CAMPANULA 



(From the Latin campanula, a little bell) 

 Campanulacea 



146. Campanula carpatica, van alba 

 English Names: White Carpathian harebell, Bellflower. 



TRANSYLVANIA MID-JUNE TO MID-OCTOBER 



LARGE, erect, white cup-shaped flowers, an inch and a half across, 

 J carried on delicate branching stems, six to twelve inches high. 

 Leaves pointed-oval, somewhat heart-shaped, with wavy edges, forming 

 very neat and dainty 

 clumps; persistent. Un- 

 excelled for the rock gar- 

 den or for edging the 

 herbaceous border, good 

 also for cutting. 



A hardy perennial of 

 easy culture, especially 

 in the Northern States, 

 in any rich, well-drained 

 garden soil. Prefers sun. 



Propagate by seed, 

 cuttings, or by division. 



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