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Copses and hedges, in the "W. and S. counties, rare, from York to Somerset 

 and Kent ; fl. July-Sept. Variable in duration ; root slender. Stem 1-3 ft., 

 branched above. Radical leaves obovate or oblong, petioled, obscurely 

 crenate, cauline subsinuate. Pedicels long, slender. Calyx-tube obconic, 

 lobes very variable in width. Corolla!. tyui, diam., purple. Capsule erect, 

 obconic, valves close under the calyx-lobes. DISTRIB. Europe (excl. Greece, 

 Turkey), W. Siberia. 



C. PEHSICIFO'LIA, L. ; glabrous, stem terete, leaves coriaceous, cauline 

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

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

 Naturalized in woods, Banff, York; fl. July-Aug. Perennial. Rootstock 

 creeping, branched, stoloniferous. Leaves 1-3 in., radical sessile, spathulatt- 

 lanceolate, nerves obscure. Pedicels stout, 2-bracteate at the base. Calyx- 

 tube small, subglobose ; lobes broader than in C. patula and coriaceous. 

 Corolla 1 in. diam., blue, sometimes white. Capsule erect, ovoid, pores large 

 under the calyx-lobes. DISTHIB. Europe, N. Africa, N. and W. Asia, 



** Stem-leaves ovate, toothed or serrate. 



4. C. latifo'lia, 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 Banff and Isla to N. "Wales, Gloucester, and Surrey ; 

 ascends to 1,200 ft. in York ; absent on S. coast ; 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 in- 

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

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

 DISTRIB. Europe (Arctic), N. and W. Asia, Himalaya. 



C. KAPUNCULOI'DES, L. ; puberulous, stem tall nearly terete, cauline 

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

 bracts all small linear. 



Fields, &c., from Aberdeen southd. to Dorset and Hants, naturalized ; 

 rare and local ; casual in Ireland ; fl. July-Aug. Rootstock creeping ; 

 stolons subterranean. Stem 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. 



5. C. Trache'lium, L. ; hispid, stem tall angled, leaves all petioled 

 ovate-lanceolate from a broad base irregularly coarsely obtusely serrate, 

 bracts leafy. 



Woods and copses in dry soil, from Lanark and Fife to Cornwall and Kent ; 

 Kilkenny, Ireland ; fl. Sept -Oct. Rootstock short, stout. Stem 1-3 ft., 

 hairs reversed. Leaves' doubly serrate; radical long-petioled, cordate; 



cauline gradually attenuated from the base, acute. Racemes pauicled, 

 peduncles short ; bracteoles lanceolate ; flowers 1 or many, erect or inclined. 

 Calyx-tube hispid, very short and broad ; lobes ovate-lanceolate. Corolla 



