114 FLORA HISTORICA. 



from the virtues it was thought to possess in curing 

 swellings and inflammations of the throat. Of this 

 species there are varieties with blue, purple, white^ 

 and striped flowers, both single and double. It is 

 biennial, and decays after having matured its seed. 



The Canterbury-Bell is raised by sowing the 

 seed on a common border, in the spring of the 

 year; and it should be transplanted when of a 

 proper size into other beds, and in the autumn it 

 may be removed to the spots where it is intended 

 to flower the following year. These flowers are 

 larore and branchinc::, and therefore better calculated 

 to embellish the shrubbery than to mix in the 

 borders of choice flowers. 



The French distinguish this species by the name 

 of La Cloche, Bell, La Clochette, Little Bell, and 

 Les Gants de Notre Dame, Our Lady's Gloves. 



PYRAMIDAL BELL-FLOWER, Campanula 

 Pyramidalis. 



This plant, as its name intimates, bears its bells on 

 tall pyramidal branches, rising from the flower 

 border like a Chinese pagoda amongst more humble 

 buildings. It is a magnificent plant when in full 

 flower, and is frequently employed by country 



