* Hitherto it has been treated as a greenhouse plant, but 
Mr. Fortune is of opinion that it will prove hardy. It grows 
freely in rough sandy peat, and, like most of the species of 
Campanula, reguires an ample supply of water during the 
spring months. It may be abundantly multiplied by dividing 
its roots, and possibly from seeds also.” 
Mr. Fortune has favoured us with the following additional 
note :— 
“ There can be no doubt that this species will prove as 
hardy in England as the common Canterbury Bell. It is a 
great favourite with the Chinese in the northern parts of the 
empire. The name it bears is the Tye-Chung-wha, or 
purple bell-flower, which coincides rather curiously with the 
‘ blue bells of Scotland,” a pretty name which we give to 
another species of the genus. It was first found cultivated 
in the gardens of the Mandarins at Chusan and Shanghae, 
and subsequently in nurseries where it was grown for sale. 
** In the garden of the Horticultural Society it is found to 
grow freely in such soil and situations as are suitable to the 
more common species of the same family. It is easily 
multiplied by dividing the roots in autumn or winter, when 
in a dormant condition. It flowers in summer, and is a very 
nice addition to our fine flowering hardy herbaceous plants, 
and a fit companion to the favourite Canterbury Bell.” 
