226 CAMPANULACE^. [CAMPANULA. 



Gravelly roadsides and hedgebanks from Stafford southwards ; fl. July-Am,' 1 . 

 Biennial; root fleshy. Stem 2-3 ft., simple or branched. /,".-'.! .'!in.. 

 variable, sessile ; primordial broadly ovate, long-petioled. Pf<l!,-i-l.< slender. 

 Calyx-lobes 1 in. after floweiing. Corolla j in., red purple or blue. (.'<'/'"" '' 

 short, erect, valves close under the calyx-lobes. DISTRIB. Europe from 

 Denmark southwards, N. Africa, W. Siberia. 



& C* pat'ula, L. ; scabrid, stem slender angled, cauline leaves linear 

 or lanceolate,. flowers subcorymbose erect, calyx-lobes linear, corolla broadly 

 campanulate 5-lobed to the middle, lobes spreading. 



Copses and hedges, rare, from York and Westmoreland to Dorset and Hants, 

 ' chiefly in the W. counties ; fl. July-Sept. Variable in duration ; root 



slender. Stem 1-3 ft., branched abore. Radical leaves obovate or oblong, 



petioled, obscurely crenate, cauline subsinuate. Pedicels long slender. 



Calyx-tube obconic, lobes^very variable in width. Corolla 1-1^ in. diuiu.. 



purple. Capsule erect, obconic, valves close under the calyx-lobes. DISTUIH. 



Europe, Vf. Siberia. 



C. PERSIC'IFOLIA, L.; glabrous, stem terete, leaves coriaceous, cauline 

 linear-oblong obtuse finely serrate, flowers few racemed, calyx-lobes trian- 

 gular-lanceolate, corolla- tube hemispheric, lobes short erect. 

 Naturalized in woods near Cullen, Banffshire, and Thorp Arch, Yorkshire ; fl. 

 July-Aug. Perennial. Rootstock creeping, branched, stoloniferous. Leases 

 1-3 in., radical spathulate-lanceolate, sessile, nerves obscure. Pedicels stout, 

 2-bracteolate at the base. Calyx-tube small, subglobose ; lobes broader than 

 in the preceding species and coriaceous. Corolla 1 in. diam., blue, some- 

 times white. Capsule erect, ovoid, pores large' under the calyx-lobes. 

 DISTRIB. Europe, N. Africa, Siberia, W. Asia. 



** Stem-leaves ovate, toothed or serrate. 



4. C. latifo Ha, L. ; pubescent, stem tall stout furrowed, cauline leaves 

 oblong-ovate, lower petioled, upper sessile obtusely serrate, flowers large, 

 lower bracts large leafy. 



Copses and woods, from Moray and Isla to Surrey and Gloucester ; ascends to 

 1,200ft. in. Yorkshire; S.E. of Ireland? fl. July-Aug. Rootstock stout, 

 woody. Stem 3-4 ft. Radical leaves long-petioled, triangular-cordate, hispidly 

 pubescent beneath. Raceme very leafy ; flowers many, erect or inclined. 

 Calyx-tube broad, short, 5-ribbed ; lobes large, ovate-lanceolate. Corolla 

 blue or white, lobes suberect, acuminate. Capsule short, valves basal. 

 DISTRIB. Europe (Arctic), W. Siberia, W. Asia to the N.W. Himalaya. 



5. C. rapunculoi'des, L. ; puberulous, stem tall nearly terete, cauline 

 leaves ovate, lower petioled, upper sessile obtusely serrate, flowers large, 

 bracts all small linear. 



Cultivated fields, from Fife (where it is a weed) southwards to Bedford ; 

 rare and local; an alien or denizen, Watson; fl. July-Aug. Rootstock 

 creeping ; stolons subterranean, titroi 1-2 ft., rather slender, usually simple. 

 Radical leaves cordate. Racemes long, simple, secund ; flowers drooping; 

 pedicels slender, short. Calyx-tube obconic, 5-ribbed ; lobes short, reflexed, 

 linear or ovate. Corolla bright blue, lobes recurved. Capsule subglobose, 

 valves basal. DISTRIB. Europe, W. Siberia. The lowest flower opens 

 first. 



