HARDY CYCLAMEN. 



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It " varies much in northern and southern habitats, the 

 southern forms receding from the northern type so as to more 

 resemble persicum. Lagger's C. Lodonaum is our typical 

 europoeum, and his enropaum covers the southern forms" 

 (Atkins). 



Habitat, Southern and Central Europe— France, Italy, 

 Austria, and Greece. 



C. Peakianum [Floral Mag. t. 262) is a fine Italian variety 

 of enrojpceum. There is also a white variety. 



VI. — C. CILICICUM. 



Blooms, October and November ; pure white or pale rose, 

 with a bright purple spot at base ; calyx-segments sharply 

 pointed. 



Scent, unrecorded. 



Leaves, contemp. with flowers, nearly round ; edge not 

 toothed ; close basal lobes. 



Tuber, large, depressed ; roots proceeding from the centre of 

 the base. 



Habitat, Cilicia. 



This is a very near relative of europaum, but Mr. Atkins 

 considered it distinct on the ground of its sharply pointed 

 petals (calyx-segments), and the roots proceeding from the 

 centre only, and not, as in europc&um, from all parts of the base. 



VII. — C. GR2ECUM. 



(Has borne the specific names of persicum (Smith, " Prodrom. 

 Fl. Grasc") and latifolium.) 



Blooms, September and October ; pale red to pure white with 

 purple spot at base ; with little ear-like protruberances at the 

 base of each petal (calyx-segment). 



Scent, often fragrant. 



Leaves, after the flowers ; small, thick, heart-shaped, slightly 

 toothed ; zoned with white above ; purple beneath. 



Tuber, large, red, emitting roots from the centre of base. 



Habitat, the mountains of Greece at an attitude of 2,500 ft. 

 and up to snow-level. 



A near relative of neapolitanum, but differing in leaves and 

 tuber. 



