to the shorter terrace above, and near it, on the lower level, is one of the 

 great pear-trees that have been trained upon the w^all, and that, with 

 others on the keep above, brighten up the grim old building in spring- 

 time. Campanula pyramidalis has been sown in chinks on the inner side 

 of the low parapet, and the picture shows how handsomely they have 

 grown, supported only by the slight nutriment they could find among 

 the stones. But, like so many of the Bell-flowers, it delights in growing 

 between the stones of a wall. It should be remembered how well this 

 fine plant will succeed in such a place, as well as for general garden use. 

 It is so commonly grown as a pot-plant for autumn indoor decoration 

 that its other uses would seem to be generally overlooked. 



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