CUPHEA CYCLAMEN. 



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SOIL, WATERING AND PROPAGATION. 



A suitable soil for Cuphea is three parts loam 

 and one each of sand and manure. 



Water freely, supplying means of thorough drain- 

 age. 



It thrives in a temperature from 6o° to 75 °. 



Seed sown in the open ground during the late 

 spring or summer will produce plants which, re- 

 potted in autumn, will yield an abundance of bloom 

 throughout the winter. 



They are also easily increased by cuttings started 

 in sand or soil. 



VARIETIES. 

 Ctiphea Galcottia7ta i flowers nearly black. 



C. Hyssopifolia, flowers small, tubular, of a purplish-lilac color. 



C. Platycentra,) (Cigar Plant,) tube of the flower scarlet, the 

 upper end white and crimson, having a slight resemblance to a 

 miniature lighted cigar. 



CYCLAMEN. 



The name Cyclamen is from the Greek word, 

 meaning circular ; referring to its leaves, which are 

 heart-shaped. It belongs to the primrose family, 

 and is a native of Europe and Asia, where in some 

 localities it has the name of "Sowbread," for not- 

 withstanding that all the species are noted for their 

 acridity, its bulbs are the principal food of the wild 

 boars of Sicily. 



In all varieties both leaves and flowers shoot from 



