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punctata.— Lam., "Enc." i. 586 (1783) (fig. " Bot. Mag." 41, t. 1723). 

 (Syn. nobilis, Ldl., " Bot. Reg." 32, 65 [1846].) 

 Var. alba, " Fl. D. Serres," vi. 568. 

 Hab. : China, Japan, Amur. 



A very handsome species. It succeeds well in pots in cool green- 

 house or frame and flowers early. I have found it difficult to 

 flower outside. 



Burghalti. — ? Garden form ; origin not known. A very handsome plant 



— one of the best Campanulas for borders. 

 Van Houttei.— " R. H." 1878, 420. ? Garden form ; origin not known ; 

 very similar to Bupg'haiti — scarcely differing except in the 

 colour of the flowers. 



These two Campanulas, both in their leaves and flowers, come 

 very near punctata. If compared with the figure of nobilis 

 in "Bot. Reg." xxxii. p. 65, it will be seen how closely 

 they are allied ; they are, I believe, only sports, or glorified 

 forms of punctata, the older name for nobilis. There is a very 

 large series of specimens of punctata in the Kew Herbarium 

 from China and Japan ; some of the specimens from Manchuria 

 come very close to Van Houttci, if they are not the same. All 

 we know of the origin of the latter is that it was first sent out 

 from the nurseries at Sceaux. It is of much stronger growth 

 than the punctata of our gardens, and much freer in flowering, 

 otherwise there is little difference. 

 pusilla—Ra^enke in " Jac. Coll." ii. p. 79 (1788) = caespitosa. 

 pyramidalis.— L., " Sp. PI." 164 (fig. Rchb. "Ic. Fl. Germ." xix. 1. 1612). 



Var. alba. 



Hab. : Europe. 



Biennial. A grand species for borders and pots, easily raised from 

 seed, and universally grown. 



The four species which follow^ are only of botanical interest : — 

 parnassica.— Boiss., A. Spr., " Diagn. PI. Or." vii. p. 17. Mt. Parnassus,' 

 6,000 feet. 



peppusilla.— DC, "Prod." vii. 474. Syria, &c. 



prenanthoides. — Durand in "Jour. Acad. Sc. Philad." ser. ii., iii. 



(1855), 93. California and Rocky Mts. 

 propinqua. — F. and M. Ind., " Sem. Hort. Petrop." ii. (1835), 32. 



Hab. : S. Syria ( = pestalozzia, Boiss. " Diag." ser. i., xi. 62). 



Raddeana.— Trantv in " Bull. A6ad. Petersb." x. (1866), 395. 

 Hab. : Caucasus. 



A new introduction, a low-growing valuable species for rockeries ; 



flowers large, blue ; easy from division, as the plant spreads 



rather rapidly. 

 Radula.— Fisch. "ex Tch. As. Minor Bot." ii. 395. 



(Syn. coriacea Boiss. et Kots. ex "Fl. Or." iii. 910.) 

 Var. B. minor. 

 Hab. : Greece. 



A fine, tall species for borders ; leaves oval, coriaceous. 



