. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. May 16, 1918. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL 161 bloomer, it makes a very pretty bed when massed, and is effective as an edging. Sow in August or September in open ground, ^ in. deep, to flower from May to July of the following year, or in March-May to flower later in the summer and autumn. Treat generously, and thin out to 6 ins. apart. Campanula medium, Canterbury Bells, a well-known and easily grown biennial. Introduced late in the 16th century, it has established itself a firm favourite, and many varieties have been raised, notably the calyca
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. May 16, 1918. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL 161 bloomer, it makes a very pretty bed when massed, and is effective as an edging. Sow in August or September in open ground, ^ in. deep, to flower from May to July of the following year, or in March-May to flower later in the summer and autumn. Treat generously, and thin out to 6 ins. apart. Campanula medium, Canterbury Bells, a well-known and easily grown biennial. Introduced late in the 16th century, it has established itself a firm favourite, and many varieties have been raised, notably the calycanthemate, or cup-and-saucer form. The colours range from pure white to purple, produced on a 2 ft. central stem. If this be broken or pinched out side shoots are developed, making the plant quite bushy. If the first crop of flowers are taken off as soon as they wither, a second flowering results; the blooms are, however, rather inferior in size to the first comers. Bees work well in Canterbury Bells, both for honey and pollen. Centaureas cyanus and C. moschata. Both of thes are annuals, the former known as the Blue Corn Flower, or Blue Bottle, is a well-known native. Besides the typical blue there are pink and also white ones. Height, 3 ft. Easily grown from seed, indeed frequently self-sowing. Give a sunny position, and do not crowd. They flower in June and July. C. C. minor is a 2 ft. variety of the first- named, and has the same range of colour. C. moschata, the purple Sweet Sultan is also 2 ft. high, a delightful old- fashioned, sweet-scented flower. There is a mauve variety of this and a white relative, C. odorata. Margarita has been hybridised with the type, producing C. imperialis, 2^ ft. high, with larger, longer-stalked flowers in many colours, from purple through pink to white. Sow where they are to grow ^ in. deep, either in September or April. They stand the winter well, but do not transplant easily unless lifted with a ball of earth. Lovers of chalk, mortar rubble
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