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the roots from becoming extremely dry. In September or 

 October they may be shaken out, cleaning off all the old soil, 

 and repotted, as already mentioned. The offsets may be 

 taken off and set in small pots and given a year's growth, 

 resting them the second year and having them in flower that 

 winter. 



The spotted Calla has variegated foliage and is a fine 

 plant for mixed collections. This blooms in the spring, 

 which will lengthen the season of Calla bloom. The treat- 

 ment of this is similar to that of the common Calla. 



Calliopsis is a garden name for Coreopsis. 



Callirhoe. G. pedata is a hardy annual which 

 has large, graceful blossoms of violet or red. Is it a very 

 free-blooming plant. Should be started in a frame and 

 planted out where wanted. 2-3 ft. high and grows bushy. 

 Plants should stand l%-2 ft. apart. 



Camellia. Years ago Camellias were very pop- 

 ular, but they have been crowded out by the informal flowers 

 of recent times. Their time will come again. They are 

 half-hardy woody plants, blooming in late winter and 

 spring. During the blooming season keep them cool 

 say not over 50 at night and a little higher by day. 

 When blooming is done they begin to grow, then give 

 them more heat and plenty of water. See that they arc 

 well ripened by winter. Always screen them from direct 

 sunlight. Do not try to force them in early winter, after 

 the growth has ceased. Their summer quarters may be in 

 a protected place in the open air. Propagated by cut- 

 tings in winter, which should give blooming plants in two 

 years. Use a porous soil for Camellias, with considerable 

 leaf-mold. 



Campanula. BELL FLOWER. But one of the 



Campanulas commonly listed by seedsmen is an annual, C. 

 macrostyla, a clean-leaved plant, growing 2 feet high, spread- 

 ing over the ground, and bearing a profusion of large, violet, 



