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4. C. PTRAMIDALIS, L. Pyramidal Bell-flower. 



Stem upright, elongated, branched below; leav.rs ovate-cordate acuminate, rv 

 ti-^Iat,*; uppper ones lanceolate : prduncles about 3-flowered. Native of France. 

 July— Sept. A showy perennial cultivated iu gardens fox it3 showy bell-shaped 

 fiowtrs, which are born? on pyramidal branches, rising from tbs border like a Chi- 

 nese p.' 



5. C. medium, L. Canterbury Bdl. 



Rem simple, erect, hispid; fccee* lanceolate, obtusely ferrate, sersile, 3-vienci 



i ■ La ornam rotal biennial from Germany, of the easiest eul- 



i 2 to 3 feet high, branched, rough with bristly hai very 



•.lie base broad, limb reOexed, mostly of a deep biue. Several varieties a;e 



hied with b'.ue, purple and white sorollas. June — Sept. 



G. C. persicifolia. L. Peack-leaved Bdl.flowcr. 

 S'cni angular, er.-cl; fezves rigid, obscurely eranato-serrate, radical oblong obo- 

 ▼ate, stcm-kavts lance-linear; cmroUa large, broadly-eomp&nulate. A'bea 

 species, native of Europe, ranted among the mart ancient Ornaments of the Eng- 

 lish parterres. Ftowtrt large, blue, varying to white. June — Sept. 



7. C. Carpatica, L. C irpilic B : 

 Diffuse, spreading ; stem trailing, somewhat angled; teases heart-shaped, coarsely 

 «.- .' -. wary cm the margin, with a faW scattered hairs on the midri 

 flowzrs. term'nal; calyx-lobes tine&r-eubulate, spreading; st>'gm& S-clvft, the Lobes 

 og. A beautifnl perennial, native of the Carpatic Mountains. July-^-Oct. 

 prostrate forming dense patches. Learnt I to 2 inches long, % to 1 inch 

 wide on petioles 2 to 5 inches long. Flower* purplkh-blua 1 to l}4 inch in diam-. 

 «k:r on peduncles 4 to 8 inches long. 



2. SPECULARIA, EC. 



K&ms from Speculum Veneris, ths ancient name of one cf the European specific • 



Calyx 5- (rarely 3 to 4)-lobed, tube elongated. Corolla 

 Trheel-shapcd, 5-lobed. Stamens 5, distinct, half as long 

 as tue corolla; filaments hairj, shorter than the anther?. 

 Style included, hairy; stigmas 3. Capsule elongated, 

 prismatic, o-celled, opening by 3 small lateral valves. — Low 

 annual herbs, with sessile, axillary and terminal, erect flowers. 



1. S. PERFOLIATA, PC. Clasping- Bell '-flow er. 



Borne what hairy ; Uavts roundkh or ©rate, cordate, ffmplexicaul, crenate; fiovy 

 sri ssssile, solitary or three together in the axils of the leaves 



Dry hills, or open fields, common. May — Aug. Stem 9 to 15 inches high, most- 

 ly simple. Leaves clasping by the heart-thaped base, distant, alternate. Flowers 

 small, purple ; corolla with spreading segments; calyx segments acute, lancto- 

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2. S. SPECULUM, L. Venus' Looking -glass. 



Stem diffu»e, very branching ; leaves oblong-crcnate ; jlowers solitary. July, 

 Aug. Native of Europe. A pretty border flower. Stem 6 to 12 inches high, with 

 spreading branches. Flowers blue, axillary; corolla salvcr-6haped, resembling 

 In form, a little round concave mirror. Towards evening the corollas fold up in- 

 to a pentagonal figure, enclosing the parts of fructi£cation, and securing front- 

 ta» damp air until they are again opsnsd by the morning sun, 



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