In the 1630s, Adriaen Pauw was the closest thing Holland had to a prime minister; he was also fabulously wealthy. To display his wealth and good taste, Pauw commissioned a tulip garden filled with cleverly positioned mirrors. The heart of the garden was a sprinkling of the rarest tulips, multiplied by the mirrors into a bountiful array. The rarest bulbs cost as much as a house; even a plutocrat such as Pauw could not afford to fill his garden in the conventional manner.
17世纪30年代，阿德里恩•保乌(Adriaen Pauw)几乎相当于荷兰的首相；他也富得惊人。为展示财富与品味，他建了一座点缀巧妙镜面的郁金香花园。花园的核心是一簇最稀有的郁金香，经镜面映照仿佛成了繁盛的一片。最稀有的球茎价格堪比一栋房子；即便是保乌这样的富豪，也无力用常规方式把整座花园填满。
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