116 FLORA HISTORICA. 



o-ivino- them free air ^vhen the weather will admit. 

 The young plants will appear in the spring, when 

 the pots should be placed in a warm situation until 

 the summer, at which time they should be situated 

 so as to receive only the morning sun. About 

 September they may be transplanted into a border 

 of light sandy soil, without a mixture of dung, 

 which is fatal to these plants, as is too much mois- 

 ture. These plants will require the protection of 

 hoops, covered with oiled paper or matting, to 

 screen them from severe frosts. In this bed they 

 are to remain two years before being planted for 

 flowering. 



The Campanula is made the emblem of gra- 

 titude. 



VENUS'S LOOKING-GLASS. Campanula 

 Speculum. 



The brilliant corollas of this little plant, which 

 seem to reflect the rays of the sun, have gained it 

 the name of Venus's Looking-glass, although some 

 think this title was bestowed on it on account of 

 the glossy nature of its seed. 



It is made the emblem of reflection as well as of 

 flattery. The flower varies, in colour, from a fine 

 violet to a blue, and sometimes a white. Towards 



