1872 



TULIPA 



TULIPA 



segments all oblong-ovate and cuspidate; filaments red- 

 dish Vjrown: ovary pyramidal, reddish; stigmas equal 

 to narrow collar. "Hab. (?). Imported by Dannnann & 

 Co., of Naples, in 189i. Gn. 56:1251. Gt. 44:1411. 



Group III. Ouft-r huJh-tui\ii- ivifh srafh'rimj oppressed 

 hairs itll over hisulr. 

 A. Sfem pxhesrerif ( T. )iiacuhi/(( 

 fuiehj Si I a nd tnuiicfiini's i/hf- 

 hrous). 

 B. Periii tilh u.-^uaUi/ hrnjlit n'd 



n-ifli a ip'lloiv hasdl hiofch . . .VA. elegans 

 BB. Perianth orange-srarirf or r>'d , 

 ivith a dark hroa-u, jiarp/ish 

 orhhiish h/ack liasal hhdeh A\. maculata 

 AA. Ste)i\ (/lifhrciis, 



B. L(iH-er I rs . /orate or Ii)ii:a r- 



JayiC' o/ate 15. Kesselringi 



BB. Lower Irs. 1 a H c c •> I a t e or 

 hroadlji so. 

 C. Filanirafs hvardv,! at hase.A^<. saxatilis 

 CO. Filannnfs »"/ hrardrd. 



D. Th" prriaufli sripHrnf-S a I ! 



nnnidr,] a/ t.-p 17. Korolkowi 



DD. Tlir p.'riavfh sf,j„<rnis all 



arale at top 18. Kaufmanniana 



DDD. Thr iniwr j"'riaiith srip 

 )iii'at s vniiidril : o l( 1 1' r 



a rate at fop 1!). Billietiana 



20. Didieri 



r^. 61egan8, Hort. Height 12-18 in.: Ivs. 3-4, below 

 middle of stem, lorate - lanceolate, finely ciliate upon 

 nppi-*r face: perianth campanulate, 3-3K in. long: seg- 

 ments uniform, narrowed gradually to a very acute 



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

 varieties that are really desirable (X y^). 



point; anthers violet ; filaments glabrous ; stigmas 

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

 dens only. Krelage catalogues a variety as "Cottage 

 elegans picofee," which has Larger Ivs. and white Howers 

 edged with rose, and witlioiit basal blotch. "Probably 

 a hybrid between T. acuminata and suaveolens." 



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

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

 obovate, cuspidate, very wide beyond middle; anthers 

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

 marked garden race" {Baker). 



15. K6s8elringi, Kegel. Lvs. 4-5, crowded at base 

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

 times obscurely puberulent: perianth campanulate, l}2-2 

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

 side; inner segments snbobtuse, outer acute; stamens 

 bright yellow; filaments glabrous; stigmas not equal 

 to ovary-diameter. Turkestan. B.M. 0754. 



10. saxAtilis, Sieber. fleight 12 in. or more: stem 

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



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

 long - funnelform, 2-2^4 in. long, 3 in. across, light 

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

 cent at base, inner obovate, outer oblong ; anthers 

 blackish ; filaments briglit yellow; ovary prismatic: 

 stigmas small. Crete, lti78. B.M. 0374. Gn. 50:1234. 



17. KoroIk6wi, Kegel. Height 6-9 in.: lvs. 2-3, fal- 

 cate, margin crisped: perianth campaiiulate, red, with 

 a distinct black basal blotch; inner segments oblong, 

 outer obovate; filaments lanceolate; stigmas small. 

 Turkestan, 1875. 



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

 2-3; perianth subcampanulate, 2-3 in. loag, 25-2-4 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. Billieti&na, Jord. & Four. Lvs. ,3-4, undulate, not 

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

 3% 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: 

 ovarj'' 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 5'2 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. 0039. — Var. Mauri^na, 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. 6.1ha, 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. lut§scens, 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 bvlb-ttniic puhescent inside, densely 

 so at apex. 

 A. Perianth segments very long, linear 



and acuminate 21, acuminata 



AA. Perianth segytients oblong, all 'uni- 

 form a}id acuminate 22. retroilexa 



AAA. Perianth segments all narrowly ob- 

 long: inner acute, onter 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 K in. wide, with edges rolled in; sta- 

 mens yellow; filaments flattened, glabrous: ovary pris- 

 matic: stigmas very large, yellow, not undulated. 

 Turkey (?)". 



22. retroH^xa, 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, Kegel. 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 oblongdanceolate black 



