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of all these colours. The Canteihury Bell flowers from July to Septemher ; it is a native of Germany, and 
of nearly the whole of the south and east of Europe, with part of Asia. It was sent to this country before 1597, 
and it has been a common garden flower ever since ; as, although biennials are more apt to be lost than most 
other kinds, it produces such abundance of seeds, which it ripens freely, as to render its preservation easy. 
2.— CAMPANULA LACINIATA, And. THE CUT-LEAVED BELL-FLOWER. 
Synonvme. — C. AndrewBia, Alph. Dec. 
Engraving. — Bot. Rep. t. 385 
SpEciric Charactkr Plant Ijairy j radicle leaves de«ply pinna- 
tifid ; upper leaves roundish or Bubcordate ; flowerB disposed in loose 
racemes : corolla tubular. 
Description, &c. — This is a very elegant species, with pale blue flowers, which are white or yellow at the 
base, and are disposed in loose elongated leafy racemes. The stem is branched, and the lower leaves are deeply 
cut. The whole plant is hairy, except the flowers, which are quite smooth. The plant grows from one to two 
feet high, and it flowers from May to August. It is a native of the Grecian Isles, where it is generally found 
growing on shady rocks, and it was introduced in 1790. It is quite hardy in British gardens ; and, being a 
perennial, is propagated by dividing the roots. 
§. 2 — Capsules three-celled. Stigmas three. Flowers usually solitary. 
3.— CAMPANULA SARMATICA, Bieb. THE POLISH BELL-FLOWER. 
Synonyme. — C. Botanicifolia, Marsch. 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg. t. 237 ; and out fig. 5, in Plate 63. 
Specific Character. — Stem erect, simple ; leaves downy, lower 
ones cordate, lanceolate, petiolate ; upper onea oblong, sessile ; flowers 
nodding, hairy ; ovary woolly. 
Description, &c. — A very beautiful species, growing about two feet high ; the stem without branches. The 
flowers are of a pale blue, and form a long loose raceme. The leaves are covered with a whitish wool. The 
species is a native of Mount Caucasus, where it is found in stony places, and was introduced in 1803. It is a 
hardy perennial, and is propagated by dividing the roots. 
4.— CAMPANULA PUNCTATA, Willd. THE SPOTTED CAMPANULA. 
Synonyme. — C. tracbelium, Thun. | Specific Character. — Hairy; radicle leaves on footstalks, ovate, 
Engravings, — Bot. Mag. t. 1723 ; and omjiff, 6, in Plate 63. | acutely serrated ; flowers nodding, large, spotted on tlie inside. 
Description, &c. — This very singular plant is remarkable for its long tubular flowers, wliich are produced 
on separate footstalks, and are of a dingy white, spotted with red on the inside. The species is a native of 
Siberia, where it grows in the open mountainous country. Its flowers do not expand till autumn, but they 
frequently continue all the winter, and sometimes remain till February or March. It is a perennial, and may 
be propagated either by dividing its roots, or by seed. It was introduced in 1813. 
6.— CAMPANULA BARBATA, Lin. THE BEARDED CAMPANULA. 
Synonvme. — C. AUionii, Fill. ; C. alpostris, All. ; Rapunculus ' villous, nearly entire ; radicle leaves crowded, lanceolate ; cauline 
montanis, Bauh. leaves few, ligulate. Racemes loose, few flowered ; calyx pilose, with 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 1258; Bot. Cab. t. 788; Sweet's triangular acuminated lobes; appendages of the sinuses of the calyz 
Brit. Fl. Gaid., 2d Seiics, t. 409 ; and our fig. 4, in Plate 63. ! ovate, one half shorter than the lobes ; corollas bearded in the mouth. 
Specific Character. — Stems nearly simple, terete, pilose. Leaves i 
Description, &o. — This very beautiful plant varies exceedingly when it is raised from seeds. The usual 
colour of the flowers is a milk white or pale blue, but sometimes they are of the richest dark blue that can be 
