SMALL BLUEBELLS 



Merten'sia pulchel'Ia 



W129 



Flowers crowded, in end clus- 

 ters 



United petals (corolla) 5- 

 lobed, rose red in bud, turning 

 to sky blue when fully opened^ 

 tubular-funnel-shaped, from % 

 to % in. long; tube up to about 

 3 times as long as outer flower 

 parts 



Outer flower parts (sepals) 5, 

 united near base, oblong-lance- 

 shaped, sharp-pointed, minutely 

 toothed on margins, persistent 



Leaves alternate, % to 4 in. 

 long, green, thickish, egg- 

 shaped, minutely warty above, 

 smooth beneath, with rough 

 margins 



Stems erect, 3 to 8 in. high, 

 smooth, solitary or several to 

 many, from black, tuberous- 

 thickened, often clustered roots 



Lith. A. Hoen & Co 



