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are not quite so fickle ; flowers with them seem to be esteemed, 

 notwithstanding their antiquity. The Pyramidal Bell-flower is 

 said to be in demand there still, as an ornament to halls, stair- 

 cases, and for being placed before fire-places in the summer 

 seasons. 



" By Seeds. The plants so raised, are always stronger, and 

 the stalks rise higher,' and produce a great number of flowers. 

 They are to be sown in pots of light earth, soon after being 

 gathered, protected by a frame during winter, and will come 

 up in the spring. When the leaves decay, in October, they are 

 to be transplanted to beds of light, sandy earth, without any 

 mixture of dung, which is a great enemy to this plant. Here 

 they are to remain two years, being protected by rotten tan ; 

 they are then to be removed to their final destination, in Sep- 

 tember or October ; and the year following, being the third 

 year from sowing, they will flower. 



" The C. carpartica, grandiflora^ and several other showy 

 species, may be similarly treated." 



Seedling plants, in our climate, will flower the second year, 

 generally ; some not until the third. A slight protection is 

 necessary during winter. 



Campanula grandiflora is now separated from Campanula, 

 and is united with the small genus Wahle?ibergia, and is called 

 Wahlenbergia grandiflora. 



Campanula trackelium. Throat wort. There are four 

 varieties of this species, viz., single and double blue, single and 

 double white ; flowers from July to August ; three or four feet 

 high. 



Campanula ranunculus. Rampion. A native of the 

 woods of Britain, and cultivated not only for ornament, but 

 also, " in France and Italy, and sometimes in Britain, for the 

 roots, which are boiled tender and eaten hot, with sauce, or cold 

 with vinegar and pepper. It is sown in the spring, on deep, 

 light soil, in drills, and will be ready for use by the autumn of 

 the same year. C. persicafolia and rapunculoides may also be 



