"These early introductions were all of the garden tulip class belonging to the /T. Gesneriana/ group, at that time cultivated in variety by the Turks." A. D. Hall, "The Genus Tulipa", RHS, London, 1940 Other Tulipa species noted by Hall as being the subject of attention early on and illustrated or described in herbals of the day: Tt. australis, sylvestris, Oculis-solis 'St. Amans', Clusiana, saxatilis, humilis. T. griegii is noted by Hall as being a 19th century introduction, ditto T. kaufmanniana. The latter was introduced near 1900, but no specific date is given. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island