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in tiower, the plant is composed of many 

 branching stems bearing numerous flowers, 

 which keep on opening in succession for several 

 months in summer and autvmm. The flowers 

 are reddish purple, with deeper reticulations. 



to flower. It is what botanists call ))W)wcarpic 

 — that is, it flowers only once. As a rule, how- 

 ever, plants two years old, if well grown, will 

 prod\ice their striking spikes of large, pale blue 

 flowers. This is a rockery plant, and rejoices 



The leaves and stems are furnished with stiflish 

 hairs, and the style and stigma are very promi- 

 nent. A group of this species always attracts 

 attention. 



Campanuhi uiirahiViH can scarcely, perhaps, 

 be described as a biennial, since the plants may 

 live several vears erg becoming strong enough 



riHODODBXDROX YUNXAXEXSE AT GlASXEVIN. 



Still one of the finest of the Chinese species. 



in a horizontal position not too fully exposed 

 to the sun. A crevice exposed to the dechmng 

 ravs of the afternoon sun seems to siut it well, 

 and certainlv when in flower it is one of the 

 most attractive of Campanulas, as our fllustra- 

 tion, reproduced from a former issue, well 

 shows. 



