[DOC] [TLE] Tulip mania - Wikipedia [PAR] Tulip mania or tulipomania was a period in the Dutch Golden Age during which 
contract prices for bulbs of the recently introduced tulip reached extraordinarily 
high levels and then suddenly collapsed. At the peak of tulip mania, in March 
1637, some single tulip bulbs sold for ... Tulip bulbs were soon distributed from 
Vienna to Augsburg, Antwerp and... [DOC] [TLE] The Dutch Tulip Bubble of 1637  Damn Interesting [PAR] Oct 29, 2006 ... Soon even ordinary bulbs were selling for extraordinary prices, and the ... Tulip 
traders were making (and losing) fortunes regularly. ... It appears that two sources 
have conflicting information on how 17th century florins translate into .... South 
Sea Bubble..google it, a fantastic lesson in when NOT to invest. [DOC] [TLE] Tulipmania: Money, Honor, and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden Age [PAR] The Dutch flower industry today is world-renowned, with a market share of 70 
percent of ... But the association was anything but obvious in the seventeenth 
century. ... have stressed, would be so foolish as to pay a fortune for a tulip bulb? 
.... for not only were fortunes invested in a ridiculous way, but those doing the 
investing... [DOC] [TLE] When Bubbles Burst Tulips. Dot-coms. Hey, manias ... - Fortune [PAR] Jun 11, 2001 ... A bulb of an exceptionally prized and rare variety could sell for as much as a ... 
Because participants in the tulip futures market were following what's now ... all 
mentions of the annual Tulipmania flower festival on San Francisco's Pier 39. ... 
In 17th-century Holland pamphlets and artwork castigating tulip... [DOC] [TLE] When a Tulip Cost More than a House - Today I Found Out [PAR] Dec 12, 2012 ... It seems like such a simple, almost run-of-the-mill flower to us; just about ... But to 
Dutch horticulturists of the 17th century, the tulip was lauded as ... By 1636, ANY 
tulip bulb  even low quality bulbs  could be sold for a small fortune, ... At this 
peak in late 1636, some tulip bulbs were changing buyers up to... [DOC] [TLE] Tulipomania : The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the ... [PAR] Editorial Reviews. Amazon.com Review. For history buffs or gardeners who enjoy 
more than ... In the 1630s, visitors to the prosperous trading cities of the 
Netherlands .... fortunes were made and lost in the Netherlands--in tulip bulb 
futures trading. .... of the Netherlands in the 17th century, gardening, economy or 
sociology. [DOC] [TLE] Market Crashes: The Tulip and Bulb Craze | Investopedia [PAR] The novelty of the new flower made it widely sought after and therefore fairly 
pricey. ... Thus, tulips, which were already selling at a premium, began to rise in 
price ... tulip craze left the Dutch very hesitant about speculative investments for 
quite... [DOC] [TLE] Tulips Once Cost A Man's Fortune - The New York Times [PAR] Oct 28, 1979 ... Fortunes were made or lost overnight. ... Tulips came to the Netherlands in 1593 
when the aforementioned de l'Ecluse, head of the Imperial gardens at ... These 
bizarre flowers stimulated the 17thcentury tulip craze, satirized at left. ... 
Workmen even sold their tools and invested the proceeds in tulip bulbs. [DOC] [TLE] Tulipomania - Library of Economics and Liberty [PAR] The bulbs were sent to this gentleman by a friend at Constantinople, where the ... 
tulips were much sought after by the wealthy, especially in Holland and Germany. 
... other in the rarity of these flowers and the preposterous prices they paid for 
them. ... in the year 1635, many persons were known to invest a fortune of 
100,000... [DOC] [TLE] 6 Disastrous Economic Bubbles - History Lists - History (history.com) [PAR] Aug 11, 2015 ... From a 17th century Dutch tulip craze to the infamous 1929 stock market crash, ... 
Tulip flowers have often been used to symbolize love, but in 17th century Holland
, ... and bulbs were traded in the same way as modern stocks on Wall Street. ... 
collapsed and took many investors' personal

Question: In 17th century Holland, fortunes were invested in the bulbs of this flower
Answer: a tulip