Pentandria. 
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Polemonium. Gen. char. — Cor. five parted, stamens 
inserted on scales and shutting the base of the corolla ; 
stigma three-cleft ; caps, superioi-, three-celled. 
Pol. Cceruleum, Jacob’s Ladder, or Greek Valerian. 
Leaves pinnated, flowers erect, with the calyx longer 
than the tube of the corolla. This plant offers itself 
for examination in every garden, and varies with blue 
and white flowers. 
Campanula. Gen. char — Cor. bell-shaped, the 
bottom closed with valves supporting the stamens ; stig- 
ma three-cleft j caps, inferior, opening by lateral pores. 
Cam. Rotundifolia, Round-leaved Bell-flower ; with 
radical leaves kidney-shaped, stem leaves linear ; peren- 
nial ; flowers in August and September, and is very 
common on heaths, walls, and about the borders of 
fields. 
Cam. Latifolia, Giant Bell-flower y with ovate lan- 
ceolate leaves, very simple round stem, and one-flower- 
ed peduncles ; perennial ; flowers in August, and is not 
uncommon in woods and shady places, both on the east 
and west of Scotland. 
Cam. Speculum, Venus’ Looking-glass ; with branch- 
ed diffuse stem, oblong slightly crenated leaves, and so- 
litary flowers j is a native of the south of Europe, and 
generally finds a place among the ornamental annuals 
of the garden, to which the brilliancy of its flowers just- 
ly recommends it. 
Cinchona. Gen. char.- — Cor. shaggy, stigma sim- 
ple ; caps, two-celled, opening within ; seeds numerous. 
Cio. Officinalis , and some other species of the same 
genus, which grow to the size of trees, furnish the pale. 
