THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 9, 1907. 
714 
Campanula 
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These form a large, beautiful, and most 
important family for the flower garden. 
The alpine species make splendid plants 
for the rock gardens, being, as a rule, 
easy to cultivate; some provide pretty 
window plants, thriving in dry rooms; 
several of them make good border and 
edging plants of easy culture ; some again 
of the tall, straggling kinds do well in 
the wild garden; while yet others of the 
annual description, if well grown, are 
very showy. 
The Canterbury Bell is one the finest 
of biennials. The tall chimney Cam¬ 
panula makes a handsome plant for bor¬ 
ders, rock garden, or windows, as they 
can be grown in any shape required, if 
trained as they grow. 
Campanulas can be raised from seeds 
sown at any time, though preferably in 
spring, in boxes or pans, pricking out the 
seedlings as soon as ready. They may 
also be propagated by division in autumn 
or spring, while some of the Platycodon 
varieties may be propagated from cuttings 
if young shoots are taken off in spring 
when about three inches long and placed 
in a gentle bottom heat. Many of the 
plants will keep on blooming if the old 
flowers are cut off as soon as they begin 
to fade. 
The following list will form a good col¬ 
lection to grow: — 
Campanula abietina, 6 inches, blue ; C. 
Allioni, an alpine kind good for rockery 
with bluish purple flowers; C. alpina, 
good for front margins of mixed borders 
as well as for the rock garden; C. 
alliariaefolia, 3 feet, white drooping 
flowers; C. Barrelieri, 6 inches, blue, use¬ 
ful for hanging baskets, or for the rock 
garden; C. Burghalti, 2 ft., satiny lilac 
flowers; C. carpathica, 1 ft., blue and 
white; C. caespitosa, (Tufted Harebell), 
good for rocks, flagstones, or paths; C. 
fragilis, 6 inches, valuable for the rockery 
or for hanging baskets; C. G. F. W ilson, 
6 inches, purple blue, for the rock gar¬ 
den ; C. glomerata (Clustered Bell¬ 
flower), 2 ft., deep purple; C. grandiflora 
(Platycodon), these like a light, dry soil, 
as in wet situations their thick fleshy roots 
very often decay. First-class border 
plants, and charming growers as pot 
plants. C. grandis, 25 ft., purple blue 
flowers; C. Hostii, 10 inches, blue and 
white; C. macrantha, 3 ft., very showy 
for borders, blue; C. mirabilis, 25 ft., 
pale blue; C. muralis, 3 inches, pale 
blue, good for rock garden; C. persici- 
folia (Peach Bells), 2 ft., blue and 
white, one of the best for borders; C. per- 
sicifolia Moorheimi, 2% ft., large semi¬ 
double flowers, pure white, good for bor¬ 
ders ; C. Newry Giant, 2 ft., pure white, 
semi-double flowers; C. pulla, 4 inches, 
blue; C. pumila alba, good for edgings; 
C. pyramidalis, 4-5 ft., good for indoor 
culture or for window boxes, blue and 
white flowers. 
These, with many others, will make a 
grand display in gardens; in fact, all who 
have a garden should grow these beautiful 
flowers. 
H. W. Wakely. 
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Gardening Appointment. 
Mr. Adam V. Main, late foreman in The 
Gardens, Wishaw House, Wishaw, and an 
able contributor to the GARDENING 
World, has been appointed head gardener 
to B. Rosamond, Esq., Almonte, Ontario, 
Canada, and sailed from Glasgow for 
Canada on the 28th Sept. On the evening 
of Thursday, 26th Sept., a number of Mr. 
Main's friends met with him in the Rich¬ 
mond Restaurant, Wishaw, to bid him 
God-speed in his new sphere. Mr. James 
Stewart, Coltness Gardens, occupied the 
chair. During the course of the evening 
Mr. Matthew S. Burt, in the name of the 
company and other friends, presented Mr. 
Main with a purse of sovereigns. In 
making the presentation Mr. Burt referred 
to the high esteem in which Mr. Main 
had been held during his six years’ resi¬ 
dence in the district, first at Coltness 
House, and latterly at Wishaw House. 
Mr. Main suitably acknowledged the gift. 
C. C. 
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Prize Competitions. 
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paid contributors to THE GARDENING 
WORLD or other gardening journals are de¬ 
barred from entering, but occasional con¬ 
tributors may compete. The name and ad¬ 
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article spirt for competition. The Editor’s 
decision is final, and he reserves the right 
to reproduce, in any way, 1 , any article or photo¬ 
graph sent for competition. The conditions 
applying to each competition should be care¬ 
fully read. 
WEEKLY 
PRIZES. 
A PRIZE OFTEN SHILLINGS will be given 
for the best paragraph or short article on any 
gardening subject, such as hints of practical 
interest to gardeners, notes on the propaga¬ 
tion or cultivation of flowers, fruits or vege¬ 
tables, eradication of pests, etc. The para¬ 
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value rather than length will be considered in 
making *he award. Mark envelopes “ Com¬ 
petition,” and post not later than the Monday 
following date of issue. Entries received later 
thrn Tuesday (first post) will be left over until 
the following week. 
Two prizes of 2s. 6d. will be awarded each 
week for the two best letters, not exceeding 
150 words, on any interesting gardening sub¬ 
ject. 
RESULTS OF 
LAST WEEK’S 
COMPETITIONS. 
Some of the best papers in this competition 
are too long, and we desire readers to keep 
within a column. 
The prize in the Readers’ Competition was 
awarded to “ S. H. S. ” for the article on 
“ A Famous Rose,” page 701. 
In the Prize Letter Competition a prize 
was i awarded to “Clias. Bendall ” for the 
article on ‘"The Use of Lime and Matches”; 
and another to “ D. V. E. ” for the article on 
“ Rambling Roses,” page 702. 
Bulbs. 
Hints on Buying. 
The amateur is often the easy prey of 
ignorance. I will not say that he is 
deliberately victimised by those who sell, 
for naturally they suppose buyers know 
what they are about and that these lattei 
are aware that ■ low priced goods mean 
lower grades of quality. To save the 
amateur much disappointment I am offer¬ 
ing him a little advice, for I know from 
sad experience how easily he can mislead 
himself. 
Bulbs bought from unknown firms who 
advertise casually impossible bargains 
are not at all likely to give satisfaction, 
for probably these are either exhausted 
bulbs which need feeding and rest to re¬ 
gain spent substance, or are small and 
immature. They may be good enough 
for the money, but are of inferior quality 
when compared with the best. Bulb; 
bought at auction sales are usually of in 
ferior quality. I do not recommend the 
amateur to run risks in these directions. 
Many small firms who advertise supply- 
goods quite equal to those which can be 
obtained from the more important firms, 
and sometimes at lower prices, but to be 
on the safe side it is best to find out whom 
one is buying from before giving an order. 
The best plan is to go to one’s local seeds¬ 
man and see for oneself what one is buy¬ 
ing and obtain his advice as to which are 
the most suitable for one’s requirement; 
and pocket. 
Well matured, large, and carefully se¬ 
lected bulbs are obviously more expensive 
than small and exhausted sorts, and are 
well worth the extra cost. Good, sounc 
bulbs of average quality are of course a 
much better bargain, at a greater cost 
than those of inferior quality. 
One bulb that will give you large, well 
shaped, well coloured flowers is cheaper 
than several for the same money which 
will give unsatisfactory results. 
Novelties are expensive, but if it is de¬ 
sired to keep pace with enterprising neigh 
hours they are necessary. . 
The earlier one buys the better, for 
naturally the first comers get the finest 
bulbs. 
Baynton-Taylor. 
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Berberis Wilsonae. 
The above, is a new Barberry collected 
in central China by Mr. E. H. Wilson. 
The small leaves are spatulate, and 
arranged in fascicles along the stem ir 
the axil of the spine, which is twice a; 
long. The flowers are yellow with rec 
stamens in spring, and these are followec 
b-"- clusters of globular red berries in greal 
abundance, ripening in October. The, 
plant only grows 2 ft. to 3 ft. in height 
and the stems hang downwards so tha' 
it would be an excellent subject to hanj 
over boulders and terraces on larg( 
rockeries. The leaves colour very highly 
in autumn in their native home. Tht 
plant is named after the collector’s wife 
First-class Certificate by the R.H.S. oi 
October 15th, when shown by Messrs. J 
Veitch and Sons, Ltd., Chelsea. * 
