CAMPANULAS 



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as Cup and Saucer (CM. caly- 

 canthema) from its having saucers 

 beneath the flaring chahces. Bear- 

 ing smaller flowers and less cup-like 

 is the graceful Peach-leaved Cam- 

 panula {C. persicifolia) , named 

 from its narrow leaves. There is 

 also the stately Chimney Cam- 

 panula (C. pyramidahs'i the tall- 

 est growing sort. 



Two smaller-growing but 

 very ornamental sorts must be 

 mentioned, namely, the Car- 

 pathian Harebell (C. carpathica) 

 and the Rocky Mountain Hare- 

 bell (C. rotundifolia). 



Canterbury Bells are bienni- 

 als, i. e., they are sown one year 

 and bloom and die the next. Sow 

 seed in the Spring and transplant 

 in late Fall, putting the seedhngs 

 where they are to remain perma- 

 nently, or in cold frames until time 

 for planting out. Protect during the Canterbury BeUs 



Winter with leaves or stable litter, but avoid covering the tops or crowns. 



COLEUS 



For grouping on lawns, ribboning and carpet bedding the Coleus 

 is one of the most useful and attractive of ornamental plants. It is a 

 tender perennial, grows from a foot to two feet high, and the colors 

 and variegations of its foHage are rich and beautiful. Using shallow 

 pots or pans, sow the seed in March or April in good, mellow soil, cover- 

 ing Ughtly with earth; maintain an even temperature and do not allow 

 the soil to become dry. When the weather is settled and warm, trans- 

 fer the seedlings to the open ground, preferably in a sheltered situation. 

 Under favorable conditions, they will attain perfection the flrst season. 

 As a border for beds of flowering plants, Coleus stands without a 

 rival, and, by judicious pinching out of the tips of the shoots, the 

 plants can be maintained at any desired height, to conform to the 

 size of the other plants in the bed, and still retain their beautiful 

 color effects. The Coleus always does best when planted out in the 

 full sunlight, yet, at the same time, it is a plant that can be recom- 

 mended for partially shaded situations as well. 



