CYCLAM1N. 295 



Wei knew lie the oM Btculaphu, 



And DioBCoridei and eke Ru&ts, 



Old IIij>](.)ti-;is, Hali, :nid (Jallicin, 

 Serapion, Hards, and Aviivn, 



Avi'n-ois. Damasoeae, and Conetaatin, 

 Bernard, and Gati&den, and Gilbertin. 



The Greeks had several names for this plant, 

 and the Romans also distinguished it by a variety 

 of titles, as Tuber terrcc, and Torres rapum, from 

 its turnip- like root, Panis Porcinus, Orbicularis, 

 Artanita, and Cyclamen, on account of the round- 

 ness of the root. It was named Sow-bread and 

 Swine-bread, because the swine eat it greedily in 

 countries where it is plentiful ; and for the same 

 reason the French call it pain clu porceau, which the 

 country people abridge into pan de pur. The Ita- 

 lians also name it pane jyorcino, which has the same 

 signification ; they also call it pane terreno, ground- 

 bread . 



The Ivy-leaved Sow-bread, Cyclamen hederifo- 

 lium, is a native of this island, growing in woody 

 situations in Wales. It flowers with a white blos- 

 som in April, and therefore is but little regarded ; 

 a variety of this species, with a pale purple flower, 

 was introduced from Italy previous to the year 

 1596. 



The round-leaved Sow-bread, Cyclamen coum, 

 was also cultivated by Gerard prior to 1596. This 

 species is a native of Italy and the Alps, and as it 



