256 CAMPANULACEZ. (CAMPANULA FAMILY.) 
1. S. Plumieri, Vahl Shrubby, fleshy, smooth ; leaves oblong-obovate, 
entire, bearded in the axils; peduncles shorter than the leaves; calyx tubular, 
truncate, obscurely 5-toothed ; corolla thick, split to the base; stamens short; - 
ovary 4-ovuled ; drupe 2-celled, 2-seeded. — Sea-shore, South Florida. 
ORDER 75. CAMPANULACEZE. (CAMPANULA FAMILY.) 
Herbs, with milky juice, alternate leaves, and regular mostly blue 
flowers. — Calyx 3—5-lobed, adherent to the ovary. Corolla 5-lobed, 
valvate in the bud. Stamens 5, free from the corolla, the broad fila- 
ments and anthers distinct. Style single, hairy above. Stigmas 2 or 
more. Capsule 2—several-celled, many-seeded, splitting at the apex, or 
opening by lateral valves or holes. Embryo straight in fleshy albumen. 
1. CAMPANULA, L. BELLFLOWER. 
Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla 5-lobed, mostly bell-shaped. Filaments dilated at 
the base. Stigmas 3, slender. Capsule short, 3-celled, opening by lateral 
valves. — Flowers spiked or panicled. 
* Flowers panicled, on slender spreading pedicels: corolla small (3''- 4!"), bell-shaped. 
1. C. aparinoides, Pursh. Stem weak, reclining, the angles, as also the 
margins and midrib of the linear nearly entire leaves, hispid backward ; panicle 
few-flowered ; calyx-lobes triangular; corolla white. (C. erinoides, Mull.) — 
Swamps among the mountains, Georgia, and northward. July and August. — 
Stem 1°-1}° high. Lowest leaves narrowly obovate. 
2. C. divaricata, Michx. Smooth; stem terete, paniculate above; the 
branches somewhat naked, spreading; leaves scattered, ovate-lanceolate, aCi- 
minate at each end, coarsely serrate ; calyx-lobes subulate ; style slightly ex- 
serted ; corolla blue, nodding. — Mountains of Georgia and Carolina. July 
and August. — Stem 1° - 29 high. 
3. C. flexuosa, Michx. Branches erect; leaves lanceolate, the upper 
ones approximate; otherwise like the preceding. — Mountains of Carolina 
Michaux. (*) 
* * Flowers spiked, single or 2—3 together : corolla large, somewhat wheel-shaped- 
4. C. Americana, L. Stem tall, smooth or hairy, mostly simple; iotr 
ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate; spike elongated, leafy ; corolla (1’ wide) 
blue. (C. acuminata, Michx.) — Dry rocky soil, Florida to Mississippi, 9! 
northward. Aug. and Sept. — Stem 2°-4° high. Spike 1° - 2° long. SP 
exserted. 
2. SPECULARIA, Heist. 
Calyx 3-5-lobed. Corolla wheel-shaped, 5-lobed. Stamens free; the file 
ments membranaceous, hairy, shorter than the ‘anthers. Stigmas 3. 
