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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



PRIMULA CjEJU. 



Exogens, with the flowers either on stalks from the root and 

 in umbels, or arranged amongst the leaves. Calyx five-cleft, in- 

 ferior, regular, and not falling off. Corolla monopetalous, regu- 

 lar, five-cleft. Stamens inserted on the corolla, equal in number 

 to the segments, and opposite. — Annual or perennial herbaceous 

 plants, sometimes almost shrubby ; leaves usually at the root ; 

 common in the northern and colder parts of the world ; some of 

 them have medicinal properties, but they are most esteemed for 

 their flowers. 



CYCLAMEN. 



Gen. Char. (Pentandria Monogynia.) Elower inferior; corolla 

 monopetalous, reflexed ; stigma acute ; capsule one-celled, pulpy 

 within. 



The name is derived from the Greek for a circle, as the 

 stalks, after the flower has faded, twist into numerous coils, 

 and lie close to the ground till the seeds ripen. The hardy 

 species of this pretty genus are well known, and the follow- 

 ing should be introduced into the greenhouse, where they 

 look well in the early season, when flowers are so valuable. 

 C. Persicum, a native of Cyprus, has a white flower ; and 

 there are varieties either with sweet-scented or scentless, 

 and with jagged purple-white or pure white flowers ; these 



