158 WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



EUROPEAN BELL-FLOWER (Campanula rapunculoides). 



Campanula family. 



Av. ht. abt. 2 ft.; flower bell-shaped, pendulous; 

 corolla i in. long; upper leaves narrow, lower long- 

 stalked, heart-shaped. Open places. Summer. 



21. Plant upright, leaves alternate, flowers not composite, and not 

 in cluster, spike or raceme, flower bell-shaped. 



HAREBELL (Campanula rotundijolid] . Campanula family . 

 Ht. gen. under i ft.; stem slender; flowers blue, 

 generally few, pendulous, on very delicate stalks; 

 calyx and corolla 5 -pointed; lower leaves rounded, 

 toothed, long-stalked; stem-leaves linear, without 

 teeth. Shady banks. Summer. 



Fig. 76. 



Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia} . 



22. Same as 21, but flowers not bell-shaped. 



VENUS' LOOKING-GLASS (Specularia perfoliata) . Cam- 

 panula family. 



Max. ht. 2 ft. ; hairy ; flowers (blue) without stalks, 

 solitary, or 2-3 in axils; calyx and corolla 5 -pointed; 

 leaves rounded, clasping. Woods. Spring-autumn. 



DAY-FLOWER (Commelina Virginicd). Spiderwort family. 

 Max. ht. 3 ft.; slender; flowers blue, in umbellate 

 clusters in axils and at end; petals -unequal; leaves 

 lance-shaped, some clasping. Damp woods. Sum- 

 mer. New York, West and South. 



