Rampion (Campanula rapunculus; see CAMPANULA), a perennial plant, a native of Europe, rare in England, with a stem about two feet high, and a panicle of very pretty pale-blue bell-shaped flowers. The radical leaves are ovato-lanceolate and waved. The root is white and spindle-shaped, and was formerly much used for the table, under the name of Rampion or Ramps. The plant is now little cultivated in Britain, but is still commonly grown in France for the sake of its roots, which are used either boiled or as a salad, and of its young leaves, which are also used as a salad.
(Campanula rapunculus).