26 
CAMPANULA FRAGILIS; var. HIRSUTA. 
i 
extends itself into the lower woodland region, as far almost as the upper limits oil 
the Beech, or to 3000 feet above the level of the sea. It hangs over the face o! 
limestone rocks. 
To adapt its treatment to the peculiarities of its native situation, it ought to be 
grown in a very sunny part of the greenhouse, where it gets little moisture excepl 
while growing. The soil should be a very open loam, with a little leaf-mould , 
neither of which must be at all sifted. A little limestone mixed with it, or some 
pieces of broken sandstone, will be useful ; as it is essential that the soil be kepi 
thoroughly drained. In the winter it needs hardly any water, and a particularly 
dry position. An upper shelf in a greenhouse is the best place for it at all times, 
save when it is flowering. 
It may be increased by cuttings of the fresh shoots, taken off in spring, and 
placed in a trifling bottom-heat. 
