place, enumerate them; this will aid some of our 
friends in their endeavours to form a collection ; and 
hereafter w e shall have opportunities of giving such 
directions as will insure successful management. 
The species of this very distinct little group of 
plants are but few, viz. Cyclamen coum, figured un- 
der No. 229 of the Botanic Garden: Cyclamen ver- 
num, now under notice: Cyclamen Europaeum, 
sometimes called Clusii: Cyclamen hederaefolium; 
of w hich species there is a red, and also a w hite, vari- 
ety: and Cyclamen repandum. Four other hardy 
species are known, but they are not frequently met 
with in the nurseries; viz. neapolitanum, latifolium, 
linearifolium, and Ibericum. The greenhouse spe- 
cies, Persicum, occurs with both variegated and 
white flowers, and is as easily managed as either 
of those previously mentioned. A more delightful 
plant in spring, when covered with its abundance 
of flowers cannot easily be conceived ; and a more 
fragrant one than occurs in some of its varieties 
need not be desired. 
The tubers of Cyclamen, although they are mere 
reservoirs of nutriment, are unlike those of many 
other plants — they are not exhausted by the pro- 
duction of flowers and fruit, and renewed annually 
as the solid bulbs of Crocus, but continue to increase 
for several years. Their increase depends much on 
the proper care bestowed on the plants whilst in 
flower, and immediately afterwards, this being the 
season when the leaves elaborate the sap into a nu- 
tritive juice, preparatory to its descent and deposi- 
tion in the tuber. We shall, ere long, continue our 
notice of this interesting genus. 
Loudon’s Ency. of PI. 128. 
