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species are natives. They are well distubuted 
over the world, except that the Eastern Mediterran- 
ean region is said to be destitute of them. Several 
beautiful kinds, including the taller growing plants 
formerly called Tupa, are grown in Europe, but were 
better done fifty years ago than now. They have 
a general resemblance to the northern “Cardinal 
flower," and some are hardy in the south-western 
states. Then there is a good-looking set with blue 
or white flowers represented by L. syphilitica, with 
a set of variously colored hybrids, between these 
and L. fulgens. On the mountains of India is L. 
nicotinsefolia, with two - inch wide aucuba- 
spotted leaves gathered together in a head sur- 
mounting a four to six feet high stem, terminated 
by a two or three feet long spike of dull-colored 
flowers, the whole, at a distance, having the aspect 
of an Australian grass-tree. Seeds were sent to the 
Veitch’s of London years ago, with the recom- 
mendation to try them for sub-tropical plants. L. 
gigantea, a South American species, grows to io or 
12 feet high. L. erinus, in variety, are familiar to 
florists. L. speculum is the South African annual 
known as monopsis. L. Dortmanna is an aquatic 
found in the British lakes and in New England, 
northward. It was represented in a leading English 
catalogue by one of the cuts here reproduced ; it is 
different, however, and grows largely under water. 
Downingia, in 4 or 5 species, are the pretty 
bright blue annuals with white or yellow throats 
often given the name of the liliaceous Clintonias. 
Three are Californian and the rest Chilian. 
The tribe Cyphieae is a small one of 23 or 24 
species, divided among 4 genera. Two of these 
are monotypic California plants, one of which has 
two or three forms, or, possibly, distinct species. 
Wahlenbergia has 80 species scattered over the 
earth, but most abundantly in South Africa and 
Asia. W. hederacea, W. serpyllifolia and some 
others are often called campanulas. 
Platy codon is a monotypic genus from Northern 
China and Japan. There are two or three forms, 
chiefly varying in color from blue to white, and 
also in height. 
Codonopsis , in a dozen species, are from North 
China, Japan and the Himalayas. One or two of 
the Himalayan species have been found hardy to 
the Lower Lake regions, and where they succeed 
are good showy plants. 
Cyananthus, in 7 species, and Campanumtza , 
with a similar number, have much the same dis- 
tribution. 
Canartna, in a species or two, are bushy herbs 
from the Canary Islands which ought to be useful 
to the Pacifie Coast. They have orange or dull 
yellow flowers, suffused with red nerves and veins. 
Phytemna has, possibly, 35 species, but many 
more described .They are natives of temperate 
Europe and Asia. Most of the dozen or so in 
cultivation are European summer bloomers. P. 
orbiculare is a British plant with dense blue heads 
of flowers. 
Campanula has 250 species, all natives of the 
northern hemisphere. There are about 14 natives 
of the United States, and one or two naturalized. 
Their flowers are bright blue or white, or more 
rarely, pink. They are produced singly, in a 
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thryse, or in dense heads, and although well enough 
known to gardeners, are by no means as commonly 
seen as they deserve to be. Eighty or more species 
and varieties are cultivated in the larger European 
gardens, and the tall growers are useful as single 
specimens studded over the prostrate growing 
kinds, which latter are popular as rock-work 
plants. One or other of the species is in 
flower during each of the summer months. 
C. rhomboidalis, during May ; C. Carpatica and 
the very variable “Blue bells of Scotland” 
(naturalized in the United States), as also the 
“ Canterbury bells,” during June; C. persicnefolia, 
