120 PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. \JCL. V. 



die : flowers in an umbel : corolla smaller than in the last, pale-yellow, 

 the centre deeper yellow. This is supposed, without much reason, to be 

 a hybrid between the Primrose and the Cowslip. It is more likely a 

 variety of the former. Perennial : flowers in April and May : grows in 

 woods, hedges, &c. : not common. Eng. Bot. vol. viii. pi. 513. Eng. Ft. 

 vol.i. p. 271. 310. 



3. P. vtris. Cowslip. Paigle. Leaves toothed, wrinkled, contracted 

 towards the middle ; stalk many-flowered ; limb of the corolla concave. 



Leaves more downy and softer than in the fpregoing : flowers in 



umbels : corolla with the limb concave, shorter, and of a deeper yellow : 

 the flowers are used for making cowslip wine. Perennial : flowers in 

 April and(May : grows in meadows and pastures : common in England ; 

 rare in Scotland, except about Edinburgh. Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 5. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 272. 311. 



4. P.farindsa. Birds'-eye Primrose. Leaves toothed, even, powdery 

 beneath ; limb of the corolla flat ; mouth with a notched border ; stigma 



undivided. Leaves mealy underneath: corolla rose-coloured, the 



mouth surrounded with a yellow, notched, glandular border : umbel few- 

 flowered. Perennial: flowers in June and July : grows in wet pastures 

 and by rivulets in the north of England and in Scotland : rare. Eng. 

 Bot. vol. i. pi. 6. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 273. 312. 



5. P. Scotica. Scottish Primrose. Leaves toothed, even, powdery 

 on both sides ; limb of the corolla flat ; mouth with a notched border ; 



stigma five-cleft. Smaller than the last, the leaves mealy on both 



sides. Perennial : flowers in June and July : grows on the east coast 

 of the northern division of Scotland, and in the Orkney Islands. Eng. 

 But. Suppl. pi. 2608. Ertg. Fl. vol. i. p. 273. 3 1 3. 



12. CY'CLAMEN. CYCLAMEN. 



Calyx inferior, divided half-way into five egg-shaped segments, 

 permanent. Corolla of one petal, wheel-shaped, with a nearly 

 globular tube, reflexed limb, and open naked mouth, prominent at 

 the circumference. Filaments very short; anthers straight, acute. 

 Gerraen roundish. Style thread-shaped, longer than the stamens ; 

 stigma acute. Capsule globose, one-celled, the inside pulpy. 

 Seeds numerous, egg-shaped, angular. Name from cyclos, a 

 circle. 97. 



1. C. hederozfolium. Ivy-leaved Cyclamen. Leaves heart-shaped, an- 

 gular, finely toothed. Root globular, brown : leaves variegated with 



dark and pale green : flowers pendulous on naked stalks : corolla white 

 or flesh-coloured : very acrid, especially the root. Perennial : flowers 

 in April : grows in thickets and woods, hardly indigenous : rare. Eng. 

 Bot. vol. viii. pi. 810. C. etiropxum. Eng. fl. vol. i. p. 274. 314. 



13. MENYA'NTHES. BOG-BEAN. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, deeply divided into five segments, 

 permanent. Corolla of one petal, with a short tube, and a limb 

 divided into five recurved segments, covered above with long 

 thread-like fibres. Filaments awl-shaped, short ; anthers cleft at 

 the base. Germen conical. Style cylindrical ; stigma notched. 



