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colour is a clear sky-blue. C.fragilis is another pendent variety 

 with dark blue flowers, but rather tender ; it makes an excellent 

 kind for the conservatory rockery. Amongst ordinary border kinds, 

 the varieties of C. glomerata will be found the most useful for 

 general effect ; they are also compact in their growth, averaging 

 about eighteen inches ; there is also a variety of colours amongst 

 them^ C. glomerata itself being puce ; C. g. alba, white ; O. g. pur- 

 furea, purple ; G. g. ccerulea, sky-blue. They are all exceedingly 

 free bloomers ; in fact, when they are fully out, they are one 

 mass of flower from stem to crown. G. grandiflora is another 

 free-blooming kind, about two feet in height, with very showy 

 blue flowers ; there is a white variety of this, called C. grandiflora 

 alba, that is well worth growing for the sake of a change of colour. 

 G. macrantha is a distinct free-blooming species, producing stout stalks, 

 which are abundantly furnished with drooping puce-coloured blos- 

 soms ; it grows about two feet high. G. media flore-;pleno and G. 

 media alba flore-pleno are double-flowered varieties of the old 

 " Canterbury bells," the first being blue, the second white ; they are 

 both noble objects in any border, as they flower freely and require 

 but little trouble. As they are biennials, a few fresh plants should 

 be raised every year. C. ranunculoide-'s is another fine efliective 

 kind with showy purple flowers produced on spikes about eighteen 

 inches in height. The blue and white varieties of G. jpersicifolia 

 should be found in every garden where there is plenty of border- 

 space, as they grow freely and flower abundantly, continuing in 

 flower as long, or even longer, than most other kinds. The double 

 blue form known as C. persicifolia flore-pleno, and the double white 

 variety, C. ]}ersic!folia alba Jlore-jjleno and G. persicifolia coronata 

 alba, and ditto coerulea, I can especially recommend, for when in full 

 bloom they are as showy as any plants in the garden. They are all 

 about one height, viz., two feet, just a nice size for beds aud ordinary 

 borders. The varieties of G. pijramidalis, both white and blue, 

 are well known by their flower spikes often reaching five or six 

 feet in length, forming fine conspicuous objects in wide borders, 

 and for planting here and there to shoot up amongst belts of ever- 

 greens. There are many other kinds of Campanulas that I could 

 mention that deserve especial notice, such as C. pumila and pumila 

 alba, with bright green foliage, and their charming masses of blue 

 and white bells ; but space will not permit of a lengthy description 

 of every species known to be good. Suffice it to say, in conclusion, 

 that a more beautiful class of hardy plants is not to be found, or 

 one that will more amply repay any care or trouble bestowed upon 

 them. 



Seeds of several of these may be obtained at some of the large 

 seed houses for a mere trifle, and if sown at once, and the seed- 

 lings transplanted when large enough, they will bloom freely next 

 year. 



