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Turban Bell-Flower (Campanula turbinata). Flowers deep blue. 
CAMPANULAS. 
C AMPANULAS are fine features now of the hardy 
garden, and the older kinds are in no way dis¬ 
counted by their commonness. A list of the campanulas 
now in flower is not needed, but we must mention a few 
that are of special interest. The bearded hairbell. Cam¬ 
panula barbata, is a true alpine of small growth, with 
sky blue or pure white flowers, which are truly bell¬ 
shaped, with spreading bearded limb, and a distinct 
yellow clapper for the ringing of the bell. Another in¬ 
teresting species is C. ccespitosa, a dwarf form of which 
is labeled C. pumila. Here we have a traveling plant of 
most beautiful character, producing light blue or pure 
white flowers, which also are truly bell-shaped, with an 
elegant five-lobed limb. The foliage is like that of C. 
hededracea , a watery Britisher, now ignominiously cata¬ 
logued as Wahlenbergia hederaeea. C. carpatica is one 
of the best of border plants, but one seldom seen, for the 
bedding system knocked it out of the game years 
ago. C. Hosti claims at least a word ; it has a character 
reminding us of C. rotundifolia, which, in all its forms, 
is now flowering freely, both having a true bell form. 
The colored calyx bell-flower, C. medium calycanthema, 
is beginning to acquire the attention it deserves, -for it' is 
a fine thing, and has never been grown in quantity, as it 
should be in all places where showy subjects are required. 
We pass over many popular kinds to make special men¬ 
tion of C. nobilis, a relation of C. punctata, which latter 
gives us white flowers, spotted inside, while nobilis gives 
us what is rare in the family (save C. medium), a shade 
of soft rose, or of purplish chocolate, or of creamy white. 
None of the late flowering kinds are more useful than 
C. turbinata, which has salver-shaped flowers that are 
always showy whatever their color, the variety running 
through the gamut of blue, with white for an accidental 
note, but never as yet having shown any red or rosy tint. 
The normal form gives flowers of a deep blue, and will 
flower twice if not allowed to produce seed.— Gardener's 
Magazine. 
