CAMPANULA pulla. 

 Russet Bell Flower. 



Class and Order, — 'P entandria Monogvnia. 

 Syn. Campanula pulla. Loddiges Bot. Cab., p. 554. 



Root fibrous — plant from two to three inches high — stem slender, radical, 

 leafy, one-flowered — leaves very small, ovate, crenate, sessile, opposite 

 — flowers terminal, drooping — calyx five segments — corolla purple, 

 monopetalous, campanulate — margin five cleft — stamens five — style 

 longer than the stamens — stigma divided into three parts — germen 

 inferior. 



This lovely little plant is a native of the mountains of Austria 

 and Styria, and is particularly ornamental for rock work, to which it 

 is well adapted by its low growth and general habit. It was intro- 

 duced into this country about the year 1779, but is still very seldom 

 met with. It is hardy, though like many Alpine plants is liable to be 

 lost in the Winter unless protected, and it is therefore the safest plan 

 either to keep it in a frame, or to cover it with dry leaves and a hand 

 glass during Winter. It flowers in June, likes a light rich soil, and 

 is increased by parting the roots. The genus Campanula is a very 

 numerous one, consisting of upwards of sixty species : some of the 

 most ornamental are — 



C. peregrina. C. barbata. 



— carpatica. — pvmctata. 



— patula. — Scheuchzeri. 



— persicifolia. — pyramidalis. 



— capitata. — azurea. 

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