. Flowers of the field. Botany. BELL-FLOWER FAMILY 299 involucre of several bracts ; calyx superior, 5-fid ; corolla polysym- metric, rotate, deeply divided into 5 Ipng linear segments ; filameuis broad at the base ; anthers free ; 2—3-chambered, bursting at the sides. (Name apparently connected with the Greek plniton, a plant.) I. P. orbiculdre (Round-headed Rampion). — A singular plant, consisting of a solitary, erect, leafy stalk, abput a foot high, with stalked, ovate, crcnate radical leaves and few sessile, linear,. \v.\hlen'b£rgi.\ irEDER.\CE.^ (Iz'y-ieaz'cd Bcll-Jiowcr). canli
. Flowers of the field. Botany. BELL-FLOWER FAMILY 299 involucre of several bracts ; calyx superior, 5-fid ; corolla polysym- metric, rotate, deeply divided into 5 Ipng linear segments ; filameuis broad at the base ; anthers free ; 2—3-chambered, bursting at the sides. (Name apparently connected with the Greek plniton, a plant.) I. P. orbiculdre (Round-headed Rampion). — A singular plant, consisting of a solitary, erect, leafy stalk, abput a foot high, with stalked, ovate, crcnate radical leaves and few sessile, linear,. \v.\hlen'b£rgi.\ irEDER.\CE.^ (Iz'y-ieaz'cd Bcll-Jiowcr). canline ones ; flowers deep blue in a globose terminal head, which becomes oblong when in fruit. Chalky downs m the south-east; local.—Fl. July, August. Perennial. 2. P. spicdhiin (Spiked Rampion),—.1,, taller species with oblong heads of cream-coloured , formerly cultivated for the sake of its edible root, is found only in Sussex. — Fl. May— July. Perennial. V (Bell-flower).—Herbs with usually stalked radical leaves; cauline leaves scattered : calyx superior, 5-fid; corolla bell-shaped, with 5 broad and shallow lobes ; filaments. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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