CAMPANULA RAPUNCULUS. RAMPION BELL*
FLOWER.
CAMPANÜLA Rapunculm, foliis scabriusculis, denticulatis, radicalibus oblongis petiolatis, caulinis
lineari-lanceolatis, pamcula coarctata, laciniis calycinis subulatis integris.
CAMPANÜLA Rapunculus R M Sp Fl. p. S3S. H u it. Angl. p. 95. W M B ot. A rr. ed. 4,
vol. 2. p 238. Smith Fl. B n t. p . 236. Engl. Bot. t. 283. Hoftm. Germ ed 2
iV o o m Ê m . Decand. Fl. Fr. t à ' ^ v o l . 3*
Pr / o 9:,„;T!' P m S £ | P L mL 1 -P- ed. a. vol. ï. p. 346. Oed. FL Dan. t. §35. 189. Alton Hort. K m .
CAMPANÜLA folus ellipticis serratis, subhirsutis, caule aspero, floribuspaniculatis. Hall. Helv.
RAPUNCULUS esculentus,' Rampions. Bail Syn. p. 177.
Dan. Germ. and Swed. Rapunzel. Dut. Raponec. It. Raperonzo. Port. Raponcos. Rusa Ra-
punkel. Span. Rapine/,os. Welsh. Clychlys amryddail. ^ ttuas. Ra~
Class and Oe d e b . P EN TA N D R IA MONOGYNLA.
tNATUEAL Obdeb1! CAMPANULACEiE, Juss.' Decand. Brown.]
Gen. Ciia e . Calyx quinque-fraro quadri-) fidus. Corolla campanulas, quinquefida. Filamenta basi diktat-,
v a L l t blC^bU? ; w^ r " fe tli- Vel - P * - - f « - . la te^ ibus a p S n u n f a p S
G:i f E i H , (T \ f°“r3 I S Corol,a bell-shaP«i, five-cleft. Filaments dilated at the base.
Stigma three- or four-lobed. Capsule three- or two-celled, mostly inferior, opening with lateral pores some
times valved at the extremity which is superior. (B r. Prodr.) S P ’
Radix biennis, fusiformis, carnosa, intus alba, dulcis,
esculenta, hie illic parum fibrosa.
Caulis simplex, bi-vel tri-pedalis,erectus, viridis, teres,
sulcatus, angulis scabriusculis, i nferne parce pilosis.
Folia alterna, distantia, inferiora majora, mollia, undu-
lata, pilosiuscula, oblonga, basi in petiolum atte-
nuata, superiora sensim minora, erecta, subflex-
uosa, rigidiuscula, sub lente paululum scabra,
lineari-lanceolatä, sessilia, acuminata, omnia mag's
minusve denticulata, nervo valido percursa,
dorso prominente.
BractevE parvtE, subulatas, superiores minutissimse.
Panicula terminalis, erecta, longa, multiflora, subco-
arctata.
Pedunguli longi, graciles, plerumque terni, simplices,
vel rarius ramosi, superiores brevissimi.
Flores erecti, demum post anthesin subnutantes.
Calyx angulatus, quinque-partitus, laciniis corolla dimi-
' dio brevioribus, subulatis, integerrimis, glabris.
Corolla purpurea, lineata, campanulata, sübventri-
cosa, quinque-fida, glabra.
Stamina quinque: Filamenta brevia, alba, basi dilatata,
margine ciliata. Anthera longee, lineares, flavee.
Germen inferum, angulatum, inverse pyramidatum, triloculare.
Stylus linearis, teres, pubescens, inferne nudus: Stigma
trifidum, pubescens, intus glabrum.
Root biennial, fusiform, fleshy, white within, sweet, esculent,
here and there a little fibrose.
Stem simple; two or three feet high, erect, green, round
furrowed, the angles rough, below slightly hairy.
Leaves alternate, distant, the lower ones the largest,
softish, undulate, slightly hairy, oblong, at the
base lengthened into a footstalk, the superior
ones gradually smaller, erect, slightly flexuose,
a little rough, somewhat rigid under .a microscope,
linear-lanceolate, sessile, acuminate, all more or
less toothed, furnished with a strong nerve which
is prominent on the back.
Bracteas small, subulate, the superior ones very minute.
Panicle terminal, erect, long, many-flowered, somewhat
compact.
Peduncles long, slender, generally ternate, simple, or
rarely branched, the superior ones very short.
Flowers erect, at length after flowering somewhat nod-
Calyx angled, five-cleft, with the segments half the
length of the corolla, subulate, entire, smooth.
Corolla purple, lined, bell-shaped, slightly ventricose,
five-cleft, smooth.
Stamens five: Filaments short, white, dilated at the
base, ciliated at the margin: Anthers lone, linear,
yellowish.
Germen inferior, angled, inversely pyramidate, three-
celled.
Stele linear, round, pubescent, below naked : Stigma
trifid, pubescent, witbin smooth.
J% . 1. Flower with tile corolla and one of the segments of the calyx removed. Fig. 2. Stamen. F ir 3 Rerm„n
and style the former cut down vertically. Fig. 4. Portion of a germen cut open horizontally, to°show the yet
imperfect seeds and their receptacle. j , me yet
The only British species of Campanula to which this is at all nearly allied is the C.patula, already figured in
this work; and from that it may readily enough be distinguished by the smaller corolla, its shorter and Ls°snread-
lng segments, by the compact panicle, and by the narrower and toothless segments of the calyx
,. “ was f0“™ 111 Merrett’s time near Petersfield in Hampshire, and Wigmore in Hertfordshire. I t has been
discoveied between Bexley and Dartford Heath, Kent; at Edmonton and Enfield, Middlesex ■ at Old Bucl-en
I*,*"*! Lastle, Norfolk; m Badley Wood and Whittlewood Forest, Northamptonshire; in Bradford Hollows Nottinghamshire;
at Enville, Staffordshire; at Esher, Beddington and near Croydon, Surry, whence our p lank were
gathered in July 1818 by Mr. Graves; at Pulborough, Sussex; at Hindlip,.Worcestershire; and at Wressle near
a d Z ^ " ’J 0l k hh'rt ' T° l lK to* °f C“"'l'am,,a R-apunculus, taken from the Botanist’s Guide, may be
S r ÓvTÏl B Francis" ’ “ 0,0 " ° rlh entrance of Derel,“ “ > Norfolt. «'here it has been found by
The plant isi cultivated in gardens, and the roots, before the plant has thrown up its flowering-stalks are rec
AspaiaguSs'.e aWivi tnh'eCrIiCnyg “a djdj s thc’a tP t“hretv,c ualraer Ibyl aonnc h‘ehde i nc ognartidneennst., where they are eaten raw as salad, or boiled like
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