Sentences with phrase «for tulip bulbs»
The lovers gamble on the booming market for tulip bulbs as a way to raise money to run away together.
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Would you pay the price of a house for a tulip bulb?
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Bitcoin is «worse than tulip bulbs,» Dimon said, referring to the infamous speculative market for tulips in 17th - century Europe.
«Cryptocurrencies seem more like tulip bulbs for the digital age,» he writes in a letter to clients.
«Cryptocurrencies seem more like tulip bulbs for the digital age.»
The tulip bulb trade started inadvertently when a botanist brought tulip bulbs from Constantinople and planted them for his own scientific research.
Very soon, almost all classes of Dutch society were involved in tulip bulb speculation, with many trading all of their worldly possessions for a single tulip bulb.
Alas, tulip bulb prices eventually peaked and soon imploded, bankrupting scores of speculators and throwing the Netherlands into a mild economic depression that lasted for many years.
Contracts for the most prized varieties of tulip exchanged hands for exorbitant prices that increased 20-fold in three months — and then collapsed before a single bulb changed hands.
For the bulbs, I have picked up already growing yellow daffodils, purple hyacinth and white tulips — your local nursery, garden center or market most likely will have a nice selection of colors during the early spring months to choose from.
Locals pick up the fresh cut tulips, and bulbs are available for visitors looking to take a piece of Amsterdam home.
It's not quite at tulip - bulb levels yet, but prices have been rising rapidly for a number of years (in excess of general economic growth) and the market was scarcely affected the US sub-prime bust.
For something a little more affordable, go to the Bloemenmarkt (Flower Market) on Singel between Muntplein and Konigsplein to pick up tulip bulbs galore in colours and styles that will make your garden pop.
First and foremost, the tulip bulb craze rested on a commodity that was essentially worthless — they rose in value only because people were prepared to pay ever - higher prices for them.