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Campanxila — continued. 



C. grandis (1-^rse).* /. pale violet-blue, broadly bell-shaped, with 

 larjie pointed divisions, axillary and alternate, on the upper part 

 of the stem. June. I. sessile, lanceolate, serrated. Stem simple, 

 furrowed, k. 1ft. to 2ft. Siberia, 1842. Borders. There is also 

 a very showy white-flowered variety named alba. 



C. liaylodgensis (Hay Lodge). Jl. light blue, rather open, bell- 

 sliaped, few, at the ends of the stems. August. L, radical onos 

 tufted, roundish-cordate, with the margins slightly indented ; 

 cauline ones ovate-cnrdate, conspicuously toothed, light green. 

 h. 6in. to Sin. Rockery. This is a hybrid, raised by Mr. Anderson- 

 Henry, Hay Lodge, Edinburgh, probably between C. can>(^thica 

 and C. pusHla. 



C. Iiederacea (Ivy-like). See Wahlenbergia hederacea. 



C. Hostli (Host's).* A synonym of C. rotundi/olia Hostii. 



C. isophylla (equal -leaved).* jl. numerous, erect, disposed in a 

 corymb ; corolla lilac-blue, with a grey centre, large, salver- 

 shaped, deeply five-lobed. August. I. broadly ovate, cordate, 

 and toothed. Stems firm. . North Italy, 1868. Borders and 

 rockery. SVN. C. Jloribunda. (B. M. 5745.) 



C. 1. alba (white).* /. pure white; in other respects like the 

 speciea. It is a charming rockery plant, flowering very freely. 



Fig. 344. Flowers of Campanula laciniata. 



C. laciniata (cut-leaved). Jl. long-stalked, in lax panicles. Stem 

 erect, branchy, somewhat hairy, k. 1ft. Islands in Grecian 

 Archipelago, 1790. Tliis biennial species is impatient of much 

 moisture during winter, and is therefore best kept in a cold 

 frame. See Fig. 344. 



C. lactlflora (milk-coloured-flowered).* Jl. in loose panicles ; 



peduncles erect, short, usually three-flowered ; corollas erect, 

 milk-coloured, tinged with blue, or quite blue, as in the variety 

 named ctvrulea. July to September. I. sessile, ovate-lanceolate, 

 acutely serrated. Stems branched, h. 2ft. to 6ft. Caucasus, 

 1814. Bordei-s. Syn. C. celtidifolia. See Fig. 339. (B. R. 241.) 



FiU. 346. Campanula Langsdokffia.na. 



C. Langsdorffiana (Langsdortf's). Jl. blue, either solitary or 

 in lew-flowered panicles, not unlike those of C. rotundifulia. 

 I. either entire or toothed, h. Sin. to 9in. Mountains of Northern 

 Asia and America. Perennial. See Fig. 345. 



Campanula— ro n t inued. 



C. latifolia (broad-leaved). Jl. disposed in spicate racemes ; 

 peduncles erect, one-flowered ; corolla blue, but sometimes white 

 (in the variety alba) campanulately funnel-shaped, large. July. 

 I. large, doubly serrated ; radical ones petiolate, cordate, ovate- 

 oblong ; caiiliiie ones sessile, ovate-acuminated. Stems simple, 

 smooth, h. 1ft. to 2ft. Britain. (Sy. En. B. 868.) 



C. 1, eriocarpa (woolly-fruited), ft., tube of calyx very hispid. 

 I. less acuminated. Stem and leaves pilose and pale. Caucasus, 

 1823. Borders. 



C. 1. macrantha (large-flowered).* Jl., corollas purplish -blue, 

 larger than those of the type. Stem and leaves rather pilose ; 

 tt-etb nf leaves more lUstinct. A hybrid. Borders. 



C, Loefflingli (Lteffling's). ft. solitary, terminating the naked 

 branchlets, loosely panicled, drooping ; corolla blue or violaceous, 

 with a deeper-coloured zone beneath the middle, white at the 

 base, both inside and out, funnel-shaped. July. I. crenulated ; 

 lower ones ovate-reniform ; superior ones ovate, stem -clasping. 

 Stem much branched. Annual, h. 6in. to 18in. South-west 

 Europe, 1818. (B. R. 29, 19.) 



C. Loreyi (Lorey's). A synonym of C. ramosissirna. 



C. lyrata (l>Tate). ft. disposed in a long, many-flowered, loose 

 raceme ; corolla blue, tubular, with rather pilose nerves. June. 

 I., lower ones petiolate, cordate, ovate, acute, crenated; superior 

 ones sessile, ovate-lanceolate, serrate-toothed. Stem branched. 

 Eastern Europe, Levant, &c., 1823. Borders. 



Fig. 346. Campanula macrostvla. 



C. macrostyla (large-styled). Jf. duU purple, reticulated with 

 violet, solitary, on stout stalks ; hairy towards the base. July. 

 L, lower ones ovate-oblong, acute; upper ones ovate-lanceolate, 

 recurved, small for the size of the plant, hispid on both surfaces, 

 and ciliated with bristles, h. 1ft. to 2ft. Taurus Mountains. 

 Annual. Borders. The rigid habit, bristly, almost prickly, stem 

 and leaves, curious calyx appendages, short gaping corolla, and 

 wonderful stigma, mark this as the most singular Campanula 

 hitherto introduced. See Fig. 346. 



C. Mediom (middle-sized).* Canterbury Bells. /. ntimerous, 

 large, disposed in racemes; corolla blue, purple, and white, cam- 

 panulate, inflated, single and double. July. I. sessile, ovate- 

 lanceolate, crenately toothed. Stem erect, branched. A. 1ft. 

 to 4ft. South Europe, 1597. See Fig. 347. A well-known and 

 very handsome biennial, of which there are numerous varieties. 

 Borders. 



C. muralis (wall).* A synonym of C. Portenschla>jia)ia. 



C. nana (dwarf). A synonym of C. Allionii, 



C, nitida (shining).* Ji. blue or white, disposed in spicate racemes; 

 corolla c:\mpanulately rotate. Summer, l. in rosettes, leathery, 

 very dark and shining green, oljlong, crenated ; cauline ones 

 linear -lanceolate, almost entire. Stem simple, h. 3in. to 9in. 

 North America. 1731. Borders. There are also double blue and 

 white flowered forms of this species. Syn. C. planijiora. 



C, nobilis (noble).* fl. drooping, crowded towards the ends of the 

 branchlets ; corollas reddish-violet, or white, or cream-coloured, 

 spotted, 3in. or more long. July. L hairy; lower ones petiolate, 

 ovate, toothed ; upper ones lanceolate, nearly or quite sessile. 

 h. 2ft. China. 1844. Borders. (B. R. 32, 65.) There is also a 

 white-flnwori'd variety. 



C. patula (spreading). Jl. panicled, terminal, and axillary, on 

 lung pedicels, large, erect; corollas blue or white, funnel-shaped. 

 July, i., radical ones crowded, obovate, crenated; cauline ones 



