CYCLAMEN. i 
The summer after flowering, the pots should be 
plunged in some shaded border, away from drip, and 
given no further thought until the first of October, when 
they should be repotted. When this is done give them 
entirely fresh soil, with as little injury as possible to the 
old roots, carefully removing such as are dead or dis- 
eased. Put the bulbs in the same sized pots from which 
they were taken, and shift on into larger ones, as may 
become necessary, always bearing in mind the important 
fact that the plants do best with their bulbs wholly 
above the soil. 
THE SPECIES ARE: 
C. persicum.—The species described above. A 
native of Persia. Except in rare or botanical collections, 
the other species are not often met. 
C. africanum (African).—This species is of deli- 
cate habit, with fine, large blush-white flowers. 
C. cilicicum.—A native of Cilecia, and resembles 
C. europeum. 
C. Coum.—A native of Asia Minor; with mostly 
deep red inodorous flowers; of this there are several 
varieties. 
C. europzeum.—This species is widely distributed 
throughout Central and Southern Europe. Flowers 
mostly bright red and very fragrant. 
C. grecum (Greek).—From the mountains of 
Greece. Flowers pure white, with a bright purple spot 
at the base. The bulbs of this species are very large, 
and often irregular in form. 
C. hederzfolium (Ivy-leaved Cyclamen). — In 
many respects this is one of the most magnificent of all 
the Cyclamens. Its habit is not so graceful as that of 
C. persicum, neither is it as free-flowering, but it is 
more vigorous and hardy. It is found wild in some 
parts of England. It is very handsome in foliage, the 
