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they may remain until the spring. In less 

 favourable places the young plants must be 

 wintered in a frame. In any case in spring 

 they should be put in their flowering pots, 

 which ma}' be from 7 to 10 inches in diameter. 

 A compost mainly consisting of loam and leaf - 

 mould will suit them well. As the flower 

 spikes develop an occa- 

 sional dose of liquid man- 

 ure will be beneficial. 

 Besides this Campanula 

 the creeping kinds, such 

 as C. isophylla and its 

 white variety with C. 

 Mayii, are very attractive, 

 especially when grown in 

 suspended flower pots ; 

 then their long shoots hang 

 down for a considerable 

 distance, and when studded 

 with blossoms form a 

 charming feature. A Bell- 

 flower from the Azores, 

 namely Campanula Vidalii, 

 is essentially a greenhouse 

 kind, as it is not hardy. 

 It forms quite a woody 

 stem, and the flower 

 spikes, which reach a 

 height of about 18 inches, 

 have waxy white bell- 

 shaped flowers curiously 

 constricted in the middle. 

 There is an orange stain 

 at the base of the interior 

 of the flower. These Cam- 

 panulas bloom in July and 

 August. They are readily 

 raised from seed sown in 

 a cool greenhouse in spring. 

 Ganna. The Cannas, 

 owing to their showy blos- 

 soms, are justly valued for 

 the decoration of the green- 

 house and for the outdoor 

 garden in summer. In order to grow 

 Cannas well they must be given liberal 

 treatment, that is to say, they should be 

 potted in a compost made up of good loam, 

 lightened by some well-decayed manure, 

 leaf-mould, sand, and a sprinkling of bone 

 meal. As the pots become filled with roots 

 liquid manure ought occasionally to be 



given. Cannas bloom from early summer 

 until autumn, after which they go gradually 

 to rest. During the winter they must be 

 kept dry and quite safe from frost. Early 

 in the spring the plants should be shaken 

 clear of the old soil, and if it is desired to 

 increase them the rhizomes or underground 



A large bush o f single-flowered Camellia, planted in a border in 

 the greenhouse. 



stems may be cut up into several pieces, 

 leaving a bud on each portion. If these are 

 potted singly and kept in the greenhouse 

 they will form fine flowering plants by 

 summer. Should larger plants be needed, 

 the old roots may be shifted into larger pots 

 or tubs without being divided. One point 

 to observe in the case of divided plants is 



