744 CAMPANULACE. 
ovate, acuminated, glabrous. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Trachélium diffisum, Thunb. prod. p. 38. Lin. 
fil. suppl. 143. Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2d. 1. p. 355. Stem branched, 
glabrous. Leaves glabrous or pilose. Flowers disposed in a 
loose nearly naked panicle. Peduncles stiff, axillary and ter- 
minal. Corollas blue ; anthers yellow. 
Diffuse Prismatocarpus. Fl. July, Sept. 
1 foot. 
Clt. 1787. Shrub 
** Corolla funnel-shaped. Style inclosed. Leaves few on 
the upper part of the plant. 
2 P. pantcunas‘rus (Lher. sert. angl. p. 1. exclusive of the 
syn. Polemonium roelloides, ex Alph. D. C. mon. p. 165. t. 20.) 
suffrutescent ; leaves linear-subulate, entire, setaceously cili- 
ated; flowers loosely panicled ; peduncles nearly naked; brac- 
teas subulate; calycine lobes acuminated, glabrous. h. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Campanula ericoides, Lam. 
ill. no. 2574. Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 156. Camp. pedun- 
culata, Gmel. syst. p. 352. Campanula roelloides, Juss. herb. 
Roélla ericoides, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 723. Stem branched, 
leafless at the base, but leafy in the middle part. Leaves nume- 
rous at the base of the floriferous branches, with tufts of smaller 
leaves in their axils. Peduncles naked, subdivided, glabrous or 
rather scabrous. Flowers in loose panicles. 
Panicled-flowered Prismatocarpus. Shrub 1 foot. 
3 P. inrerrv’ptus (Lher. sert. angl. p. 1. Alph. D. C. mon. 
p- 166.) suffrutescent ; leaves linear, acuminated, entire, cili- 
ated ; flowers approximate, on the tops of the peduncles; brac- 
teas subulate; labes of calyx ciliated. bh. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Roélla interrapta, Banks, herb. Cam- 
paoula interraipta, Pers. ench. 1. p. 192. Stem branched, gla- 
brous or velvety. Leaves scattered over the branches, with 
fascicles of smaller ones in their axils. 
Interrupted Prismatocarpus. Fl. May, July. 
Shrub 4 foot. 
4 P.? susuta‘rus (Alph. D. C. mon. p. 166.) suffrutescent ; ? 
leaves linear-subulate, narrow, entire, ciliated at the base; 
flowers disposed in loose panicles; bracteas subulate ; calycine 
lobes acuminated, glabrous. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Campanula subulata, Thunb. prod. p. 38. mem. 
acad. petersb. 4. p. 369. t. 6. Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 156. 
Lightfodtia ciliata, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 809. Habit of P. pani- 
culata. Stem purplish, glabrous. Leaves often with fascicles 
of smaller ones in their axils. Flowers disposed in a loose, 
nearly naked panicle. 
Subulate-leaved Prismatocarpus. Shrub 14 foot. 
5 P. aurrrrorus (Lher. sert. angl. p. 1. Alph. D. C. mon. p. 
167.) suffrutescent ; leaves linear-subulate, entire, ciliated ; 
fiowers few, approximate at the tops of the peduncles; bracteas 
subulate ; lobes of calyx ovate, acute, velvety. h.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Roélla erécta, Banks, herb. Cam- 
panula altiflòra, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 66.—Habit of P. paniculàtus, 
Stem nearly simple, glabrous, naked at the base and top, but 
leafy in the middle, divided at the top into 2 peduncles. Leaves 
often having fascicles of smaller ones in their axils. 
High-flowered Prismatocarpus. Shrub 1 foot. 
6 P. rruricésus (Lher. sert. angl. p. 2. Alph. D. C. mon. p. 
167.) suffrutescent ; leaves linear, very narrow, erect, entire, a 
little ciliated; flowers few, racemose ; bracteas subulate ; caly- 
cine lobes ovate, acute, glabrous. h. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Roélla fruticdsa, Lher. in herb. Banks. Cam- 
panula fruticuldsa, Banks, herb. Stem nearly simple, glabrous, 
ending in a naked few-flowered raceme. 
Shrubby Prismatocarpus. Fl. Aug. Clt.1787. Shrub 1 ft. 
7 P. Exròsn (Alph. D. C. mon. p. 168.) suffrutescent ; 
leaves linear-subulate, long, erect, entire, glabrous; flowers dis- 
Clit. 1818. 
X. PRISMATOCARPUS. 
posed in loose spikes ; bracteas subulate, broader than the leaves 
at the base; calyciue lobes linear-lanceolate, glabrous. ha G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. fruticòsus, Eklon, in 
herb. Dunant, but not of Lher. Stem branched ; branches erect, 
leafy at the base and rather velvety, and reddish at top. Flowers 
solitary in the axils of the bracteas. 
Eklon’s Prismatocarpus. Sbrub 4 foot. 
8 P. crísrus (Lher. sert. angl. p. 2. Alph. D. C. mon. p. 
168.) stem herbaceous ; leaves long, linear, erect, undulately 
toothed; flowers at the tops of the branches ; bracteas subu- 
late ; calycine lobes linear, acuminated, glabrous. y.G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Campanula plicata, Pers. ench. 
1. p. 193. Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 153. Camp. longi- 
róstris and C. crispa, Banks, herb. Stem simple, furnished with 
peduncles at top, pilose and leafy to the middle, but quite gla- 
brous and naked at top. Leaves with white edges ; lower and 
upper ones shortest. Peduncles bearing a solitary flower at top, 
and sometimes pedicellate flowers in the axils of the bracteas. 
Curled-leaved Prismatocarpus. Pl. 4 foot. 
9 P. rixartæròLus (Alph. D. C. mon. p. 169.) stem herba- 
ceous ; leaves few, linear, narrow, ciliated a little at the base ; 
flowers spicate, solitary or twin; bracteas broad-ovate, acumi- 
nated, ciliated; calycine lobes oblong-linear, glabrous. y.G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem erect, simple, fur- 
nished with a few floriferous leafy branches, striated with 
white nerves. Flowers disposed in loose spikes. 
Toad-flax-leaved Prismatocarpus. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 
10 P, srrictus (Alph. D. C. mon, p. 169.) plant herbaceous, 
simple; leaves linear, acuminated, erect, glabrous, serrately 
toothed; flowers in fascicles; bracteas ovate, acute, setaceously 
ciliated ; lobes of calyx linear, acuminated, glabrous. W. R 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lightfoòtia sessiliflora, 
Spreng. in Zeyhr. fi. cap. no. 203. and probably of Spreng. 
syst. 1. p. 809. Stem simple, stiff, furnished „at top with 
few-flowered peduncles, glabrous, very leafy from the base 
to the middle, but naked at top. Leaves decurrent. Flowers 
sessile, usually 2-3 in a fascicle, from the axils of the bracteas, at 
the upper part of the stem. 
Straight Prismatocarpus. Pl. 1 foot. 
*** Corolla funnel-shaped. Style inclosed. Leaves scat- 
tered equally over the whole plant. 
11 P. wirmpus (Lher. sert. angl. p. 2. t. 3. Alph. D. C. mon. 
p- 170.) plant rather woody; leaves ovate-oblong, spreading, 
serrated ; flowers in fascicles; bracteas like the leaves; caly- 
cine lobes lanceolate, glabrous. 2%. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Campanula prismatocarpus, Ait. hort. kew. j; 
ed. 1. p. 224. Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 153. Hook. in bot. 
mag. 2733. Stem branched; branches diffuse, woody. Flowers 
2-4 in a cluster, towards the tops of the branches, sessile in 
the axils of the bracteas, and sometimes solitary in the axils of 
the leaves. Corollas white. 
Shining Prismatocarpus. 
to 1 foot. 
12 P. sr’ssıtıs (Eklon, in herb. Dunant. ex Alph. D. C. mon. 
p. 171.) plant rather woody, glabrous; leaves spreading, linear, 
narrow, entire; flowers solitary, in the axils of the upper leaves; 
calycine lobes subulate, glabrous. Y%. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Stem much branched; branches diffuse, erect 
or ascending, reddish. Flowers small. 
Sessile-flowered Prismatocarpus. PI. 4 foot. : 
Cult. All the species of this genus are rather showy when in 
flower. A mixture of sand, loam, and peat is the best soil for 
them. They are readily increased by seed; or young cuttmgs 
grow freely if planted in the same kind of soil, with a hand- 
glass placed over them. 
Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1787. Pl. 4 
