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TULIPA 



TULIPA 



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



slightly pilose, usually 2- or 3-tld., rarely 4- or 5-H(l. : 

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

 nelform-campanulate, 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 I)ase: ovary narrowed at coUar: stigmas' 

 small. Mt?^. of (.^entralSiberia and the Caucasus. B.R. 

 7:535. B.M. 0318. 



32. ClusiS-na, Vent. Height 12-18 in.: stem slender, 

 glabrous: ivs. 4-5, very long and narrow and fuldt-d 

 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 Hushed with red; segments acute; claw 

 hirsute on ed^e; 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. VMH). 



2603. Tuhpa acuminata {X%). 



33. Biebersteiniina, Sehult. f. Height 6 in.: stem 

 slender, glal)rous: Ivs. 2—1, crowded together, long, 

 channeled, glal)rous, slightly ciliated on edge; bud 

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

 long, IJright yellow tinged with scarlet-pink on edges 

 and sometimes green outside; at base a brownish yellow 

 discoloration; inner segments obtuse, outer acute; 

 anther.s gray; pollen yellow; filaments yellow: ovary 

 prismatic: stigmas yellow, undulated. Asia Minor. 



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

 slender, ghdirous: ivs. :!-4, lorate -lanceolate, acute, 

 glabrous: perianth funnelform-campanulate, 2/i-li in. 

 long, 43^ in. across, scentless, erect; segments very 

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

 fihiments purple: ovary prismatic. South of France, 

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

 ~Var. Lort§ti, Baker. A slight variety, the basal spot 

 obianceolate nnd black. Marseilles. Var. L^cica, Baker. 

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

 acute, inner obhtnceolate-ol.dong; apexsuVideltoid; blotch 

 black; anthers and filaments dark purple. Lycia, Asia 

 Minor. Var. Aleppica, Baker. A form with fls. con- 

 siderably smalli'r than W. European ty]te, with a smaller 

 black basal blotch. Asia Minor, Syria and Palestine. 



35. prsecox, Tenore. Height, 12-18 in.: stem slender, 

 glabrous: lv.s. 3-5, loratedanceolate, acute, undulated 

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

 across, erect, scentless: basal blotch purplish Idack, 

 margined witli 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. 



3G. 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 buJb-tmuc ahcays hairy at base 

 in. side aroiDid root crown, and nxnaUy furnished 

 with a few scattering hairs above, hat ^ometimesiriih- 

 out them. 



A. Stem and Ivs. pnhescent 37. suaveolens 



AA. Stem and Ivs. glabrous. 



B. Leaf!/ ontg at base of stem. 



c. -Lvs. ianceolate 38. australls 



cc. Lvs. Unear or lorate 39. viridiflora 



BB. Leafy to middle of stem or above. 

 C. Perianth uniformly dark scar- 

 let u-itli a bright yellow basal 



blotch 40. hilgens 



cc. Peria}dh uniform ly ivith a 

 blackish basal blotch, bordered 



■with bright yellow 41. macrospeila 



ccc. Perianth variable, hut rarely 

 with a bordered dark basal 

 blotch 42. Gesneriana 



37. suaveolens, Roth. Early Garden Tulips. Height 

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

 lanceolate and broad: perianth campanulate, 1-2^2 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. austr^lis, Link. Height 12-18 in.: stem slender: 

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

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

 form-campanulate, yellow, outside reddish ; segments 

 oblanceolate-oblong acute, at apex slightly puberulent ; 

 anthers yellow; Hlaments flattened, bearded at base: 

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

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



39. viridindra, Hort. (?). Outer bulb tunic glabrous 

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

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

 dulated, glabrous, glaucous, edges slightly ciliated near 

 base: fi. 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 oldong 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 Gaktien 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/-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^ 



