CAMPANULA 43 



Calliste'phus — continued. 



Dwarf Comet Aster. Similar to the Comet, 

 but only 8 ins. high. One of the earliest. 



Propagate by sowing the seeds i in. deep in 

 boxes of light soil in temp. 65° in March. Germina- 

 tion is quick, and in less than a month the seedlings 

 can be pricked off 2 ins. apart into other boxes. 

 If placed near the glass and given plenty of fresh 

 air on fine days, they will be ready to plant out in 

 May or early June. Or they may be sown about 

 the middle of April in a cold frame in drills 

 6 ins. apart. 



Select an open, not too sunny, well-drained 

 position. The beds should be well dug and pre- 

 pared with well-decayed manure before planting 

 out. That done, they will require little attention, 

 except a liberal watering at first and in hot weather 

 in the evenings. Sometimes the seedlings become 

 subject to green fly, and when this is the case they 

 should be now and then syringed with 2 oz. of soft 

 soap mixed with 1 oz. of shag tobacco in a gallon 

 of warm water. 



Campa'nula — Bell Flower (from L. campana^ meaning a 

 little bell). Nat. Ord. Campanulacew. 



The Campanula family is a very large one. It 

 consists principally of perennial plants, but there 

 are, however, several annual and biennial species, 

 some of which are most important acquisitions 

 either for the garden or conservatory. 



C. a'ttica is a dainty annual that makes, with its 



