Show tuli tulip p the wonder flower for centuries the tulip has been looked upon as a wonder flower in many countries but it has long been associated especially with the famous tulip fields of holland it has often been called th the e flo flower that set a n nation acon mad because of the craze for these gay but simple blossoms which began in the netherlands in 1591 and reached its highest point in 1037 during this period when only two bulbs of the september augustus were to be had one was purchased for florins florans flor ins a new carriage two horses and a complete set of harness while t the he other was sold tor for 12 acres of land this tulip mania reached such proportions that hundreds of families had become impoverished and the government was forced to interfere and put an end to the gambling in tulip bulbs |