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south of the Apennines of Bologna. I am told it is not found 

 at Genoa or to the westward of that city, but that it is 

 met with in Sicily and North Africa. The white variety 

 of the gardens I refer to this, but never found it wild. This 

 seems to me C. latifolium of Fl. Grseca. The northern limit 

 of C. hedera?folium of Clusius is, as far as I know, the 

 northern slope of the mountain of Spoleto, where I found it 

 as late as the end of May. In the low and more southern 

 countries of Italy it begins to flower in March. It is always 

 fragrant, but with a less delicate scent than the others, but 

 of a finer colour, and a flower in shaj^e nearer to C. Persicum. 

 It seems the same as the C. repandum Sibth. of Greece. 



" Cyclamen vernum of the gardens seems intermediate 

 between C. coum and Neapolitan um, but I judge only from 

 the figure, not knowing its history. C. lineare is, I believe, 

 now considered fabulous. Mr. Bentham has heard of a white 

 spring Cyclamen near Montpellier, which has never I believe 

 been determined. The leaves of No. % C. Neapolitanum, differ 

 greatly on diff'erent plants, not on the same. I have only 

 found it fragrant near Naples, and then sweeter than No. 3." 

 The following may be taken as the distinctive characters 

 and synonyrans of these plants : 



1. Europceum ; sestivum, alpinura, odoratum, roseum ; foliis magnis, ro- 



tundis, synanthiis ; antlieris majoribus luteis. — Hab. In Alpibus, fl, 

 Padum et Danubium vix transgrediens. (C. Clusii, cEstivum, are syno- 

 nyms). 



2. Neapolitaiaini ; autumnale, sylvestre, fere inodorum, pallens ; corolla 



fauce unguiculatu, scgmcntis brevioribus ; foliis diversis, hederaceis, 

 cordatis, sagittatis, semper minute crenatis, fere hysteranthiis ; antheris 

 minoribus fuscis, radice magna, quasi cortice scabra obtecta. — Hab. In 

 Apenninis Italise mediae. (C. latifolium is a synonym). 



3. Hederafolium \ vernale, odoratum, roseum ; coroUse fauce rotunda plana, 



foliis repandis planis, synanthiis, radice Isevi minore. — Bab, In Italia 

 calidiore. ((,'. repandum, Jicariifolium, are synonyms), 



EPIDENDRUM. 



The genus Epidendrum is one of the most extensive of the 

 Orchidaceous order, and already exists in our gardens to the 

 amount of at least two-thirds of the described species. They 

 are however so much increased since the year 1831, when I 

 last reduced them to order, that the genus requires to be en- 

 tirely remodelled, My views on that subject have already 



