Canterbury bell

noun

a campanulaceous biennial European plant, Campanula medium, widely cultivated for its blue, violet, or white flowers

“Campanula chalice”: the bell of a flower, as of a Canterbury-bell.

There was scarcely any honey-juice in the canterbury bell, and the pollen would soon give out.

A flower which attracts much attention with us is the Canterbury Bell, cup and saucer variety, in different colors.

This plant is lighter and more graceful than the Canterbury Bell.

The Canterbury Bell has already been alluded to; it is a charming hardy biennial forming a valuable feature of the mixed border.

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