SYMPHIAN'DRA PEN'DULA. 
PENDULOUS SYMPHIANDRA. 
Class. Order. 
PENTANDRJA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
CAMPANCLACE^E. 
Native of 1 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Caucasus. 
1 foot. 
Aug., Sept. 
Biennial. 
in 1823. 
No. 1103. 
Sympbiandra, the generic name of the plant under 
consideration, was adopted by Alphonse Decandolle 
from two Greek words, symphyo, to combine ; and 
aner, a male ; with the evident intention of point- 
ing out by it the peculiarity of the species contained 
in this genus, their anthers being combined into 
a tube. The inconvenient extent of Campanula, 
as constituted by Linneus, has induced modern 
authors to seek the means of dividing it, which 
may not be deemed unnecessary meddling, when 
it is considered that it would have included up- 
wards of three hundred plants. 
Sympbiandra pendula was discovered on Mount 
Caucasus, and published in the Flora Taurica- 
Caucasica of Marschall de Bieberstein. It was sub- 
sequently introduced to the Botanic Gardens of the 
North of Europe ; thence its seeds were sent to 
the Apothecaries’ Garden, Chelsea; and thence, 
through our nurseries, to private collections. 
Although a hardy plant, it should not be left as 
a sheep on the mountains, to “shift for itself it 
is not locomotive, therefore the young offsets should 
be removed, annually, to fresh pasturage. 
