国花系列:TULIP(荷兰)
<p><span word="In">In</span> 1593 <span word="tulips">tulips</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="novelty">novelty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="pricey">pricey</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tulips">tulips</span> <span word="contracted">contracted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="mosaic">mosaic</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tulip">tulip</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="altered">altered</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> "<span word="flames">flames</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="petals">petals</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="variety">variety</span>, <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rarity">rarity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="flower">flower</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="tulips">tulips</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="premium">premium</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="alterations">alterations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="valued">valued</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="desired">desired</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span>, <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="speculating">speculating</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tulip">tulip</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>.</p><p>是土耳其人最先把他们著名的郁金香介绍给荷兰人，继而引发了英国和荷兰的郁金香热。16世纪从伊斯坦布尔运往维也纳的郁金香球茎极受欢迎，到了1634年，荷兰人把这称作“郁金香狂潮”。当时人们把钱投资到郁金香就好比现代人投资股票。在17世纪的土耳其，这是段充满高雅气息充满意趣的历史，被称作“郁金香时代”。 </p>
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