A slight variety, the basal spot 

 oblanceolate and black. Marseilles. Var. Lycica, Baker. 

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



35. praecox, Tenore. 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, erect, scentless: basal blotch purplish black, 

 margined with yellow; segments 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 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. Lelchtlini, Regel. 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. 



GROUP VIII. Outer bun-tunic always hairy at base 

 inside around root crown, and usually furnished 

 with a few scattering hairs above, but sometimes with- 

 out them. 



A. Stem and Ivs. pubescent 37. suaveolens 



AA. Stem and Ivs. glabrous. 



B. Leafy only at base of stem. 



c. Lvs. lanceolate 38. australis 



cc. Lvs. linear or lorate 39. viridiflora 



BB. Leafy to middle of stem or above. 

 C. Perianth uniformly dark scar- 

 let with a bright yellow basal 



blotch 40. fulgens 



CC. Perianth uniformly icitli a 

 blackish basal blotch, bordered 



with bright yellow 41. macrospeila 



CCC. Perianth variable, but rarely 

 with a bordered dark basal 

 blotch 42. Gesneriana 



37. suaveolens, 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. australis, Link. Height 12-18 in.: stem slender: 

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

 channeled: bud nodding; perianth \% in. across, funnel- 

 form-campanulate, yellow, outside reddish ; segments 

 oblanceolate-oblong acute, at apex slightly puberulent; 

 anthers yellow; filaments flattened, bearded at base: 

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

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



39. viridifldra, Hort. (?). 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. fulgens, 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, flattened, glabrous : ovary 

 prismatic: stigmas small, not wavy. 



41. macrospeila, 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 cerise or cherry red, with a distinct, nearly black 

 cuneate basal blotch broadly margined with yellow or 

 yellowish white at top ; segments obtuse or outer some- 

 times acute, outer reflexed, inner erect; filaments di- 

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

 glabrous: ovary prismatic, creamy white: stigmas same 

 color, large, slightly undulated. 



42. Gesneriana, Linn. COMMON GARDEN or LATE TU- 

 LIPS. Figs. 2594-2600. Height 6-24 in. : stem erect: Ivs. 

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

 often undulated, glaucous, pubescence variable : pe- 

 duncle erect: perianth campanulate, 1-2% 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 



