Tulipa linifolia f. chrysantha

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tulipa batalinii, Regel. Bulb globose, with thin tunic: height 5 in.: st. glabrous: lvs. 5, crowded into a sort of whorl just below middle of st., linear-lanceolate, glabrous, slightly undulated: perianth campanulate, sightly funnelform, pale yellow; segms. slightly unequal, oblong-ovate, obtuse or short-acute, sometimes deeply incised on the edge near the top; filaments linear, terete, yellow; ovary elliptic-oblong, compressed, trigonous; stigmas coroniform. E. Bokhara, 1889. Gt. 38:1307. B.M. 7991. G.C. III. 19:759; 49:382.— One of the early tulips. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.