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cuius the long roots of which are used like scorzonera : it is not, 
however, much cultivated. 
The genus campanula is extensive, containing above one hun¬ 
dred and twenty-eight species, with numerous varieties ; but it 
was formerly much more numerous ; for Fischer, L’Heritier, and 
other modern botanists, have withdrawn from the genus campanula 
two other genera, viz., Adenophora and Prismatocarpus , which 
were beiore considered to be campanulas, and consequently 
arranged therewith. The well-known little flower-garden annual, 
called \ enus s Looking-Glass, is now called Prismatocarpus 
speculum , instead of its old name, Campanula speculum. They 
are all easily propagated by seeds, or division of the roots. 
Gentian ( Gentiana ).—An interesting family of dwarf-growing 
ornamental plants, few of them exceeding two inches high, and 
yet bearing very large flowers, as compared with the bulk or 
stature of the entire plant. The flowers are chiefly blue, though 
some are yellow, and some of the varieties are light blue or white. 
Ihey belong to the fifth, or pentandrious class of Linnaeus, and 
they give a title to the natural order Gentianeae . They are natives 
of the Alpine countries of Europe, the north of Asia, and America; 
and though they are in general hardy, they are best preserved in 
pots, and having the shelter of a glazed frame in winter. The 
finest flowering species are planted in beds of light rich soil; or 
in peat-earth, in which most of them do well. Sometimes they 
are planted as edgings to beds or borders ; and, however disposed, 
look better in groups or masses, than when dotted about singly. 
Ihey may be increased by seed, which they produce abundantly, 
and which should be sown as soon as ripe ; for if kept over the 
winter, they rise slowly, and most of them not till the second year. 
tEnothera. —A very extensive genus of annual, biennial, and 
perennial herbaceous plants, one species of which has been long 
known as the Evening Primrose. They are rambling growers ; 
but some of their flowers are large and handsome, and very suit¬ 
able for the borders of the flower garden. A new genus has been 
lately taken from among them, including most of the annual 
species, called Godetia , some of wdrich are party-coloured, and 
highly ornamental. The Godetia Lindleyana is universally admired, 
and several others are no less interesting to the lover of flowers. 
P.eony ( Pceonia ).—An herbaceous and half shrubby genus of 
tuberous-rooted plants, remarkable for their magnificent crimson 
