Excerpt from Flowers of the Field, Vol. 2 of 2Calyx growing from the ovary, 5 - lobed, remaining till the fruit ripens, corolla of one petal, rising from the mouth of the calyx, 5-lobed, regular, withering on the fruit 5 stamens equalling in number the lobes of the corolla, and alternate with them, anthers not united (except in J astone), ovary inferior, of 2, or more, many-seeded cells, style 1, covered with hairs stigma simple, or with as many lobes as the ovary has cells 5 fruit dry, crowned by the withered calyx and corolla, splitting, or opening by valves, at the side or top, seeds numerous, fixed to a central column. - Herbaceous or slightly shrubby plants, with a milky bitter juice, mostly alternate leaves without stipules, and showy blue or white ¿owers, inhabiting principally the tem perate regions of the northern hemisphere. Many species are highly ornamental, but very few are valuable either as food or medicine. The roots of Campanula.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.