. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ^mi (Sulipa ®£0nmana. Natural Order: Liliacece—Lily Family. URICH was the birthplace, and March 26, 1516, the birth- day, of the celebrated Swiss naturalist, botanist and scholar, Conrad Gesner, from whom this variety of the Tulip derives its distinctive name. It is a purely oriental flower; its tex- ture, its depth of color, and
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ^mi (Sulipa ®£0nmana. Natural Order: Liliacece—Lily Family. URICH was the birthplace, and March 26, 1516, the birth- day, of the celebrated Swiss naturalist, botanist and scholar, Conrad Gesner, from whom this variety of the Tulip derives its distinctive name. It is a purely oriental flower; its tex- ture, its depth of color, and even its shape, suggest to the mind the glories of the far-off eastern climes whence it has its birth. It is of Persian origin, and the native name, dulband, from whence its synonym in our language is derived, signifies a tur- 'ban, after their own peculiar national head-dress. The Tulip was introduced into Europe by Gesner, since whose time its cultivation has received the most indefatigable attention. Under European taste, skill and care, the number of varieties has grown to over seven hun- dred; and the colors into which it has sported are many and mag- nificent. In old records it is found that in the year 1637 one hundred and twenty Tulips were sold at public auction for nine thousand guilders — equal to thirty-six hundred dollars. There is a species of wild Tulip quite common in the woods and vineyards of Germany. In Siberia the bulbs are used as food, although bitter and TTELEN, I love thee; by my life I do; I swear by that which I will lose for thee T AM filled with such amaze, So far transported with desire and love, My slippery soul flies to you while I speak. —Rochester, d; &. AJ ^ ' To prove him false that says I love thee not. —Sha kespea re. EAR art thou to me now as in that hour When first love's wave of feeling, spraylike, broke Into bright utterance, and we said we lov'd. —Bailey, T DARE not linger near thee as a brother, I feel my b
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