. E. Fred Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower & kitchen garden for 1880 . PRICB. house, and flo-wer-garden. By good culture in pots, the tall varieties assume a magnificent effect, attaining five to seven feet or more in height, with lateral flower racemes from the base, four to five feet in length. The beautiful white variety forms a most striking contrast. By good arrangement, a rich and imposing ofiect can be formed, altogether unequalled by any otlier plants. Hardy perennials 418 Campanula Grandis« Deep-blue; from Italy. 3 feet 419 Grandlilora* A free-blooming variety,
. E. Fred Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower & kitchen garden for 1880 . PRICB. house, and flo-wer-garden. By good culture in pots, the tall varieties assume a magnificent effect, attaining five to seven feet or more in height, with lateral flower racemes from the base, four to five feet in length. The beautiful white variety forms a most striking contrast. By good arrangement, a rich and imposing ofiect can be formed, altogether unequalled by any otlier plants. Hardy perennials 418 Campanula Grandis« Deep-blue; from Italy. 3 feet 419 Grandlilora* A free-blooming variety, with long, drooping, purple flowers 420 Pyramidalis. Very elegant, with fine, blue flowers; maybe trained to any form of growth; suitable for the border or pot-culture. 3 feet . 421 Alba. White variety of the above 422 Tidalis "\Miite, showy. .10 .10 .03 .03 feet a« CANTERBURY BEIXS (Campanula Medium). Nat. Ord., Campanulac^. The Canterbury Bells have long been known among our most ornamental garden plants. Their large bell-shaped flowers, which are freely produced throughout the summer, render them strikingly effective. As they are strictly biennials, it will be necessary- to sow the seed every year. Hai'dy biennials. 423 Canterbury BeUs, Double WTiite. From Germany. 2 feet . . „ .10 424 Blue* From Germany. 2 feet =, .10 425 Ulac. From Germany. 2 feet .19 426 Mixed. All the above 10 42T Single WMte. From Germany. 2 feet 05 428 - - Blue. From Germany. 2 feet 05 429 Lilac. From Germany. 2 feet 05 430 Mixed. Above single varieties 05 CAXXA (I>TDiAN Shot). Nat. Okd., Marantacece. The>?e stately species of plants are highly ornamental in flower-gardens, produ- cing a rich and Oriental effect by their large, broad, massive foliage, and rich crim- son and scarlet flowers. Though perennial, if sown early, they will make luxuriant growth, and bloom the first season. In late autumn, they should be carefully potted, and allowed to mature their bloom in the greenhouse or pa
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