540 



THE PRIMROSE FAMILY. 



Fig. 644. 



although more rare in Scotland, it is 

 found even in the extreme north, but 

 not recorded from Ireland. Speci- 

 mens from northern Scotland, with 

 broader leaves, and shorter and broader 

 lobes to the corolla, have been distin- 

 guished under the name of the Scotch 

 P. (P. scotica, Eng. Bot. Suppl. t. 2608). 



III. CYCLAMEN. CYCLAMEN. 



Perennials, with a globular, tuberous rootstock, and radical leaves, 

 and 1-nowered peduncles. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla with a campanu- 

 late tube, and 5 lobes closely reflexed over the calyx. Capsule glo- 

 bular, opening in 5 valves. 



A very distinct genus, comprising but few species, from southern 

 Europe and western Asia. 



1. Common Cyclamen. Cyclamen europseum, Linn. 



(Fig. 645.) 



(Eng. Bot. t. 548. C. JwdercBfolium, Brit. Fl.) 



Root stock forming a tuber, varying 

 from \ to near 2 inches diameter, ac- 

 cording to age and station. Leaves on 

 long stalks, heart-shaped, more or less 

 angular and toothed; often of a pur- 

 ple or violet colour underneath. Pe- 

 duncles radical, spirally rolled inwards 

 after flowering, so as to bury the cap- 

 sules in the earth. Flower rather large, 

 white or rose-coloured, fragrant or scent- 

 less, drooping from the summit of the 

 peduncle, with the oval or oblong lobes 

 Fig. 645. of the corolla turned upwards. 



