
148 PLANTS GROWING IN RICH OR ROCKY SOIL. 
constrained to hide herself under her nurse’s apron. It would 
be so much pleasanter for everybody if the bellwort would not 
hide away under its leaves quite so much, 
PERFOLIATE BELLWORT. 
Uvularia perfoliata, 
FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 
Lunch-flower. ale yellow. Scentless. New England south- May, June. 
ward to Florida. 
The principal difference between the perfoliate bellwort and 
the preceding species is that the leaves of the latter are united 
at their bases about the stems. This gives a pleasing effect, 
as though the stems had pierced through the leaves for 
the purpose of throwing the flowers more into prominence. 
Both varieties are found rather generally in rich woods. 
PANICLED BELLFLOWER. (Pilate LXXV.) 
Campanula dadivaricata. 
FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 
Bellflower. Blue. Scentless. Southern Alleghanies. June-August. 
Flowers : small; one-third of an inch long; nodding; growing in spreading 
panicles, Calyx: five-lobed. Covol/a : bell-shaped ; five-lobed. Stamezs : five. 
Pistil : one, protruding, with three stigmas. Leaves: scattered; lanceolate ; 
coarsely toothed. Stem: erect ; branching. 
When on some mountain-top these little bells are freshly 
washed by a thunder-shower, and the sun shines out to dry 
them off as the breeze sways them gaily to and fro, we fancy 
-we have found the enchanted land of the little people. They 
are too tiny and gentle to belong to the world of grown-up folk. 
Oh, sweetly nodding little bells 
That ring sweet chimes for the fairies’ dell. 
CANADA VIOLET. (Plate CXXXV.) 
Viola Canadénsis. 
FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 
Violet. White, the two upper Fragrant. North and west. Summer. 
petals purple underneath. 
This is the largest and boldest of our wild violets, often 
ed, 
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