Herbaceous and Bedding Plants 



May and the third in August or early in September. A spot in 

 the open ground will suit them, and, when the young plants are 

 a few inches high, they should be planted where they are to 

 flower, or the seeds may be sown, about one-eighth of an inch 

 deep, where they are to bloom, and thinned to one foot apart. 

 At the time of thinning, give the surface of the ground a mulch 

 of half an inch of well-rotted manure; this will encourage their 

 growth and produce larger and finer flowers. 



CAMPANULA. 



The Campanulas are among 

 our most showy perennial or bi- 

 ennial plants; all of them are 

 elegant when in bloom and 

 should be seen more commonly 

 than they are. The stately Cam- 

 panula pyramidalis, which often 

 grows from eight to ten feet 

 high, forms grand pyramids of 

 blue or white; Campanula media 

 (Canterbury bells) is among the 

 best of our border plants, and 

 the dwarf-spreading Campanula 

 carpathica and its varieties are 



also very desirable border plants. They delight in a deep rich 

 loam well drained; a mulching of old manure helps to keep the 

 soil cool during the Summer months and assists in conserving 

 moisture. The tall-growing kinds should have their flower- 

 stalks supported by neat stakes painted green so as to show as 

 little as possible. 



All of the species are easily raised from seeds sown a 

 quarter of an inch deep in early Spring, out of doors or in a 

 frame, and again in the Fall, giving a succession of bloom 

 throughout the year. 



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Campanula carpathica. 



