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will repay the cultivator by a dense and brilliant bloom. It is one 

 of many kinds of Campanula that might with great advantage be 

 naturahsed in rocky spots, the sunny walls of old quarries, chalk 

 pits, arid like places. 



CAMPANULA PULLA.— Violet Harebell. 



This is somewhat like the tufted Harebell in stature and ap- 

 pearance, but the stems only bear one flower, and that is of a 

 fine deep bluish violet, larger than that of C. caspitosa. It is 

 also much rarer in consequence of being more delicate, and 

 growing and increasing much less rapidly. It is, indeed, at pre- 

 sent considered a rarity in botanic gardens, and those who wish 

 to increase it should keep it in pots in a cold frame or pit, 

 dividing it every spring till a sufficient stock is obtained. On 

 the rockwork it should be placed on a level spot, free from other 

 Harebells or rampant plants of any kind, and in sandy peat. It 

 has a tendency to spread, underground, and send up shoots in 

 a scattered manner round the place where jt is planted. It is 

 in consequence better to give it an isolated spot, four or fiv€ 

 inches, across, and cover the surface with small bits of broken 

 stones,: say about the size of walnuts, which would serve to prevent 

 weeds or other plants taking root, and allow this violet Harebell 

 to send up its shoots at will. A native of the Tyrol and of other 

 mountains in Central and Southern Europe ; is increased by 

 division or by seeds, and thrives very well in pans or pots. 



CAMPANULA EAINEBI.— ifaz«^r'j Harebell. 

 I DO not believe this, species is in cultivation in England, but 

 having seen it in M. Boissier's garden, Lausanne, in the summer 

 of 1868, I depart from my usual rule of omitting species not in our 

 gardens, as there. can be no difficulty in some of our nursery- 

 men obtaining it. It is one of the most beautiful, quite dwarf 

 in habit, and distinct. The plants I saw had stems not more 

 than three inches long (though it is said to reach twice that 

 height), and, though small, were quite sturdy and firm; they 

 were branched, and each little branch bore a large solitary 

 somewhat funnel-shaped erect flower of a fine dark blue. They 

 seemed of a vigorous nature, more so than several of the other 

 dwarf Italian Harebells, and, when introduced, will no doubt 

 form a valuable addition to choice collections of alpine plants. 

 A native of high mountains in the North of Italy. 



