CAMPANULA 



HAREBELL OBDER 



CAMPANULA 567 



C. portenschlagfiana {C. mure 

 A native of S. Europe 3-4 in. high, with 

 rounded bluntly toothed leaves, and 

 masses of pale purple bell-shaped flowers 

 in June and July. 



Culture de. as above. An excellent 

 rock or wall plant in crevices. 



C. primulsfolia. — A hairy-stemmed 

 Portuguese species 3-3 ft. high. Lower 

 leaves unequally and doubly crenate, 

 lance-shaped, bluntish ; upper ones ovate 

 oblong acute. Flowers in July, blue or 

 purple, bell-shaped rotate, with a whitish 

 downy base, arranged in spiked racemes. 



Culture da. as above. 



C. puUa. — A charming deciduous rock 

 plant 3-6 in. high, native of the Austrian 

 Alps. Lower leaves shortly stalked ovate 

 roundish, upper ones sessile ovate, 

 acute. Flowers in June, violet-blue, bell- 



Culture <tc. as above. Thrives in 

 sandy peat and leaf soil, and goes to rest 

 until spring after flowering. 



With this species may be associated 

 C. G. F. Wilson, a beautiful hybrid about 

 1 ft. high, between C. pulla and C. car- 

 patica turhinata. Flowers deep blue. 

 There is a form with smaller flowers and 

 somewhat yellowish leaves. 



C. punctata. — A Siberian and Japa- 

 nese hairy species about lo ft. high, 

 nearly related to C. nohilis. Leaves ovate 

 acute, somewhat crenate. Flowers droop- 

 ing, oylmdrical, whitish spotted with red 

 within. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. pusilla (0. modesios ; C. pumila). — 

 A pi-etty Swiss species rarely exceeding 

 4 in. high. Leaves tufted, heart-shaped, 

 toothed, deep shining green. Flowers in 

 July and August, drooping, pale or dark 

 blue, in racemes. The variety alba has 

 pure white flowers ; pallida is a paler blue 

 form. 



Culture dc. as above. Best in moist 

 sandy soil. 



C. pyramidalis {Chimney Bell Flower). 

 A vigorous perennial 4-6 ft. high, native 

 of Carniola and Dalmatia, with broad 

 ovate oblong, somewhat heart-shaped 

 glandularly toothed leaves. Flowers 

 from July to September, pale blue, 3 

 together in the axUs of the upper leaves 

 or bracts, forming a dense erect pyramidal 

 raceme. The variety alba has pure 

 white flowers. 



Culture dc. as above. This species 

 and its variety are largely grown as pot- 

 plants for conservatory decoration. Seeds 

 are sown every year and the plants are 

 treated as biennials. 



C. Raineri. — A compact sturdy rock 

 plant 2-3 in. high, native of Switzerland, 

 Italy &c. Leaves almost stalkless, 

 ovate, downy, slightly toothed. Flowers 

 in June, blue, erect, 1-3 on a stem. 



Culture dc. as above. This species 

 requires fine sandy soil in warm corners 

 of the rockery. Slugs are very fond of 

 it in some gardens, and a watch should 

 be kept for them in spring when the 

 young growths are appearing. A little 

 soot and lime around the tufts will prevent 

 them. 



C. ramosissima (O. Lcreyi). — An armual 

 species native of Greece, 6-12 in. high. 

 Leaves sessile glaucous obovate or ovaie 

 lance-shaped crenate, or lineai above. 

 Flowers in June, pale blue with a white 

 base. There is a pure white-flowered 

 variety. 



Culture do. as above. Eaised from 

 seeds every year. 



C. rapunculoides. — A European spe- 

 cies 2-4 ft. high, with roughish ovate 

 pointed crenate or serrulate leaves, sessile 

 above, shortly stalked below. Flowers 

 in June and July in branched spikes, 

 drooping, bluish-violet, slightly bearded 

 inside, 1^ in. long. The variety tra- 

 chelioides has stems, leaves, and calyx 

 covered with stiff white hairs. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. Rapunculus (Bampion). — A pretty 

 British and European fleshy-rooted 

 biennial 2-3 ft. high. Leaves 1-3 in. long, 

 long-stalked, broadly ovate, obscurely 

 toothed. Flowers in July and August, 

 f in. long, reddish-purple, blue or white, 

 in erect panicles. 



Culture dc. as above. Requires moist 

 sandy soU. 



C. retrorsa. — A downy tufted annual 

 6-8 in. high, native of Asia Minor. 

 Lower leaves roundish obovate, upper 

 ones oval lance-shaped. Flowers in 

 June and July, lilac-rose. 



Culture dc. as above. Seeds may be 

 sown in cold frames or shallow boxes in 

 September or in AprU, and the seedlings 

 transplanted 9-12 in. apart in May. 



C. rhomboidalis (C rhoniboidea). — 

 A Etiropean species 1-2 ft. high, with 



