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GROUP OF CARTERS’ QUEEN’S PRIZE MIMULUS. 
EASILY GROWN FROM SEED 
‘ Ruby. 
(See also Coloured Illustration, page 39.) 
Drawn from 
Specimens grown at 
our NURSERIES, 
and 
Illustrated In 
“GARDEN WORK,” 
June 13th, 1885. 
“ * Carters’ Queen’s Prize’ 
Mimulus from Seed.— On 
February 22 last, I sowed a 
box of this brilliant strain on 
a tan bed, under a frame. 
There was little heat, and 
owing to the persistent low 
temperature almost up to the 
present, vegetation was very . 
slow, so much so that, like 
Auriculas, tuberous Begonias, 
and other similar small seeds, 
one begins to doubt ever seeing 
the tiny seedlings. Now after 
three months they are coming 
in quantity and vigorously. / 
mention this so that any 0/ 
your readers who may not see 
such seeds coming' up rapidly 
may be induced to have 
patience and not hastily 
blame their seedsmen .” — 
W. J. MURPHY, Clonmel, 
in “ Gardeners’ Chronicle.” 
Queen’s 
Prize.’ 
Princess 
Beatrice. 
Mimulus, “Princess Beatrice." — This beautiful 
addition to the lovely varieties “Queen’s Prize” and 
“ Ruby ” is of the same type, with flowers equally large, 
the leafage is small compared with quinquevulnorus, tne . W /«— » ..... ... c 1 1 
flowers are of exquisite texture, between white and cream colours, the lobes being heavily spotted with rich rose, and the throat clouded with a deep ray ot the same colour, 
the lips have several blotches of a very deep reddish, rose colour. Being of easy culture, it is a most desirable flower for cool greenhouses in the Spring months. 
The culture of Mimuluses is comparatively easy. They may be raised from seed, but the latter is so exceedingly small that great care must be exercised in sowing it. 
The best plan is to sow it on the surface of fine soil which has been previously watered, leaving it uncovered with soil, but placing o\ 
evaporation, and thus obviate the necessity of giving a fresh supply of water before the seed has germinated. 
; over the pot a piece of glass to check 
SEALED 
PACKETS 
ONLY 
No. 992. — Mimulus Queen’s Prize, finest mixed. {See illustration obove.) Price Is., 2 s. 6d., & 5 s. per packet. 
No. 995.— Mimulus Princess Beatrice. (See Illustration above.) Price Is., 2 s. 6d., & 5 s. per packet. 
No. 993.— Mimulus Ruby. {.See Illustration above.) Price Is. & 2 s. 6d. per packet. 
No. 994.— Mimulus Carters’ Jubilee Queen’s Prize, extra dwarf. (See Coloured Illustration facing page 39.) 
Price Is. 6d. & 2 s. 6d. per packet. 
To face page 59. 
