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*Bulbocodium vernum (Spring-blooming Saffron). — 

 A very early — January to March. — blooming, bulbous 

 plant, when planted in dryish., sheltered, sunny posi- 

 tions. Good sa.ndy loam suits it admirably. Di^d- 

 sion of the bulbs every two or three years in July. 

 A native of South and East Europe. 



Calandrinia umhellata (Umbel - flowered Calan.- 

 drinia). — Bears most brilliantly coloured flowers — 

 magenta-crimson. The plant is of dwarf growth, 

 easily raised from seeds, which should be sown in 

 pots or where they are to remain. Thrives best in 

 fuUy-exposod situations facing south. Soil, sandy 

 peat. A native of Chili. 



* Campanulas (Bell-flowers). — Many members of 

 this family will be favourites with almost every one. 

 The kinds named below are the gems of the Bell- 

 flowers of dwarf growth. The cultivation of all of 

 them is extremely easy, and they can nearly all be 

 easily propagated by division, cuttings, and seeds. 

 Good ordinary garden soil will be found to suit 

 most of them when the drainage is good and the 

 texture of the soil open. 



* 1. Campanula rarpatica (Carpathian Bell-flower). 

 — Moderately dwarf, averaging eight inches high, 

 and bearing comparatively large, bluish flowers. 

 Commences blooming early in summer. The white 

 variety (C C. alba) is worth growing for contrast of 

 colour. Native of the Carpathian Mountains. 



2. Campanula fragilis (Fragile Bell-flower). — This 

 is a true Hairbell of dainty grow^th, with a name 

 which most propagators know to have been most 

 judiciously bestowed, and which suggests careful 

 handling. The flowers are a pale blue, somewhat 

 open in form. It is a very dwarf grower and 

 should never be placed near rapidly growing plants. 

 The bnst situation for it is in a warm, sheltered 

 crevico, well drained, the soil being decidedly light 

 in texture. The best way to propagate it is by cut- 

 tings in spring. It is a native of Southern Italy, 

 which will suggest that it is somewhat tender, and 

 requires a little more care for its protection than is 

 usually bestowed. This is a plant of which dupli- 

 cates should always find a place in the winter pro- 

 tected frame. , 



3. Campanula Garganica (gargano HairbeU). — A 

 sweet little plant, producing an abundance of pale 

 blue flowers. Its habit of growth is prostrate, and it 

 should be planted in such positions as wiU make the 

 most of this characteristic. Its proper position is 

 alongside plants of dwarf growth fully exposed on a 

 rocky surface, in a crevice of which it will thrive 

 and delight every one. Easily propagated by seeds, 

 cuttings, and division. Soil, rich and good. Native 

 of Italy. 



4. Campanula h'ederacea (Ivy-leaved BeU-flower). 

 —This is one of the most charming of our na- 



tive plants. We have seen it thriving on a damp 

 lawn in "Warwickshire, in front of the " Cheverel 

 Manor " of one of George Eliot's prettiest tales ; in 

 the Fairy Glen near Llanrwst ; and in a damp lane 

 near Bettws-y-coed. Its correct botanical name is 

 Wahlenbergia hederaeea. It is a charming little plant, 

 but to ensure its successful growth there must be an 

 abundance of moisture, and the only place where it 

 may be expected to thrive is the artificial bog. It may 

 be readily divided, and will grow freely if provided 

 with the natural conditions of its native habitat. Its 

 merits will well repay the trouble necessary for its 

 successful cultivation. 



*o. Campanula Hendersonl (Henderson's Bell-flower). 

 — This is a plant growing to a height of twelve 

 inches or more, but it is so floriferous and beauti- 

 ful that in the rougher parts of the rockery it 

 may well find a place. Its salver-shaped blooms 

 are produced profusely; their colour is a bluish- 

 purple; and it is a plant of decided merit, easily 

 grown. 



* 6. Campanula pulla (Violet Bell-flower). — A some- 

 what rare species, which should be preserved in the 

 reserved frame we have already referred to. It is 

 somewhat delicate in constitution in our climate, and 

 should be placed in a most favoured situation, but its 

 merits will repa}' all these attentions. Soil, sandy 

 peat. Increased by division. A native of the 

 Tyrol and elsewhere. 



* 7. Campanula pumila (Dwarf Bell-flower). — 

 This is also known as the Tufted Bell-flower, or 

 Campanula C(sspltosa. Nothing can be grown more 

 easily or be propagated with less trouble, as every 

 scrap of it may be easily grown into a plant ; at the 

 same time, nothing in our gardens is more likely 

 to afford pleasure. It has two varieties, the white 

 and the blue, and both are equally hardy. It grows 

 only some four inches high, spreads rapidly, blooms 

 profusely ; thrives best in a somewhat moist position, 

 though it would be difficult to name a spot where it 

 would fail to thrive. A native of the European Alps 

 and elsewhere. This should find a place in every 

 garden. 



8. Campanula Baineri (Rainer's Bell-flower). — A 

 rare plant, but as we find it named in most of the 

 best lists of Alpines now offered for sale at a mode- 

 rate price, we unhesitatingly recommend it. It is 

 a dwarf plant of great excellence. It relishes good 

 soil and a sunny position. It comes from the Swiss 

 and Italian Alps. 



* 9. Campanula rotundifolia (Round-leaved Hair- 

 bell). — This is our native Harebell, or Hairbell, 

 whichever is the proper name. Every one knows 

 it, and no one disputes its charms. It is named 

 here for the purpose of recommending the white 

 variety, which is fit for any position on the choicest 



