Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*a (?), n. [Tulip +
mania.] A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of
tulips; -- a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage.
&fist; In Holland, in the first half of the 17th century, the
cultivation of tulips became a mania. It began about the year 1634, and,
like a violent epidemic, seized upon all classes of the community, leading
to disasters and misery such as the records of commerce or of bankruptcies
can scarcely parallel. In 1636, tulip marts had been established in
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem, Leyden, and various other towns, where tulip
bulbs were sold and resold in the same manner as stocks are on the Stock
Exchange of London. Baird.
Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*a (?), n. [Tulip +
mania.] A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of
tulips; -- a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage.
&fist; In Holland, in the first half of the 17th century, the
cultivation of tulips became a mania. It began about the year 1634, and,
like a violent epidemic, seized upon all classes of the community, leading
to disasters and misery such as the records of commerce or of bankruptcies
can scarcely parallel. In 1636, tulip marts had been established in
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem, Leyden, and various other towns, where tulip
bulbs were sold and resold in the same manner as stocks are on the Stock
Exchange of London. Baird.
