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CAMPANULA PYRAMIDALIS. 

 Class, Pentandria. Order, Monogynia. 



CAMPANULACEiE. 



Native of Europe, 1596. — Propagation, seeds, 

 cuttings of roots, and division. 



The finest specimens of this plant are obtained 

 from cuttings of the roots. Early in January, I 

 turn the old plant out of its pot, and cut the root in 

 pieces about one inch in length. Set a number of 

 these in a pot, and place them either in the flower- 

 house or a cutting frame, which is preferable : give 

 a good watering. As soon as they have struck 

 root, pot them off into No. 60, one in a pot ; place 

 them in heat for a short period : when they are 

 well established in these pots, remove them into the 

 greenhouse for a short time, until they are suf- 

 ficiently hardy to be removed into the open air. 

 Shift them during the summer, until they are in 

 No. 24 ; in these pots let them remain all the winter. 

 During that season, keep them in a cold frame. In 

 the beginning of February, shift them into No. 16, 

 and place them in the flower-house. When these 

 pots are filled with roots, pot into No. 12, and 

 lastly into No. 8, or 6, if your plants be very 

 strong. From the time they are shifted into No. 

 16 they require abundance of water : the last shift- 

 ing need not take place until the early part of May, 

 when they may be put in a cold frame until inured 

 to the open air. 



