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Dec 3, 1554
Tulip Introduced to Europe
Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq, the ambassador of Austrian Hapsburgs to the court of Suleyman the Magnificent claims to have introduced tulips to Europe by sending bulbs west from Constantinople. -
Period: Dec 3, 1554 to
Tulip
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Carolus Clusius
Carolus Clusius was director of the Imperial Botanical Garden in Vienna. So when he moved to Leiden to establish a new physic garden he was able to bring rare and expensive tulip bulbs. Him being particularly more knowledgable about tulips then other people and his role in bringing rare species over, he is creditede with the introduction off Fritillarias, irises, anemones and more. He coveted his rare tulips so much that eventually poeple resorted to stealing and distributing them themselves. -
Change in nature
John Gerard observs how nature changes the flower more then any other. Due to all the wild tulips exchanging pollin and DNA as much as they could there was more room for random genetic mutations and spontaneouse eruptions of color and shape. -
discovery of cross pollination
The Turks discovered how to make deliberate crosses. Tulips used mankind to its advantage, they domesticated us. -
Tulip craze in Holland begins
The tulip begins to become more popular and expensive as people of all class become entranced by its bauty and it becomes a flower of importance. -
tulipomania mostly over in Holland
The dutch calm down and stop spending such rediculouse amounts on tulips and save their economy. -
Tulip era begins
The Tulip era or lale devri, was a time when Constantinople under the reign of Sultan Ahmed lll, imported millions of bulbs from Holland for gold. -
Tulip era ends
Sultan Ahmed lll, hsving spent vast amounts of nationsl treasure on tulips is overthrpwn by a revolt. -
Electron Telescope and the end of the broken tulip
Electron telescope is invented and scientists discover the virus responsible for the broken tulip is spread by peach aphids. The tulip was now a commodity for the dutch and so when it was discovered that the virus weakened tulips they set about distroying it.