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PB ACTIO AL GUIDE TO GARDEN PLANTS 



TULIPA 



T. billietiana. — A native of the Alps, 

 with oval, lance-shaped, wavy leaves, and 

 flowers of a uniform bright yellow, 2-3 in. 

 deep, becoming tinged with orange-red 

 soon after opening. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. Borszczowi. — A handsome Tulip, 

 the name of which is pronounced 

 ' Borshovi.' The medium-sized flowers 

 with oblong lance-shaped acute segments 

 appear in May, and attract attention by 

 the 3 inner petals or segments being of a 

 bright golden-yellow on both sides, while 

 the 3 outer petals are yellow inside, but 

 bright red outside with a distinct and 

 narrow yellow border. 



Culture dc. as above. The one draw- 

 back to this Tulip seems to be its flower 

 stalks, which are about a foot high, but 

 too weak — at least in the specimens I 

 have seen — to be able to hold the flowers 

 erect without a support. 



T. chrysantha. — A distinct species, 

 native of Persia and Western Asia, being 

 abundant on the Brahin Hills at 5000 to 

 6000 ft. elevation, according to Mr. 

 Elwes. It is related to T. montana, and 

 is recognised by its smallish yellow 

 flowers, dwarf stem, and sharply undu- 

 lated leaves with cartilaginous margins. 

 Very rare, but grown at Kew. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. clusiana. — A beautiful and distinct 

 species, well known as the ' Lady Tulip ' 

 of Southern France. It produces nume- 

 rous strong bulbs, and rose-coloured 

 flowers, white inside, with a deep purple 

 or violet centre, yellowish ovary, and black 

 stamens, borne on slender stalks 8-12 

 in. high. The rare T. stellata from the 

 N.W. Himalayas is closely related to 

 this. It has white or pale yellow flowers 

 without a distinct purple centre, and 

 yellow stamens. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. dammanniana. — A new species from 

 Mount Lebanon having linear lance- 

 shaped leaves with hairy margins and 

 scarlet or purple-red flowers with a black 

 base. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. Didieri (T. fransonicma). — A 

 pretty S. European species about 18 in. 

 high, with crimson flowers, edged with 

 yellowish- white, and having a large blue- 

 black centre. The variety alba has white 

 flowers. There are other forms, one 



being yellow, closely freckled and flamed 

 with red. The perianth segments are 

 very much tapered and sharp-pointed, and 

 the stamens are blackish. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. Eichleri. — A Caucasian Tulip about 

 10 in. high, closely related to T. Didieri, 

 having broad leaves and large brilhant 

 scarlet flowers, sometimes edged with 

 yellow, and having a black centre. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. elegans. — A Tulip of unknown 

 origin, but supposed to be a hybrid be- 

 tween T. acuminata and T. suaveolens. 

 It has beautiful bright red or carmine 

 flowers, with a yellow centre and shghtly 

 reflexed segments tapering to a point. 

 The form called variegata has dark scar- 

 let flowers striped with yellow. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. flava. — A late-flowering Tuhp of 

 garden origin, with soft yellow flowers, 

 the beauty of which is slightly marred by 

 a line or stripe of green down the centre. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. gesneriana. — A splendid but vari- 

 able species from which most of the gar- 

 den varieties have been obtained. It is 

 widely distributed in a wild state through- 

 out S. Europe, from Italy to Greece, and 

 extends to Asia Minor and probably 

 Central Asia. It has broad ovate lance- 

 shaped glaucous leaves and a scape 8-12 

 in. high, bearing in May and June a large 

 bell-shaped sweet-scented bright scarlet 

 flower with a black centre and 6 purple 

 stamens. The form cultivated largely in 

 Holland is known as fulgens, but has a 

 yellow centre and yellow stamens. 



The variety spathulata has large bril- 

 liant red flowers with a purple-black 

 centre ; and the one called violacea has 

 reddish-violet flowers with a blue-black 

 centre. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. Greigi. — This fine species from 

 Turkestan is considered to be one of the 

 best and most distinct in the genus. It 

 is 9-18 in. high, with 3-4 large pale green 

 or glaucous leaves richly covered with 

 oblong purple-brown blotches, the upper 

 leaves being much narrower than the 

 lower ones. The bright fiery-red bell- 

 shaped flowers 2-3 in. deep have broad 

 blunt segments, each with a, triangular 

 black blotch edged with yellow at the base. 

 The flowers are often 6 in. across, and 



