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25.— CAMPANULA CARPATICA, Lin. THE CARPATHIAN BELL-FLOWER. 
Specific Character. — Leaves glabrous, cordate, serrated, petiolate ; peduncles elongated ; calyx reflexed, glutinous. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 117 ; and our fig. 3, in PI. 64. 
Description, &c. — This species bears considerable resemblance to the annual Campanulas. It is a native 
of the Carpathian Mountains in Hungary, and it was sent to England by Baron Jacquin in 1774. It is a weak, 
low-growing plant, with large, showy flowers, and quite hardy. It is propagated by dividing its roots in autumn. 
26.— CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA, Lin. 
Synonymes. — C. decurrens, Bull.; C. speciosa, Gil.; C. amydali- 
folia, Salisb. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 397 ; and our fig. 2, in PI. 64. 
Varieties. — There are eight varieties of this species, but the most 
interesting is that called maxima, which is figured in Plate 64. The 
THE PEACH-LEAVED CAMPANULA. 
double-flowered varieties, both of the blue and white, are more common 
than those with single flowers. 
Specific Character. — Radical leaves obovate ; stem-leaves lan- 
ceolate-linear, slightly serrated, sessile, remote. 
Description, &c. — This species is common in every part of Europe, from the North of Sweden and Siberia 
to the South of Italy and Constantinople. It is generally found in hilly, shady places, as for example, in 
Scotland, in the woods near Cullen. 
The variety maxima was obtained from South Carolina in 1791, but it is not known whether it is a native 
of that country, or whether it was raised accidentally from the seed of an imported plant of the species. The 
single state of the species is very rare, except where it is found wild, as only the double and large-flowered 
varieties are cultivated in gardens. The plant is extremely easy of cultivation ; and indeed where it is left for several 
years undisturbed, it increases so rapidly by its creeping roots as to become almost a weed. In a rich soil which 
is somewhat moist, the large-flowered variety will acquire a height of three or four feet. It flowers in August 
and September, and produces such an abundance of blossoms as to have a magnificent appearance. 
OTHER SPECIES OF CAMPANULA. 
These are extremely numerous, but they are all natives of Europe, with very few exceptions. The following 
are a few of the most remarkable. 
C. LYRATA, Dec. 
This species has blue flowers and lyre-shaped leaves. It is a native of Greece, and has been long common 
in British gardens, but the exact year of its introduction is unknown. 
C. MOLLIS, Dec. ; Bot. Mag., t. 404. 
Tliis very pretty little plant is extremely valuable for rock- work, from the great length of time that it continues 
producing a succession of flowers. As soon as the flowers expand, the plant throws out a little side-shoot from 
the same stem, with a little flower-bud upon it, which is ready to expand as soon as the first flower falls ofi". This 
plant has been found wild in three different countries, namely Syria, Sicily, and Spain, and it was sent from the 
latter country to England in 1788. It is easily propagated, as it is one of the few Campanulas which ripen 
abundance of seed. It requires a slight protection during winter, and is easily killed by too much moisture. 
C. SIBIRICA, Lin. 
This very handsome plant is common both in Siberia and in the mountainous parts of Austria. It has crisp 
leaves and dark purple flowers, which have very long tubes, with a short limb ; they are disposed in panicles. 
