12 CAMPANULA ROTUNDIFOLIA. BLUEBELL OP^ SCOTLAND. 



abundant, and through Iowa and Nebraska to the foot of the 

 Rocky Mountains. It reaches its most southern location in 

 New Mexico, but from that point turns northward again, and is 

 rather abundant in Oregon. Prof. Rothrock also found it in 

 Sitka. The situations which it chooses differ in the various 

 localities. Along the Hudson River it is chiefly found in the 

 fissures of rocks, while in the northern parts of Wisconsin the 

 sandy places along the lake-shores are its favorite haunts. In 

 the Rocky Mountains, however, it takes to the rocks again. 



The common name of Cauipamila rotiindifolia is frequently 

 given as Harebell. All old English writers, however, apply 

 the name Harebell to the wild English Hyacinth, Hyacinthus 

 non-scriptiis ; and to this plant the name is rather appropriate, 

 as in the early spring it is the favorite cover for hares. We 

 have therefore adopted the name " Bluebell of Scotland," by 

 which name it is generally known in English poetry, although 

 Scotland cannot claim the privilege of being the exclusive home 

 of the plant. 



The confoundino^ of the true Harebell with the Bluebell of 

 Scotland has been the cause of many contradictions among the 

 emblematists, so that some dedicate our flower to " grief," while 

 others look upon it as the personification of " delicacy," and of 

 " loneliness." Much of the poetry called forth by the Harebell 

 also has nothing to do with our flower. Marie Roseau, how- 

 ever, probably had our plant in view when she wrote : — 



" The dainty little Harebell 



Is pleasant to the sight, 



With its tiny azure petals, 



And stem so long and slight." 



The expression, " petals," will hardly answer to the monopet- 

 alous corolla of the Bluebell of Scotland, except with a poet's 

 license ; but otherwise the picture drawn in these lines is correct. 



Explanation of the Plate. — i. Flowering branches. — 2, 3, 4. Shoots developed at dif- 

 ferent seasons of the year, as described in the text. 



