Belongs to the firft fe€tion, and fhould be placed next to 
CamMpPANULA patulaa | 5 
We agree with Monfe Venten at, that. this<plant is really 
the gracilis of Forster, but differ from him as to the pro- 
priety of changing his name, efpecially for one fo very inap- 
propriate ; for furely the flowers of this Campanula can hardly 
be faid to refemble thofe of. Periwinkle in any thing but 
colour. —- age al - 
It appears to be fubje& to great variation in the degree of 
branching, in the fituation of its leaves, and in the hairinefs 
and notching of thefe ; in Forsrer’s drawing the ftem is very 
little branched and leaves altogether alternate and diftant. 
Native of New-Holland and New-Zealand, firft raifed here 
by the late Mr. Curtis, at his Botanic Garden, by carefully 
fowing the mould that came about the roots of fome plants 
.imported from that.country. & ee at 
~ Flowers during the greateft part of the Summer. Eafily 
propagated by feeds or cuttings, ae Be 
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