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Geographical Distributioii. 



This species is found throughout the whole of Germany, 

 Poland, Hungary, Transylvania, Upper Italy, and France. 

 It docs not grow either in Great Britain or Denmark (the 

 German States excepted), or in Sweden and Russia. As lit- 

 tle does it appear to exist further south than the 44° N 

 Lat., since it is neither found in Sicily nor Spain, neither in 

 Greece nor in Tauris, 



Si/noiiymes and Figures. 



Rapunculum sylvestre, Trag. p. 277. a. (ed. 1551.) 

 Rapunculum alopecuron. Dodon. 165. Barrel, ic. 892. 



alopecuroides, Clus. Hist. 2. 171. 

 Rapuntium majus, Lohel. Hist. 178. ic, 329. (nrard^ Emac. 



453. 

 Rapunculus major, Dodon. Dalcch. 641. 

 Rapuncuhis V. nemorosus 1. Taherii. 794 

 Rapunculus spicatus, C. Bank. Pin. 92. (R >picatus cccru- 



leus, C. Bauh. Prodr. 32, is evidently Th. hetonica*- 



folium.) J. Bauh, Hist. 2. 809. Parkin's Theatr. 648 



Tourn. Inst. 113. 

 Rapunculus corniculatus, folio urticae Moris, sect. 5. t. 5 



Rap. corn, spica longiore, Riv. Irr. Monop. Hall.^ Hist 



Stirp. n. 684. 

 Phyteuma spicata, Limi. Fl. Dan. 362. Schk. t. 39. 



Affinities of the Genus. 



When we compare the most important organs, m pariicu- 

 lar the structure of the filaments, the form of the capsulo and 

 of the seed, we cannot but be struck with the resemblance of 

 this genus to the Campanula. Rut the distimtion betwcvii 

 them lies in this, that the lacinia: of the contlla are at firsi 

 united at the top, that two stigmata are found, and that tin 

 capsule consists of two loculi ; whilst, in the Campanula. 

 there arc three stigmata, and three loculi in the capsule 

 But these, and some related genera, constitute a peculi.u 



