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CARTER’S CATALOGUE OF BULBS FOR 1852. 
COLLECTIONS OF HARDY BULBS. 
The following Bulls, comprising the finest varieties, separate, may be planted from Sep- 
tember to November, or even later, if not convenient before. In cold, damp situations it 
is better to defer planting Anemones and Ranunculus till March. Those planted. in the 
Autumn flower stronger if the Spring prove very dry. Those designated with a * are also 
proper for pots. 
£ s. d. 
Anemones, extra fine double. 
200 splendid varieties 2 0 0 
100 do. do 10 0 
50 do. do 0 10 0 
25 do. do. 0 5 0 
12 do. do 0 2 6 
100 in 10 sorts for clumping 0 16 0 
50 in 10 do. do 0 8 0 
Anemone hortensis, star-flowered. 
50 finest new varieties 0 10 0 
25 do. do 0 5 0 
12 do. do 0 2 6 
36 in 3 sorts for clumping 0 7 0 
18 in 3 do. do 0 3 6 
Colchicum, 12 in 4 sorts 0 3 6 
♦Crocus, newest seedlings, see page 6. 
300 in 25 varieties 0 12 0 
150 in 25 do 0 6 0 
800 in 8 named varieties 1 0 0 
400 in 8 do. do 0 10 0 
1000 in 10 common sorts 0 14 0 
500 in 10 do. 0 7 6 
250 in 10 do. 0 4 0 
Crown Imperials, 12 varieties 0 8 0 
Fritillaries, 25 new varieties 0 7 6 
, 12 in 12 do. 0 4 0 
♦Hyacinths, for water. 
50 iri"2i> fine sorts 1 10 0 
25 in 25 do. 15s. and 1 5 0 
12 in 12 do. .... 7s. 6 d. and 0 12 0 
♦Hyacinths, for pots. 
50 in 25 fine sorts 1 10 0 
25 in 25 do. 15s. and 1 5 0 
12 in 12 do. .... 7s. 6 d. and 0 12 0 
Hyacinths, for the borders. 
102 red, white and blue, separate... 1 7 6 
51 do. do. do. ... 0 14 0 
36 do. do. do. ... 0 10 0 
18 do. do. do. ...0 5 0 
50 in 25 named sorts 1 10 0 
25 in 25 do 15s. to 1 5 0 
Iris, splendid English. 
150 in 150 varieties 2 2 0 
100 in 100 do 18 0 
50 in 50 do. 0 14 0 
25 in 25 do 0 7 6 
12 in 12 do 0 4 0 
Iris, Spanish, many new. 
100 in 100 varieties 0 17 6 
50 in 50 do 0 8 0 
25 in 25 do 0 4 0 
12 in 12 do 0 2 0 
Iris, various, see page 10. 
15 in 5 species 0 3 0 
♦Jonquils, 36 iu-3 varieties 0 4 0 
£ s. d. 
Lilies, 36 in 6 common sorts 0 12 0 
, 12 in 12 fine do 0 10 0 
, 12 in 12 extra fine 1 0 0 
, 25 Martagons in 25 varieties ..0 9 0 
Narcissus, common border. 
72 in 6 sorts 0 7 6 
36 in 6 do 0 3 9 
♦Narcissus, Polyanthus. 
30 in 10 varieties 0 12 6 
20 in 10 do 0 9 0 
10 in 10 do 0 4 6 
Ranunculus, double Persian. 
300 in 300 extra fine sorts 2 10 0 
200 in 200 do. do 1 17 6 
100 in 100 do. do 1 0 0 
50 in 50 do. do 0 10 0 
25 in 25 do. do 0 5 0 
12 in 12 do. do 0 2 6 
Ranunculus, nets Scotch. 
100 in 100 splendid sorts 2 2 0 
50 in 50 do. do 1 10 
25 in 25 do. do 0 10 6 
12 in 12 do. do 0 5 6 
Ranunculus, Turban. 
700 in 7 sorts for bedding 1 10 0 
350 in 7 do. do 0 15 0 
175 in 7 do. do 0 7 6 
240 in 10 for clumping 1 0 0 
120 in 10 do 0 10 0 
72 in 6 newest sorts 080 
Scilla, 24 in 4 fine sorts 0 8 0 
, 12 in 4 do 0 4 0 
♦Tulips, extra-fine early. 
150 in 150 varieties 2 2 0 
100 in 100 do 1 8 0 
50 in 50 do 0 14 0 
25 in 25 do 0 7 6 
12 in 12 do 0 4 0 
Tulips, very fine double. 
100 in 100 varieties 1 6 0 
50 in 50 do 0 13 0 
25 in 25 do 0 6 6 
12 in 12 do 0 3 6 
60 in 5 varieties for clumping ... 0 15 0 
30 in 5 do. for do. ... 0 7 6 
Tulips, Parrot. 
36 in 3 varieties 0 3 6 
18 in 3 do 0 2 0 
Tulips, finest late. 
300 in 3 sorts, page 8 1 8 0 
150 in 3 do. 0 14 0 
75 in 3 do. 0 7 0 
36 in 3 do. 0 3 6 
♦Tulipa, 15 in 5 species 0 5 6 
, 5 in 5 do 0 2 0 
J. Carter requests to be informed whether double or single Hyacinths are preferred, or 
part of each. If the selection is left to him, he sends two-thirds double and one-third 
single. lie recommends Hyacinths in pairs, as they may then be arranged symmetrically, 
which adds much to the effect. 
