UMary Allen
Ama-tulips aphakathi kwezimbali ezivame kakhulu esizibona emapaki nasezingadini entwasahlobo. Zibuye zitholakale njengezimbali ezisikiwe ezitolo eziningi, ngokuvamile ziboshwe ndawonye ngesixha. Bakha uhlobo olunezinhlobo zezitshalo ezingaphezu kuka-150.
Ama-Tulips akhula kusuka ku-bulb emhlabathini. Isiqu sawo side futhi siyindilinga. Amaqabunga aluhlaza ayi-oblong futhi ayancipha aze afike ephuzwini. Ezimbalini, amacembe amakhulu abonakala kakhulu. Bagqoka imibala emhlophe, ebomvana, ebomvu, e-violet ukuya emnyama, kanye nophuzi nowolintshi noma eminingana yale mibala.
Ama-tulips angamane ashiywe engadini ngemuva kokuqhakaza. Izingxenye zesitshalo ngaphezu komhlabathi bese zoma futhi zibe nsundu. Uma uzikhipha sekwephuze kakhulu, isibani sihlala phansi. I-tulip izokhula kuwo ngonyaka ozayo. Ngokuvamile, kukhona ngisho nambalwa ngoba u-anyanisi ayanda emhlabathini.
Ama-Tulip ekuqaleni amila emathafeni ase-Asia Ephakathi, endaweni manje ebizwa ngokuthi iTurkey, Greece, Algeria, Morocco naseningizimu yeSpain. Igama livela ezilimini zaseTurkey nasePheresiya futhi lisho isigqoko. Abantu abaqhamuka naleli gama lesiJalimane cishe bazizwa bekhunjuzwa amabhulukwe ekhanda abantu bakule ndawo ngama-tulips.
I-tulips ikhula kanjani?
U-anyanisi omkhulu onembali ubizwa ngokuthi "u-anyanisi womama". Njengoba iqhakaza, ama-bulb amancane abizwa ngokuthi "ama-ndodakazi ama-bulb" akhula eduze kwayo. Uma nje uzishiya emhlabathini, zizophinde zikhiqize izimbali ngonyaka ozayo. Lo khaphethi ube usuba minyene futhi uminyene kuze kube yilapho isikhala siba sincane kakhulu.
Abalimi abahlakaniphile bamba ama-bulb lapho imifino isifile. Ungabe usuhlukanisa u-anyanisi ongumama kanye no-anyanisi wendodakazi futhi uwayeke ome. Kufanele zitshalwe futhi ekwindla ukuze zibe nezimpande ebusika. Lolu hlobo lokusabalalisa kwe-tulip kulula futhi yonke ingane ingakwenza.
Uhlobo lwesibili lokuzala lwenziwa izinambuzane, ikakhulukazi izinyosi. Bathwala impova isuka ku-stamens yesilisa iye esikhumbeni sesifazane. Ngemva kokukhulelwa, imbewu ikhula ku-pistil. Isitembu siba sikhulu kakhulu. Imbewu ibe isiwela phansi. Ama-tulip bulbs amancane azokhula kusukela kulo nyaka ozayo.
Kwesinye isikhathi abantu bayangenelela kulolu hlobo lokusabalalisa. Ukhetha ngokucophelela izingxenye zesilisa nezesifazane futhi azivuthele ngesandla. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi "crossbreeding", lena indlela yokuzalanisa. Yile ndlela izinhlobo ezintsha ezingahleliwe noma ezihlosiwe ezinemibala ehlukene ezidalwa ngayo. Kukhona futhi ama-tulips agoqene anamacembe acijile.
Yayiyini i-tulip craze?
Ama-tulips okuqala afika eHolland kuphela ngemva konyaka ka-1500. Abantu abacebile kuphela ababenayo imali. Okokuqala, bashintshanisa ama-tulip komunye nomunye. Kamuva bacela imali. Izinhlobo ezikhethekile nazo zinamagama akhethekile, isibonelo, "Admiral" noma "General".
Bayanda abantu abahlanya ngama-tulips nama-bulb awo. Ngenxa yalokho, amanani enyuka kakhulu. Iphuzu eliphakeme kwaba ngo-1637. U-anyanisi abathathu bezinhlobo ezibiza kakhulu zake zathengiswa ngama-guilder angu-30,000. Ubungathenga izindlu ezintathu ezibiza kakhulu e-Amsterdam ngalokho. Noma ukukubeka ngenye indlela: Amadoda angu-200 kwakuyodingeka asebenze unyaka wonke ukuze athole le mali.
Nokho, ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho lamanani ehla. Abantu abaningi badla imbuya ngothi ngenxa yokuthi babekhokhe imali eningi ngama- tulip bulb kodwa abakwazanga ukuphinde bawadayise ngaleyo mali. Ngakho ukubheja kwakho ezintengo eziphakeme kakhulu akuzange kusebenze.
Sezikhona izibonelo zezimpahla ezibiza kakhulu. Esinye sezizathu zalokhu ukuthi abantu bathenga lezo zimpahla ngethemba lokuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi bazozidayisa ngentengo ephakeme. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi “ukuqagela”. Uma ifika ngokweqile, ibizwa ngokuthi "ibhamuza".
Kunezincazelo eziningi namuhla zokuthi kungani amanani e-tulip ehla ngokuzumayo. Ososayensi bayavuma ukuthi kuqhume ibhamuza lokuqagela lapha okokuqala ngqa emlandweni futhi lonakalise abantu abaningi. Lokhu kwaba inkathi yenguquko emlandweni womnotho.