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in the eliiriRte of London, provided their roots and stems are 

 sheltered by a covering of litter or straw. The leading species 

 are C. reticulata, rose.; C. Samnrjua, pink (of this species 

 there are varieties with double white and double red blos- 

 soms) ; C. ochroleucn, yellow ; and C. myrtifoUa, rose. The 

 florist varieties are endless. 



CAMPANULA. Bktx-flower. [Campanulaceae.l Very 

 handsome herbaceous plants, mostly perennial and hardy. 

 The annuals should be sown in the borders in March and 

 April, the seed being verv slightly covered on account of its 

 small size. The perennial hardy kinds are increased by seeds 

 or division, and require no peculiar treatment. The biennials 

 are sown in Mav and June, for blooming the following year. 

 Good garden soil suits them all, but it should be rather rich 

 for the Canterbuiy Bell. The Chimney Campanula is one of 

 the most handsome for pot culture, and requires the protec- 

 tion of a frame or greenhouse. The compost for it should be 

 loam from rotted turves one-half, dung from a spent hotbed 

 one-fourth, and turfy peat one-fourth, well mixed together. 

 Select a small healthy plant, place it in a four-inch pot. and 

 grow it in a frame. If it should throw up a stem for bloom 

 take off" the top at once, and when the pot is full of roots 

 change it for a six-inch pot, using the same kind of compost. 

 Thus continue to grow it, changing the pot for a larger as 

 fast as the roots fill up the one it is in. The second season 

 it may bloom ; but continue the changing into larger pots, 

 and when it is three years old it will produce many spikes of 

 bloom, which should be spread fan-like on a trellis, and in 

 this state it completely covers a fireplace or a window with 

 its numerous beautiful blue flowers. The smaller perennials 

 make beautiful rock plants. The varieties are numerous, 

 and all pretty. 



CAMPTO'SEMA. [Leguminos®, § Papilionaceae.] Warm 

 greenhouse or stove evergreen climbing shrub. Soil, peat 

 and loam. Increased bj cuttings. C. ruhiciindum is a fine 

 conservatory climber. 



CANAPtlNA. [Campanulacere.] A greenhouse herba- 

 ceous perennial. Propagated by cuttings or by division, 

 and growing in a mixture of light peat and loam in about 

 equal parts. The plants are the better for a little extra 



