NETTLE-LEAVED 

 BELL-FLOWER. 



Campanula Trachelium. Nat. Ord. t 

 Campan ulacece. 



E can well remember the delight 

 we ourselves felt on first coming 

 across this beautiful flower, and 

 those of our readers who are 

 familiar with it will fully share 

 our feelings. It appears to be 

 more freely met with in the 

 northern districts of Britain than 

 in the south, though it is pretty 

 commonly distributed through- 

 out the country. The nettle- 

 leaved bell-flower should be 

 looked for in woods, though we 

 have often seen it in sheltered 

 hedgerows, and especially those 

 overhung with trees. Its general 

 habitat is very similar to that of 

 another charming plant, the fox- 

 glove, and the large size and rich colour of its blossoms 

 tend to make it very conspicuous. Any one who has at all 

 studied the matter will have been struck by the comparative 

 rarity of blue or purple flowers in our flora, yellow, white, 

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