Iron County Record | 1939-01-12 | Page 8 | Bellflower Has Several Names

Has Haa Several Names The tall bellflower related to the bluebell of Scotland has several other names including Canterbury belt bells and bluebell It is widely distributed dis di being found as far tar north as Ontario and south to Florida Related Related Re Re- species such as the bluebell of Scotland are found in Europe Plants Plant of the bluebell family are unImportant unimportant un un- un important for medicinal uses or other other oth oth- er en commercial purposes although they did find some uses use for them inthe In Inthe inthe the old days day Alfred Lord Tennyson Tenny Tennyson son once wrote that bluebell juice juica from the stems and roots was a good remedy for snake bites a remedy remedy remedy reme reme- dy that the modem modern doctor hardly would use The juice from the roots also has been used as a substitute for starch and in the days when stiff ruffs were worn bluebell juice juica was in much demand for starching purposes Since the juice is I. somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what resinous it was used as bookbinders bookbinders bookbinders' bookbinders bookbinders' book book- binders' binders gum in the early days day For Forthe Forthe Forthe the same reason it was considered excellent for attaching feathers to arrows arrow that English archers shot with their long bows bow