The Glen Lake Community Library in Empire will host a lecture on tulips, Thursday May 1.
Linda Young will discuss the history of Tulipia, cultivated and treasured for its longnecked beauty and jewel-like colors.
During the 7 p.m. event, Young will trace the tulip’s humble beginnings as a wildfl ower in the mountains of Central Asia during the Ottoman Empire to becoming a wildly sought speculative commodity during Tulip Mania in the 17th century.
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