120 PENTANDKIA MONOGYNIA. [cL. T. 



the middle : 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. Enq. 

 Bot. vol. viii. pi. 513. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 271. 310, 



3. P. veris. Cowslip. Paigle. Leaves toothed, wrinkled, con- 

 tracted towards the middle ; stalk many -flowered ; limb of the co- 

 rolla concave. Leaves more downy and softer than in the fore- 

 going : 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.farinosa. Bird's-eye Primrose. Leaves toothed, even, pow- 

 dery 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, glan- 

 dular border : umbel few-flowered . Perennial : flowers in June and 

 July : grows in wet pastures, and by rivulets in the north ot Eng- 

 land and in Scotland : rare. Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 6. Enq. 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. Bot. Suppl. pi. 2608. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 273. 313. 



12. CY'CLAMEN. CYCLAMEN. 



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

 ments, 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. Germen 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. hedcrce folium. Ivy-leaved Cyclamen. Leaves heart-shaped, 

 angular, finely toothed. Root globular, brown : leaves varie- 

 gated 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. europceum. 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. 



