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the level in loam and lime. It transplants badly when 

 established. 



C. barbata (Bearded Bellflower). This is so called 

 because of the hairs inside the blooms. Easy to grow, 

 though apt to die after flowering, through rot setting in 

 at the base. It therefore requires a well-drained soil, 

 containing plenty of stones. Found wild on the Alps of 

 Europe. The handsome blue or white flowers are pro- 

 duced in June on a stem some twelve or fifteen inches 

 high. Raised from seeds. 



C. cenisia (Mont Cenis Bellflower). Here again we 

 have a troublesome plant needing a moraine to induce 

 it to live. It is very beautiful, having masses of short- 

 stemmed, light, clear blue, star-like flowers in June. 

 Increased by division after flowering. 



C. Elatines. A beautiful but rather troublesome 

 North Italian rock plant, needing a crevice between 

 sunny rocks. The starry flowers on trailing branches 

 open in June, and bear some resemblance to those of 

 C. garganica. 



C. excisa. A singular little plant found wild on the 

 Swiss mountains, looking as if a small hoio had been 

 punched out of the lower lobes of the tiny drooping bells, 

 which are purple, and open in June. It dislikes lime and 

 should be grown in the moraine. It is of spreading 

 growth, and seems to prefer a cool spot. Increased by 

 division or seeds. 



C. lanata (Woolly Bellflower). Most cultivators of 

 alpines agree that this is difficult to grow for any length 



