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In addition to the richness of
the flora,Turkey is the home of a number of ornamental flowers,the nost notable one being the tulip.In fact the word "tulip" comes from a Turkish word which means turban.Bulbs brought to Vienna from
Istanbul in the 1500s started the craze for tulips in England and the Netherlands.By 1634,this interest in tulips had become so intense that in Holland it was called "tulipomania"with individuals
investing money in tulips as they do now in high-tech stocks.In Turkey of the 17th century,the tulip symbolized a period of elegance and amusement known as the "Tulip Age".
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