376 Primulacece Cyclamen. 



an acute sinus. Segments of the corolla acute, throat naked. 

 Flowers white and pink, or some shade of red or purple, 

 appearing in Autumn. South of Europe. 



3. C. hedercefolium. The hardiest of all the species, and a 

 very handsome plant. It is found naturalised in some parts of 

 England. Leaves appearing after the flowers, cordate-ovate, 

 angular, crenulate. Segments of the corolla acute, throat 

 furnished with 10 teeth. Flowers autumnal, white or pink, 

 red at the throat. The foliage in both species is often mottled 

 or marked with white, and purple beneath ; and the tuber in 

 this species especially attains a very large size. 



4. C. Coum. A smaller species with rounded slightly 

 toothed or entire leaves cordate at the base, with overlapping 

 lobes. Flowers appearing in early Spring. Segments of the 

 corolla oval, bright red with a darker spot at the base, and a 

 white throat. South of Europe. C. verum is a closely allied 

 species, or, perhaps, merely a variety having paler coloured 

 flowers and variegated foliage. 



G. Ibericum and C. Neapolitanum are tender Spring- 

 flowering species. 



4. DODECATHEON. 



Fibrous-rooted glabrous per- 

 ennials with oblong-spathu- 

 late leaves and naked umbel- 

 late scapes of flowers. Calyx 

 deeply 5-cleft, lobes reflexed. 

 Corolla - lobes long, narrow, 

 reflexed. Stamens with short 

 filaments and large conspicuous 

 exserted anthers, forming a 

 slender cone. Capsule 5- valved. 

 This genus appears to be limi- 

 ted to North America, and con- 

 sists of three or four species 

 only. Name from &o8e/ra, 

 twelve, and Osoh gods, of 

 fanciful application. 



1. D. Meadia (fig. 204). 

 American Cowslip. Shooting- 

 Star. A very handsome plant 



Fig. 204. DodecathL'on Meadia. ( nut. ^ize.) 111 



with wavy toothed leaves and 



rosy purple, white or lilac corollas, and yellow anthers, flowering 

 in Spring. 



