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4— PHYTEUMA BETONlCiEFOLIUM, nU. THE BETONY-LEAVED RAMPION. 
Engiuting. Bot. Mag. t. 2066. I serrulated ; superior ones linear-lanceolate, nearly entire ; epikea 
Specific Cbiractfk. — Lower leaves oblong-acumiuated, simply | ovoid, almost bractless. Stigmas, three. 
Description, &c. — A very curious-looking plant, not nearly so handsome as the last, but more singular- 
looking, from the petals of the flowers curling up and leaving the projecting stigmas. It is also a native of the 
mountains of Dauphine, whence it was introduced in 1816. It flowers from June to August. It will grow in 
any common garden-soil or situation. 
S.— PHYTEUMA STRIATA, Lin. THE UPRIGHT RAMPION. 
SvKONYMF.8. — P. LimoniifoHum, G. DoJt. ; P. stylosum, ScArflnt. ; I Specific Character. — Stem branched. Radical leaves on long 
P. virg:itum, Lod, petioles, quite glabrous, lanceolate, a little toothed. Spikes long, in- 
Engravinos Bot. Miig. t. 2145 ; Bot. Cab. 1667. I tcrrupted. Calyx glabrous. Capsules ovoid, glabrous. 
Description, &c — An elegant little plant, with large pale blue flowers, very widely apart. It is a native 
of the Levant. It is quite hardy, and appears to have been introduced about 1818. 
6.— PHYTEUMA CAMPANULOIDES, Sims. THE CAMPANULA-LIKE RAMPION. 
broad, sessile ; upper ones lanceolate and somewhat serrated, pubescent 
beneath. 
Engraving. — Bot. Mag. t. 1015. 
Specific Character. — Stem, simple, erect. Flowers in threes, in 
long compound racemes. Leaves ovale, bluntish, cienated ; middle ones 
Description, &c. — This is the handsomest of all the species, as its dark purple flowers are produced alternately, 
in clusters of three each, in a long spike (or rather in a close raceme, as the flowers have footstalks, though very 
short ones). The leaves are small, and not very handsome. The species is quite hardy, and flowers in July and 
August ; it may be propagated by dividing the roots, and it will grow in any common garden soil. It is a native 
of Mount Caucasus, and was introduced in 1804. 
7. — PHYTEUMA SPICATUM, Willd. THE SPIKED RAMPION. 
SvNONYMB. — Rapunculus spicatus. Mill. 
Engraving. — Bot. Mag. t. 2347. 
Specific Character. — Lower leaves on long petioles, cordate-ovate, 
acute, biserrated ; upper ones ovate-lanceolate. Spikes cylindrical, 
elongated. Bracts linear-subulate, glabrous ; stigma two-cleft. 
Description, &c. — The flowers of this species have no beauty to recommend them, as they are of a dirty 
yellowish white ; but it is said that there is a variety which has a blue tint. The species is a native of Middle 
Europe, and it was introduced in 1812. It is quite hardy, and only requires the common garden culture. 
GENUS III. 
• PETROMARULA, Pers. THE CANDIOT RAMPION. 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA MONOGTNIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx five-cleft. Corolla five-parted. Sta- I at the base, longer than the anthers. Style glabrous. Stigma cupitate, 
mens five, alternating with the iobes of the corolla. Filaments dilated ! fleshy, and hairy. Ovary three-celled, inferior; capsule erect. 
Description, &c. — There is only one species of this genus, which takes its name from two Greek words, 
signifying the Herb of the Rock, from the plant in its native state always growing on rocks or mountains. It 
was formerly included in the genus Phyteuma ; but it has been separated on account of its fleshy, capitate 
stigma and more deeply-lobed leaves. 
