CAMPANULA. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



CAMPANULA. 



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kept against snails. A variety C. hirsuta 

 is covered with stiff down, and looks 

 almost woolly. Division, cuttings, and 

 seeds. 



C. garganica (Gargano Hairbell}. A 

 compact and tufty plant. The flowers in 

 branching racemes, pale blue, towards 

 the centre shading off to white in summer, 



Campanula carpatica. 



thriving in a rock garden or a border ; but, 

 owing to its pendent flowering branches, 

 a good place for it is against a rocky 

 ledge, over which its masses of flowers 

 may hang. Division or by cuttings taken 

 in early spring. 



C. glomerata (Clustered B ell flower}. 

 A handsome plant about 2 ft. high, the 

 stemsterminated by dense clusters of pretty 

 flowers, intense purple. The pure-white 

 form is somewhat rare, and there are 

 various forms and allies. One of the 

 finest of all the Bellflowers. 



C. grandiflora. See PLATYCODON. 



C. isophylla (Ligurian Hairbell}.^ 

 very pretty Italian species ; the leaves are 

 roundish or heart-shaped, the flowers of a 

 pale but very bright blue, and with whitish 

 centre. A charming ornament for the 

 rock-garden, in sunny positions in well- 

 drained, rather dry fissures, in sandy 

 loam. The variety alba is a beautiful 

 form with white flowers. Seed and 

 cuttings. 



C. macrantha. The stems of this 

 handsome plant rise to a height of 5 ft., 

 terminated by clusters of large deep-blue 

 flowers almost as large as Canterbury 

 Bells, but less contracted at the mouth 

 of the tube. It is a free vigorous perennial 

 from Russia, best fitted for naturalisation 

 in woody places. 



C. macrostyla (Candelabra Bell flower}. 



A singular plant, having large flowers, 

 with blue netted veins on a white ground 

 which gets purple at the edges, and with 

 a huge stigma, wholly distinct from any 

 of the Campanulas in our gardens, and 

 well deserves culture. It is readily recog- 

 nised by its candelabra habit of growth. 

 A native of Asia Minor, and a fine annual 

 of easy culture. 



C. Medium (Canterbury Bell\^ 

 familiar old plant having now varieties 

 of various colours bearing single flowers, 

 doubles, in which two, three, and even four 

 bells seem to be compressed into the outer 

 one ; and duplex flowers, in which one 

 bell grows in the other, the two com- 

 bined resembling a cup standing in a 

 saucer. There are many colours, such as 

 white, lavender, mauve, several shades of 

 purple, pink, rose, salmon, and blue. The 

 duplex strains have hitherto been confined 

 chiefly to white and blue, but other 

 colours are now being introduced. The 

 habit of the plants as a rule is compact, 

 when in bloom, ranging from 18 to 

 24 in. in height, and forming perfect 

 pyramids of flowers. The Calycanthema 

 section usually exhibits a taller and a 

 looser growth, and should be planted in 

 borders behind the double and single 

 kinds. 



March or April is the best time to sow 

 seed in a warm spot in the open ground, 

 but it is much safer to sow some also 

 in shallow pans or boxes placed in a frame 



Campanula hirsuta. 



or on a shelf in the greenhouse. When 

 the seedlings are large enough to handle, 

 prick them out into some shady spot, 

 and keep them watered until well 

 rooted. From that time they may be 

 safely left to take care of themselves until 



