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CARTER AND CO.’S GARDENER’S VADE-MECUM FOR 1862. 
GERMAN FLOWER SEEDS ( continued ). 
New Crown or Cockade Aster. 
These are quilled Asters with two colours on each flower— the centres being white, with a broad margin of 
some dark colour around it: presenting the appearance of a cockade: they can bo recommended as being i y 
useful l'or bouquets. *• “• 
No. 10. 4 showy varieties new Crown Asters, separate " 0 
New Giant, or Emperor Aster. 
This variety has sprung from the Pyramidal Aster, and for size and shape is unsurpassed. It boars only a few 
flowers on a VoCt^trong stem, from winch the side-sprouts grow in the form of a candelabrum I" favourable 
cases it produces five flowers, of which the chief bloBsom is four inches in diameter. Notwithstanding its size, all 
its flowers are of an equal height. ^ 
No. 17. 3 splendid varieties Emperor Aster, separate 
Large Collections of Asters. 
-IP1* 1 1 ry 33 0 
No. 18. 93 varieties of Aster, comprising Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 10, and 17 j j ^ 
20. 48 do. do. do. „ 2, 4, 6, and 10 0 0 
Ten-week or German Stocks. 
Sow in the early part of March in pans near the glass, or in a frame filled with vegetable loam mixed with one- 
sixth of river sand to within 4 inches of tho lights, so that the young plants may be as near the glass as possible 
and not drawn up weakly; level the soil nicely, and slightly sprinkle with water; then scatter foe i seed A ^evenly, ^about 
four to the square inch, giving another slight sprinkling ot water ; then cover the seods with about A inch ot the same 
compost finely sifted. Keep the lights closed for a few days and shaded from the sun, gradually giving ail as 
plants progress until the end of April, when they maybe transplanted to pots or groups ' “^teotorive 
Stocks may bo transplanted several times with advantage in the carlior stages of growth, the shift tending to gue 
them a more dwarf and compact habit. 
Last Spring wc supplied a Collection of each of our Imported German Stocks to the Royal HorHcidtural Society 
of Tendon for trial in their Gardens; a report of the results will be found m the “November 1800 Number 
of the Society’s Proceedings, and we think that their account of the Seeds we supplied from our genoiul stock wil 
nrove cratTfnngto^ur readers : — Extract prom tup. Society's Report.-" Notwithstanding the unfavourable 
season \ very good bloom was obtained. It was found, however, that so little fixedness of nomenclature or even of 
classification had been hitherto attained, that a detailed report would have been altogether useless, and the 
Committee came to the conclusion that its attention might be most usefully ^ 
vemeitv the evils iust referred toy by endeavouring to group the various iorms into detente sections. Ine gioups 
^ y hlve^nTdoptedly^tisl.oped, be approved and employed by English growers. The Bredsworo.n 
this case sown on April 9th, in frames. The plants were ‘pricked out’ and hardened off in the usual way, and 
were finally planted out for flowering on a prepared south border. They were examined and reported on during 
the first and second weeks of August, while in the height of their bloom.” The classification proposed for the 
various kinds of annual Stocks, which were tho only ones brought under tho notice of the Committee, is as follows . 
r As far as the Season would permit, we have included in each assortnieut the varieties recommended by the Royal 
L Horticultural Society .] 
Ten-week or German Stocks. 
In this group the plants grow about a foot in height ; the habit is dwarf, compact, and branching below, and the 
inflorescence consists^ a longer central spike and shorter lateral ones. The nwntre distil on 
under this head belong to two subdivisions, one of which has been culled large-floweied, in contra distinction 
to those in which tho blossoms uro of the usual or average size. 
Flowers op usual or average size. 
7 0 
No. 21. 20 beautiful varieties Dwarf German Stock, separate smaller nackets 3 0 
22. 20 do. do. do 1 jj y 
23. 10 selected varieties do. do. " ■ 2 0 
Flowers auove the average size. 
2 0 
No. 25. 0 superb varieties Large-flowered German Stock, separate vVaifcr packets 1 0 
20. 0 do. do. do. do. ‘ 
Dwarf or Miniature Ten-week. 
This group has the habit and characteristics of the Dwarf German, but the plants are dwarfor, averegmg about 
9 inches in height, and they are a'so more branched. The variety sent as Dwart Crimson was considered to be o o 
of the finest and most useful varieties in the whole collection. This e ass of Mocks will be found very usetul for 
pot-culture. The host varieties wore— 
