CAMPANULA 



(From the Latin campanula, a little bell) 



Campamdaceii 



112. Campanula glomerata 

 English Names: Clustered bellflower, Dane's blood. 



EUROPE, ARMENIA, PERSIA, SIBERIA JUNE AND JULY 



PURPLISH-BLUE funnel-shaped flowers one inch across in dense 

 clusters, fifteen to twenty in the terminal heads, fewer in the axillary 

 ones, on erect stems one to two feet high. Lower leaves rough and hairy, 

 elongated heart-shaped, 

 two inches long, upper 

 ones smaller and nar- 

 rower. The foliage lasts 

 well after the blooming 

 season, though it forms a 

 plant considerably lower 

 than when in bloom. 

 Good for the front of the 

 herbaceous border and for 

 cutting. 



A hardy perennial of 

 easy culture in rich, well- 

 drained loam. Prefers 

 sun. 



Propagate by seed, 

 cuttings, or by division. 



Var. dahurica. Flowers 

 larger and bluer than the 

 type, in clusters three 

 inches thick. Excellent. 



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