Tulips field

Tulip fields in Holland





It stood in 1570 to appear in the first Dutch tulips as immediately began the process of tulip mania. Delicate colorful flowers can be seen everywhere: in streets, squares, and fields.
People are so enthusiastic cultivation of these delicate plants that make new bulbs was an accomplishment, so every day the market need in a growing and more tulips. When it came to the fact that the demand has become a thousand times more than a proposal, not Stavan rare cases when some of the varieties of tulips people paid six thousand gold coins. The bride's dowry and then counted the number of bulbs. In order to get the money they sold all their possessions, land, and sometimes were even betrayal.

By the way, in the Netherlands was placed in a variety of world's first black tulip, which was given the name "Rosa Berle».



For example, one onion rare varieties Tulip Brasserie equated to the price of a successful brewery. Naturally, such a "tulip boom" has generated enormous speculation.
Many entrepreneurs who want to get rich quick, refused his business in favor of floriculture, without having absolutely no skill in this matter.



Of course, such a venture was possible far not to everyone. In just a few years just crazy hype finally managed to balance supply and demand, which led to a significant reduction in prices for these products. Thus, some, more adventurous, filled their pockets decent money while others are left with a pile of debt.



With the advent of new ornamental varieties, tyulpanomaniya will gradually reduce their positions, and only in the late twentieth century, it starts a new round. Today, the cultivation of tulips, which in the Netherlands is at an industrial basis, it has become the most developed area of ​​the country's exports.



Today, looking at colored field, adorned with tulips and listening on the extent of their exports, it is difficult to believe once seething passions around the rare bulbs of a particular class, but the path that took the flower, will be remembered for generations.











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