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long, the upper ones finely toothed. Granite-rocks of the 

 Alps : Eiffel, Monte Moro, Saas, Bernina, Valley du Foia 

 in the Engadine. 



56 and 57. Campanula. 



(PLATES XXXIII. and XXXIV.) 



The Campanula is one of the best-known plants with us, 

 from the Canterbury-bells of the garden and the favourite 

 trailer over pots in windows to the Hairbell, claimed 

 equally by England and Scotland, known and liked by 

 everybody. We have many different vrild kinds, but the 

 two we have given below are not found wild with us. 



C. barbata (Fig. 56) is a delicate pale blue, rather inclining 

 to lavender, in colour; the flowers, which are larger than 

 those of our Hairbell, hang noddingly up the stem, on 

 somewhat long stalks, to the number of from four to twelve. 

 It may be at once recognised by that which gives it the 

 name — a fringe of pale hairs at the mouth of each segment 

 of the petal. There are five of these, and five stamens. The 

 plant is about a foot high, but may be double that in some 

 situations. There are a few leaves up the stem ; those of the 

 root grow in a circle on short winged stalks, and are rough 

 with short hairs. It dries very badly, like so many of its 



