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lavye leafy tufts, fViiin A\hifli tlie llowevs rise frei'Iy during 

 the summer. 



As rock plants the smaller campanulas lia\'e especial 

 claims on our attention. The following will gratify tlie 

 collector of such things : — C. ul/jnui, a silky or woolly 

 little herli, Ijearing a loose pyramid of deeji l.)lue Mowers. 

 C. cie><ji!lo-<<i , very dwarf and tuft}', the H(jwers deep lihie. 

 C. carpiiiicii, a very fine rock and l)order plant, well known 

 for its neat' cushinii-like growth and hivclv fli)\\'crs, wlii<'lt 

 are blue or white, or combining hoUi colours ; this will 

 thrive in almost any bonier, and in the very heart of 

 London. ('. i/ar//<iiiica, somewhat like the last, hut more 

 inclined to run, and the flowers are exjiandcd, and have 

 white centres. (J. /leih'r.n-ca, an cx:(piisite gem, creeping, 

 with small, ivy-like leaves ami bluish-juirplc flowers ; a 

 bog plant, very plentiful in the southern counties on 

 marsh}', uncultivated lamls, the companion commoidy of 

 the beautiful Ijuck-ljean {Mt'ui/^nil In--^ I I'iJ'oI /nhi). ('. /v- 

 jjhi/tla, a handsome dwarf plant with pale blue liowcrs ; it 

 rc([uires a limestone soil, and is a good plant for a wall (jr 

 ruiu. C. Raiiwri, very dwarf and pretty, the flowers filne, 

 the plant adapted for either rockery or border in widl- 

 drained sandy soil. C. ral iniillfo/ln , the well-known " hare- 

 bell " of the hedgero\v and the mountain. It is a good 

 garden 2)laut adapted for rockery or border in any liglit 

 soil, anil there are three or four distinct varieties in culti- 

 vation. Once upon a time, when botanising at Ma\ held, 

 under Kinder Scout, we found withm an hour fully a 

 score of distinct varieties of the connnon hare-bell, the 

 flowers being of several shades of blue, pink, and white ; 

 and doubtless they are to be found there still by any 

 diligent seeker in the snmruer-time. 



