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DOMESTIC BOTANY. 



plant, ornamenting banks, waysides, and grassy places, and 

 poetically known as the Blue-bells of Scotland. C. latifolia^ 

 the blue and white flowered varieties are also handsome 

 native species found in woods. 



Eampion {Campanula rapunculus). A native of this 

 country, but not very common ; it grows freely under cul- 

 tivation, and its white fleshy running roots are sometimes 

 used (more especially on the Continent) either raw as a 

 salad or cooked as a vegetable. 



Dwarf Bell-flower (Camjmnula pumila and C. pulla). 

 Two pretty species, natives of the Alps. They grow in tufts 

 with flower stems, from 4 to 6 inches in height, bearing blue 

 or white flowers, and are favourite window-plants. 



Canterbury Bells {Campanula medium). A strong grow- 

 ing garden annual, native of Germany and Italy. It has 

 been cultivated in this country for about two hundred and 

 fifty years. 



Pyramidal Bell-flower {Campanula pyramidalis). A na- 

 tive of Austria, and has long been cultivated for its hand- 

 some appearance ; its flower-stem attains the height of 3 to 

 4 feet ; it is much used as a decorative plant, and is a 

 favourite in cottage gardens. 



Campanula Vidalii. A native of the Azores. It is a soft 

 shrub species, producing erect flower-stems 2 feet high, bear- 

 ing pretty white enamel-like flowers, and is, as well as the 

 two following, a greenhouse plant. 



Campanula {Musschia) aurea. A shrubby species, native 

 of Madeira. It attains the height of 3 or 4 feet, and has 

 broad tobacco-like leaves. It differs from the rest of the 

 family in having yellow flowers deeply 5-cleft, which has led 

 to its being characterized as a distinct genus. 



Canarina Campanula. A native of the Canary Islands, 

 but has been long introduced into this country. It is an 

 interesting plant, having fleshy roots of great endurance, a 

 plant at Kew having withstood all changes for more than 

 fifty years, producing annually succulent stems, about 3 feet 

 high, bearing pretty beU-shaped flowers of a rusty colour. 



