1 82 CAMPANULACE^. 



graceful leafy racemes of dark -blue flowers in June and July. 

 One of the most showy of the family, the inflorescence being 

 of great length — often i }^ foot. It is very suitable for plant- 

 ing in woods and other semi-wild places. It is striking also in 

 the mixed border, but rather troublesome and encroaching by 

 means of its creeping underground stems. Native of woods in 

 Britain, Europe generally, and western Asia. 



C. rhomboidea iyGer?na?ider-leaved C.) — A very pretty species, 

 growing about i8 inches high. The leaves are rhomboid, and 

 roughly' and rather unequally toothed. The flowers are in 

 open, spike-like racemes, short and openly bell-shaped, pale 

 blue, appearing in July and August. Native of Switzerland. 



C. rotundifolia {Scottish Blue-Bells). — Though not very "far 

 fetched," this plant so wonderfully increases in beauty under 

 care and culture that I cannot pass it over in this list without 

 strongly recommending it to those who may not have given it 

 a trial. It is one of the most graceful, profuse, and lasting in 

 bloom of all Campa?tulas, and adapts itself readily to any posi- 

 tion. A white and also a pink variety, to be met with occasion- 

 ally, are interesting and pretty. 



C. sarmatica (Beto?iy-leaved C.) — This is a very distinct spe- 

 cies, and beautiful. It grows about 2 feet high. The leaves 

 are lance-shaped, downy, and irregularly toothed. The flowers 

 are pale blue, in handsome racemes, opening from June to Au- 

 gust. An excellent border-plant. Native of Siberia. 



C. Trachelium {Throatwort C.) is a tall handsome species, 

 with erect stems 3 or 4 feet high, and large violet flowers, ar- 

 ranged in terminal leafy racemes, which appear in July and 

 August. In the early stages of growth it resembles the com- 

 mon Nettle, having large coarsely-toothed leaves of the same 

 form. Its geographical distribution is nearly the same as that of 

 C. latifolia, and it is found inhabiting similar places, and may be 

 used for the same purposes. There are three varieties, showy 

 and desirable — the double blue, double white, and single white. 



C. turbinata {Russet C.) — A very beautiful, dwarf, rigidly- 

 tufted plant, producing large openly-bell-shaped flowers, dark 

 purple, and resembling in shape those of the better-known 

 Carpathian C. The flower-stems are erect, branching, and 

 about 9 inches high. This is one of the handsomest of the 

 family, and suitable alike for border or rockwork. Native of 

 the mountains of Transylvania, and succeeds in rich light loam. 



C. Zoysii {Zoyss C.) — Nearly related to the Mont Cenis C, 

 but more robust and erect, though tufted. I'he tufts of root- 

 leaves are egg-shaped, those of the stem narrower. The flowers 

 are deep blue, a few together on each stem, and the divisions 



