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CARTER AND CO.’S GARDENER’S VADE-MECUM FOR 1802. 
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gar. var. 
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These Herbaceous plants are very handsome, 
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and deservedly rising in repute as bedding 
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plants, their long tubular flowers being very 
div. 
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ornamental. P. Murrayanus is the most 
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brilliant of all. I*. llartwegi and its varie- 
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ties, and P. pulchellus and its varieties, 
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are the freest-blooming kinds, and can be 
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strongly recommended. Many of these will 
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bloom caily in the autumn out of doors, it 
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sown early in March in a hot-bed and 
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planted out in May. Sown in a border in 
p. 
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April, they should receive a little protection 
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during the first winter; and it would be 
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better to have glass over such varieties as 
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llartwegi, &c. 
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p. leaf 
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licli dark bronze ornamental foliage : good for 
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bedding. 
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Petunias, from their richness of colour, dura- 
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tion in bloom, and fragrance, are admirable 
Buenos Ayres 
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bedding plants, and contrast effectively with 
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Scarlet Geraniums, Verbenas, &c. &c. P. 
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grandiflora and its varieties are saved only 
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from the finest flowers. All the kinds 
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when raised from seed may be treated as 
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Ilalf-hardy Annuals. See instructions given 
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for Calliopsis. 
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The green-bordered varieties, No. 1645, are very 
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interesting : the mixed varieties are saved 
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from the finest collections in Europe. 
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l den soil where it is intended they should 
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Levant 
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Good garden soil. 
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The varieties of Phlox Drummondi are noted 
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forextreme richness of colour, profuseness of 
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blossom, length of duration in bloom, and ge- 
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neral compactness, and whether in clumps or 
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masses look equally beautiful. The varieties 
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in black type may be specially reeom- 
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mended for producing the greatest efteet. 
d. c. 
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► Our mixed packet, No. 1657, contains a 
great variety of colours. Sow in well- 
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6 
drained pots in mild hot-bed; prick oil in 
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boxes, and when fit, pot separately, and turn 
ro. 
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out in the middle of May into deep, well- 
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stirred soil. The perennial species, which 
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are very handsome, require protection during 
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winter. 
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Catfraria 
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Very handsome Hardy Perennial. 
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Usual greenhouse treatment. 
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| Good garden soil. 
Scientific Name. 
No. 
1005 Patersonia longiscapa 
1000 Paulownia imperialis 
1007 Pavonia hastata [ //rids 
1 OOS Pelargonium, choice Ay- 
1609 Fancy varieties 
1010 Odier’svar spotted 
1611 zonale (scarlet) 
1012 Pennisetum italicum 
1613 longistyTum 
1614 villosum 
1615 Pentapetes phoenfcea 
1616 Pentstemon Adarasimi 
1617 conforms 
1618 cordifolius 
1619 digitalis [des) 
1620 llartwegi (gentianoi- 
1621 — coccfneus 
1622 hirsiitus 
1623 Mackayanus 
1624 Murrayanus 
1625 nitidus 
1620 ovatus 
1627 — albus 
1628 procerus 
1 029 pulchellus 
1630 — roseus 
1631 — violaceus 
1632 Wrighti 
1633 Perilla nankinensis 
1634 ocymoides 
1635 Petunia argentea 
1636 nyctaginifl&ra 
1637 phoenfeea 
1 638 — grandiflora 
1639 alba 
1640 atroviolacca 
1641 kermesina 
1642 purpurea 
1643 rosea 
1644 striata 
1645 — green-edged 
1646 splendid, mixed 
1647 Phacelia congesta 
1648 couspicua 
1649 tanacetifolia 
1650 —alba 
1651 Pbalacraea ccelestina 
1652 Pbalaris paradoxa** 
1653 Phaseolus Caracalla** 
1654 coccmeus novus** 
1655 humifusus** 
1650 Phlomis Unssellianus 
— alba [vars 
— atrococcinea 
— atropurpurea 
— coccinea 
— Leopoldiana 
— Magenta 
— marmorata 
— Napoleon III. 
— oculata alba 
purpurea 
— Radowitzki 
— rosea 
Victoria Regina 
zinnabarina 
dscussata, finest 
1658 
1659 
1660 
1061 
1662 
1603 
1664 
1665 
1666 
1667 
1068 
1609 
1670 
1671 
1072 
1073 French perennial vat 
1674 Phormium tenax 
1675 Phygelius capensis 
1670 Phylica plumose 
1677 Phillyrca angustifolia 
1678 iatifolia 
