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CANARINA CAMPANULA. CANARY 
BELL-FLOWER. 
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Clafs and Order. | 
Hexanpria Monoeynia. 
. Generic CharaGer. 
Cal. 6-phyllus. Cor. 6-fida, campanulata. Stigmata 6. Capf. 
infera, 6-locularis, polyfperma. 
| Specific CharaGer and Synonyms. 
CANARINA Campanula caule ere&to, foliis haftatis ternis op- 
~ pofitifve, Martyn Mill. Di. Linn, Syf. Veg. ed. 
14. Murr. p. 344. Ait. Kew. v, 1. p. 480. Linn. 
Mani. p. 225. = 
CAMPANULA canarienfis capfulis quinquelocularibus, foliis 
haftatis dentatis oppofitis petiolatis. Linn. Sp. Pl. — 
ed, 3. p. 238. : 
CAMPANULA canarienfis regia f. medium radice tuberofa, 
foliis finuatis ceefiis atriplicis emulis ternis circum 
caulem ambientibus, flore amplo pendulo colore 
flammeo rutilante. Pluk. Alm. 76. t. 276. f. 1. 
The flowers of this plant fo flrongly refemble thofe of the 
Campanula, that it is no wonder the older Botanifts regarded it 
as fuch, Linn aus himfelf did fo at firft, and Miter alfo; and 
even now it may perhaps be doubted whether it ought to be made 
a difting genus of, fince it is found to differ principally in the — 
number of its parts of fru@tification. 
It is a native of the Canary Hlands, whence its name, was 
cultivated in the royal garden, Hampton-Court, as long fince _ 
as the year 2696*, and is a tender herbaceous plant, tobe found _ 
in moft of our greenhoufes ; its flem rifes to the height of fix or - 
more feet, its flowers produced fingly from the fork of the ftalk, 
are large and fhewy, they begin to open at the commencement 
of winter, and continue to blow till March. oe 
_“ Ts propagated by parting of its roots, which muft be done 
“ with caution ; for, as the root is flefhy, if they are broken or 
« wounded, the milky juice will flow out plentifully ; fo that 
“ if thefe are planted before the wounds are fkinned over, it _ 
“ occafions their rotting: the beft time for tranfplanting and 
“ parting of their roots is in July, foon after the ftalks are de- 
“ cayed; the foil fhould be a light fandy loam, mixed with @ 
“ fourth part of fcreened lime rubbifh.” Mixxer. 4 
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