. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. 376 PrimidacecB— Cyclamen. an acute sinus. Segments of the corolla acute, throat naked. Flowers white and pink, or some shade of red or purple, appearing in Autumn. South of Europe. 3. C hederafbliiim.—The hardiest of all the species, and a very handsome plant. It is found naturalised in some parts of England. Leaves appearing after the flowers, cordate
. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. 376 PrimidacecB— Cyclamen. an acute sinus. Segments of the corolla acute, throat naked. Flowers white and pink, or some shade of red or purple, appearing in Autumn. South of Europe. 3. C hederafbliiim.—The hardiest of all the species, and a very handsome plant. It is found naturalised in some parts of England. Leaves appearing after the flowers, cordate-ovate, angular, crenulate. Segments of the corolla acute, throat furnished with 10 teeth. Flowers autumnal, white or pink, red at the throat. The foliage in both species is often mottled or marked with white, and purple beneath ; and the tuber in this species especially attains a very large size. 4. C. Gaum.—A smaller species with rounded slightly toothed or entire leaves cordate at the base, with overlapping lobes. Flowers appearing in early Spring. Segments of the corolla oval, bright red with a darker spot at the base, and a white throat. South of Europe. C. verum is a closely allied species, or, perhaps, merely a variety having paler coloured flowers and variegated foliage. C Ihhncwm and G. Neapolitanuin are tender Spring- flowering species. 4. DODEOATHEON. Fibrous-rooted glabrous per- ennials with oblong-spathu- late leaves and naked umbel- late scapes of flowers. Calyx deeply 5-cleft, lobes reflexed. Corolla - lobes long, narrow, reflexed. Stamens with short filaments and large conspicuous exserted anthers, forming a slender cone. Capsule 5-valved. This genus appears to be limi- ted to North America, and con- sists of three or four species only. Name from ScoBeKa, twelve, and diol, gods, of fanciful application. 1. D. Mcadla (fig. 204). American Cowslip. Shooting- Star.—A very handsome plant with wa\-y toothed leaves and rosy purple, white or lilac corollas, and
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