44 CAMPANULA 



Camva'j^vla— continued. 

 C. a'ttica — continued. 



rich green foliage and elegant little blue bells, 

 quite a carpet if massed together, and lasts 

 some months. An excellent plant for edgings 

 or the rockery. 



C. at'tica alba is a pure white form of the above. 



C. Lore'yi is another annual about \\ ft. high, with 

 purple flowers appearing in June. Italy, 

 1824. There is a white variety, called alba. 



C. macrosty'la or Candelabrum Bell Flower is a 

 plant with large flowers, pale violet veined 

 with blue, having in the centre a large style, 

 and quite distinct from any of the other 

 species. It grows about 18 ins. high. It is 

 only a half-hardy annual with us. From Asia 

 Minor, 1877. 



C. me'dium, or Canterbury Bells. This is a biennial 

 plant and an old favourite both in the garden 

 and as a pot plant. Having been cultivated 

 so long (1597), many varieties have been 

 raised, both single and double, pyramidal 

 and bushy. It produces quantities of large, 

 bell- shaped flowers on a central stem, about 

 2 ft. high, though it often branches out into 

 quite a little bush if the central stem gets 

 damaged. If the bells are taken off as soon as 

 they wither a second crop will be the result, 

 though not so fine as the first. Said to have 

 come from Germany. 



