PLATYCODON 



(From the Greek platys, broad, and kodon. a bell) 

 Campanulaciit 



1 20. Platycodon Mariesi, var. album (*P. grandifldrum, var. 

 Mariesi album; P. grandiflorum, var. glaucum album; Cam- 

 panula grandiflora, var. Mariesi dlba; Jrahlenbergia 

 grandifiora, var. Mariesi dlbi) 



ILNGLISH Names: Dwarf white balloon flower, Dwarf white Japanese bellflower. 



JAI'AN JULY THROUGH SEITEMBER 



IARGE, wide-open, white or bluish white bell-shaped flowers two to 

 J three inches across, with curious inflated buds, freely borne at the 

 tips of close, branching, upright leafy stems, forminj> a bushv plant about 

 one foot high. Stronger 

 and more compact in 

 habit than the type. 

 Leaves about three inches 

 long, pointed-oval, light 

 green, and handsome, last- 

 ing in fair condition until 

 October. Excellent for 

 the front of the herba- 

 ceous border or for the 

 rock garden on account of 

 its profusion and beauty 

 of bloom, long season, and 

 good habit. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easy culture 

 m well-drained, sandy 

 loam, in sun or shade. 

 Does not do well in either 

 very stiff or very sandy 

 soil, and is very sensitive 

 to poor drainage. Will 

 thrive, however, in poor, 

 dry soil, and when once 

 established will stand con- 

 siderable neglect. The 



* Form of name most appiovcd 

 by botanical authorities. 



