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with a black centre. The stalk is only 6-8 

 in. high. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. Oculus-solis. — A distinct and beau- 

 tiful Tulip from Southern France, having 

 leaves about 1 ft. long and li in. broad 

 when fully developed. The flowers appear 

 in April, each one on a stem 12-18 in. high. 

 They are 2-3 in. deep, bright red, each peri- 

 anth segment having a large black blotch 

 1 in. or more long, bordered with yellow, 

 at the base. T. pracox is the form of 

 this most generally grown. It has a 

 stronger habit, and produces its flowers 

 earlier, often by the end of March. They 

 are deep crimson with a black centre. A 

 form of prcecox called Dammanni has 

 large brilliant scarlet flowers with a pointed 

 black blotch at the base of each segment, 

 and seems to be very near the typical 

 Ocuhissolis. T. maleolens is similar, 

 but the flowers are recognised by their 

 unpleasant odour. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. Orphanidea(r.iWiner!;iK). — A native 

 of the Greek mountains with linear 

 channelled leaves and stalks 1-2 ft. high, 

 each bearing a bright yellow flower 2-3 

 in. deep, in May, the acute segments being 

 flushed with red outside. The variety 

 aurantiaca has orange-yellow flowers with 

 a black centre. 



Culture cbc. as above, p. 860. 



T. ostrowskyana. — A native of Turke- 

 stan closely related to T. Oculus-solis. It 

 has linear lance-shaped rather glaucous 

 leaves and bright red flowers with a black 

 centre, the short dilated filaments and 

 anthers being deep purple. 



Culture rfc. as above, p. 860. 



T. persica. — A Tulip of unknown origin 

 but presumably Persia, with deep green 

 oblong linear leaves edged with red. The 

 stem is 6-9 in. high, and like that of T. 

 biflora bears more than one fragrant flower 

 the inside of which is bright yellow, the 

 outside golden-bronze, the 3 outer segments 

 being narrower than the inner ones and 

 also ciliated at the base. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. A pretty 

 plant for the edges of borders and choice 

 spots in the rockery. 



T. platystigma. — A native of the High 

 Alps, resembling forms of Gesneriamt, 

 recognised by the magenta or pale purple 

 flowers, having a pale bluish centre 

 bordered with white. 



Culture Sc. as above, p. 860. 



T. primulina. — A native of the Eastern 

 Algerian mountains, and somewhat like 

 T. sylvestris. It has smooth green linear 

 leaves and sweet - scented bell-shaped 

 primrose-yellow flowers about an inch 

 deep, the outer segments being tinged 

 with red outside, while the stamens are 

 densely hairy at the base. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. pulchella. — A pretty dwarf Tiilip 

 from the CUician Taurus, with narrow 

 green channelled leaves about 3 in. long, 

 and slender scapes only an inch or two 

 high. The funnel-shaped flowers appear 

 in April and are mauve or hlac, with a 

 yellow base, and very hairy whitish fila- 

 ments. 



Culture Sc. as above, p. 860. 



T. retroflexa. — This is supposed to 

 be a hybrid between T. acuminata and 

 T. gesveriana, and is an attractive plant. 

 It grows lJ-2 ft. high, and bears bright 

 yellow flowers, the segments of which 

 about 3 in. long are recurved, and gradually 

 taper to a sharp point. 



Culture etc. as above, p. 860. 



T. saxatilis. — ^A beautiful Tulip found 

 growing wild near the seashores of Crete. 

 It has usually 3 leaves of a very bright 

 shining green, unlike those of any other 

 TuUp. The faintly primrose-scented flowers 

 are pale magenta with a deep yellow centre, 

 and the filaments are covered with hairs. 

 The scape is 9-12 in. high. 



Culture Sc. as above, p. 860. 



T. Schrenki from Turkestan grows 

 about 2 ft. high, and has very large 

 and full bright crimson flowers with a 

 deep black centre, a large yellow capitate 

 stigma and long black anthers with very 

 short filaments. Mr. Elwes considers this 

 to be the origin of the scarlet Due van Thol 

 bedding variety. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 860. 



T. Sprengeri. — A fine Armenian species 

 having an egg-shaped bulb surrounded by 

 a very hard brown-black skift, and very 

 narrow pale green leaves arranged as in a 

 tuft, and quite different from any other 

 Tulip. The scapes are about 18 in. high 

 ending in a large glowing scarlet flower 

 the 3 outer segments of which are tinged 

 with pale brown down the centre. The 

 flowers appear from the middle to the end 

 of June, long after those of other species 

 are over, and this fact makes it an impor- 

 tant addition to the genus. 



