TULIP

(Tulipa), a genus of Liliaceszs extensively cultivated in gardens, especially in Holland, where at one period, fabulous sums were spent in its propagation. Some species are natives of Central Asia, and grow wild on the steppes. The cultivated form is usually grown from bulbs, and has a typical liliaceous flower of extremely variable color. The fruit is a capsule, and the seeds, which are flattened, are only seattered by the agitation of the whole structure.