February 19. I**. THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



TESTED 



AN OPPORTUNITY.-Messrs. CARTER now offer the following liberal collection of their choicest Seeds for growing on for Exhibition purposes, or for 



comparison with the products of friends or neighbours who may not grow Exhibition Vegetables. 



CARTERS 



9 



" HALF-GUINEA" 



BOX 



OF VEGETABLE 



PEAS- 

 Carters' Daisy. 

 Carters' Model Telephonic. 

 Carters' Danby Stratagem. 

 Carters' Model Telegraph, 



BEANS- 



Carters' Leviathan. 

 Carters' Canadian Wonder. 

 Carters' Elephant Runner. 



For Exhibition purposes, sent post free for 10/- cash. It contains One Packet each of the following grand assortment : 



BORECOLE 



Carters' Welsh. 



Carters' Perfection. 

 Carters' Crimson Ball. 



SPROUTS- 

 Carters' Holborn Exhibition. 



CABBAGE- 

 Carters' Heartwell. 

 Carters' Beefheart. 



SAVOY- 

 Carters' Green Curleo. 



CAULIFLOWER- 



Carters' Defiance. 



Carters' Early Autumn Giant. 



CARROT- 

 Carters' Summer Favourite. 

 Carters' Scarlet Perfection. 



CELERY- 



Carters* Incomparable Crimson. 

 Carters' Solid Ivory. 



cucumber- 

 carters' Model. 



K- 



Carters' Holborn Model. 



PARSNIP- 



m Carters' Maltese. 



LETTUCE- 

 Carters' Giant White Cos. 

 Carters' Harbinger. 



ONION- 

 Carters' Record. 

 Carters' Tennis Ball. 



T0MAT0- 



Carters' Perfection. 



TURNIP- 

 CARTERS' Jersey Lily. 



VEGETABLE MARROW- 



Carters' Vegetable Cream. 



Full particulars of other Boxes of Seeds, containing one year's supply, from 2/6 to 84/ sent Post Free. 



TBE 



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FEATURES. 



Alphabetically arranged. 



Best sorts, in heavy type, can be seen at a glance. 

 Probably the most explicit practical instructions for 



cultivation ever published. 

 Many hints and recipes for cooking and serving the 



various vegetables. 

 Directions for the storing and forcing of vegetables. 

 Medicinal qualities of many vegetables and herbs. 

 Prizes of £s, ^3, two of £t f and £1 offered for 



Photographs of Horticultural Subjects (see page 



2 of Catalogue). 



THE LIST, containing 93 pages, and a profusion 

 ot illustrations, shows (a) Wbat to Grow ; (b) How 

 to Grow it ; and (c) What to Do with it when 

 wown ; and has been described by an agent on one 



referBtce 08 ** 16 * in England ** a B00K OF 



ii ^P*" Customer, testifying as to quality, writes : 

 1 should like to add that all the Seeds, &c, pur- 

 chased from your establishment during the past 14 

 years have been of the very best quality, and have 

 given great satisfaction. " 



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150 Illustrations. 



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TEA AN D NOISETTE ROSES. 



DWARFS, strong hardy stuff, grown in exposed situation, in 



50 leading sorts, 9s. per doz., 65s. per 100. 

 DWARF H.P. ROSES, leading varieties, 6s. per dozen. 

 SIANDARD ROSES, leading sorts of H.P.s, good stems 



and heads, 15s. per dozen. 

 HALF-STANDARD ROSES, leading H.P.'s 12s. dozen. 



Descriptive LIST of sorts on application to 



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VEGETABLE and 

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 PiEONIES, PHLOXES, 



and other 



FLORISTS* FLOWERS, 



JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES. 



New Pearly White Variety. 



Special Prices on application. 



DICKSON'S Nurseries, 



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jj Eckford's Culinary Peas also lead, see Catalogue. 



243, 



S w2^ AND *BULB IMPORTER, 



*3 ^ifannm^/u ~ A collection containing; 



named vartetiJf Ut 15< ^5 ccds )^ch of eight of Eckford's 

 two newest sort* ~ 15" i ke same w "h half an ou»ce of 

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MERRYWEATHER'S 



Morden Royston. 63, LONG ACRE, LONDON, W.C. 



THE BEST and CHEAPEST in the 

 WORLD.— -12 acres of Roses, 50 choice Dwarf Perpetual* 

 for 2is. 24 choice Standards and Half-Standards for 21s. Six Half 

 Standards, 9s 6d. Purchaser's selection, 50 Dwarfs, unnamed 

 12s. 6d. The following are my selection, carriage free : 6 

 Marechal Niels, 5s. ; 12 choice Climbing, 7s. ; 12 best Hybrid 

 Perpetuate, dwarfs, 7s. ; 6 lovely Yellow Roses, 5s. ; 6 Gloire de 

 Dijons, 4s 6d. ; 6 beautiful Fairy Roses, 4s. ; 4 Austrian Briars, 

 3s. ; 6 Mrs. Bosanquet, 3s. 6d. ; 6 choice Moss Roses, 4s. ; 6 old 

 Cabbage Roses, 4s. ; 6 old-fashioned Roses, 4s. ; 6 crimson 

 Monthly Roses, 3s. 6d. ; 6 p'nk Monthly Roses, 2s. 6d. ; 6 white 

 Monthly Roses, 3s. 6d. ; 6 quick-growing Climbing Roses- 2s. 6d.; 

 12 Sweet Briers, 3s. All for Cash with Order. Thousands of 

 Testimonials. Catalogues free. 



JAMES WALTtRS, R OSE GROWER. EXETER. 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



Large, strong, fertile runners of best, grand market kinds, in- 

 cluding Emperor William (very early), 8s. per 100 ; Royal Sove- 

 reign, is. 6d. per 100; Monarch (mid -season, enormous size), 

 Prince and Princess of Wales (large and late), 5s. per zoo ; Latest 

 of All, 3s. per 100; Paxton's and Competitors, is. per 100. 



Ot^er^ equally rh^ap. 



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