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carters’ invincible fiuze gloxinia, habit of plant. 
^)ARTERS’ INVINCIBLE PRIZE GLOXINIA. 
AVt/'ARDED THREE SILVER CUPS, Royal Horticultural Society. 
TWO SILVER-GILT MEDALS, 1904-1905. 
Carters’ lovtocible Prize. — It may be asserted without fear of contradiction that no flower for 
exhibition produces a greater effect than a first-class group of Glo.xinias. The superb mixture we offer under 
Ihe name //n-iii\d/e is magnificent. It contains all the best self-colours, crimson, sapphire, purple, rose, 
blush, violet, whi\', &c., also the finest edged, tipped, ringed, and shaded varieties, together with the most 
beautiful spotted or marbled kinds, and is the finest we have seen. 
No. 678. Superb Mixture, is. 6d., zs. 6d., 3s. 6d., and 53. per packet. 
No. 679. 
680. 
f'8i. 
682. 
683. 
684. 
f8s. 
Per i>ackei— 
each 
IS. 6d. & 
IS 6d. 8: 
IS. 6 . 1 . & 
IS. 6d. S; 
IS. 6d. e't 
IS. 6 d. & 
Carters’ Giant Carmine. A brilliant variety of great merit ... 
Carters’ Giant Turpi.e. Velvety purple, spotted throat 
Carters' Giant Scarlet. Superb; scarlet, pure while margin 
Carters’ Giant White. A gem ; pure white ; exquisite 
The collection of above 4 Giant Varieties for 5s. fid. 
Othello. Very large ; deep blue 
Gloxinia. Erect varieties. No. 686. Drooping varieties 
"The Glo.vinias have been most .successful. I had a splem id show of bloom last ye.y, which was the admiration of all my friends ; 
in fact, several strangers called to see them, having lieard of tltcir beauty.” — G. Fish, list)., Cliingford. 
CuUure . — Sow in well-drained pans from January to March (or in the autumn), fill the pans with soil 
consisting of a mixture of half peat and half leaf mould, with a small quantity of pulverised charcoal and silver 
sand siftetl very fine to within half an inch of the rim ; water with fine rose, then sow the seed thinly, taking care 
not to Cover it with soil ; place in a temperature of 75 deg., and cover the pans with a piece of shaded glass, 
gradually removing the satne as the seedlings progress. When large enough to handle, prick off into pans at 
about one inch apart, then pot off into single pots. Many will soon attain the requisite strength to go into 5-inch or 
48 pots, and will bloom in August and September of the same year. The potting-off soil should consist of one 
half good loam, one-half fibrous peat, with a good sprinkling of sand and broken charcoal. 
For price of Gloxinia Bulbs, see pa^e 252. 
H 37 , 238, & 97, High Holbuk.n, Lonuon. — 1907 
