1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Venus's Looking Glass

VENUS'S LOOKING GLASS, a popular garden name for Campanula Speculum (or Specularia Speculum), from the old name for the plant, Speculum Veneers. It is a common cornfield plant in the south of Europe, and is grown in gardens on account of its brilliant purple flowers.

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