73 
AWARDED 
For PRIMULAS, 
1887. 
CARTERS’ 
HOLBORN PRIZE PRIMULAS 
Awarded — First Prize, open to England, Crystal Palaoe, 1884. 
Awarded — Banksian Prize Medal, Boyal Hort. Society, 1883. 
Awarded — The Highest Prize Medal, Ceylon, 1885. 
Awarded — First Prize, Chelmsford, 1887. 
Awarded — Silver Banksian Medal, Boyal Hort. Society, 1887. 
Awarded— First Prize, Bromley, 1887. 
“Our Strains of Primula are admitted to be in advanoe of all othsrs.” 
For PRIMULAS, 
1S87. 
Carters’ Holborn Blue Primula. 
(See Coloured Illustration.') 
Awarded— First Class Certificate, Royal Horticultural Society. 
The FIRST and the BEST Bine Primula ever offered. 
It will be remembered that we were the first to introduce the Blue 
Primula to public notice, and at the present time we hold a strain that is 
not only unique, but also infinitely superior to any other so-called Blue 
Primula in cultivation. 
The colour when first opeu is a lovely celestial blue, changing, as 
the flower develops, Into shaded porcelain, the petals being more or less 
pencilled and splashed at the edge, with bright mauve blue. 
“ I have much pleasure in bearing testimony to the very beautiful Blue Primula 
1 have had from Carters’ seeds. They have been greatly admired, and I have 
recommended them to my friends far and near." 
CHAS. BROMLEY, Esq., Yorks. 
“ I have Carters’ Holborn Blue Primulas in full flower. Every seed came true.’’ 
Mr. C. COLLlNGS, Bucks. 
“ Carters’ Holborn Blue Primula has been greatlv admired. I am requested to 
write for another packet.” — Mr. W. KEMP, Scotland. 
‘‘Carters’ Holborn Blue Primula is a gem.’’— Mr. J. AITKEN, Essex. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2s. 6<L, 3s. C-d., and 5s. per packet. 
Holborn Ruby. {See Illustration. 
No. 
1232 J 
Quite a new and very distinct form. The flowers are of immense size, borne well 
above the beautiful fern-leaf foliage (as large as the “ Queen "); colour, rich rosy 
ruby ; eye very unique. A charming novelty once grown always grown. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d., and 5s. per packet. 
No. 
1220 
} Holborn Pearl. (See Illustration.) 
Awarded— First Class Certificate, N. C. Society, 1887. 
Flowers of a delicate pearly white faintly shoe with French grey. An exquisitely 
beautiful variety with elegant fern leafage. Trie flowers, which are of the largest 
size, arc of the finest form, beautifully fringed, and of most delicate colour. Bright 
fern-leaf foliage. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d., and 5s. per packet. 
*° s } Holborn Vermilion. (See Illustration.) 
A distinct and beautiful variety, with bright vermilion-red flowers of immense size 
and substance, thrown well above the foliage and abundantly produced ; intense 
colot r, and form most elegant. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2s. 6d. t 3s. 6d., and 5s. per packet. 
Holborn Carmine. 
(See Illustration.) 
A beautifully-fringed variety with rich rosy-carmine flowers of great substance, 
truss of immense size, fine fern-leaf foliage. A grand selection. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d. and 5s. per packet. 
^0} Holborn Fawn. <s« 
One of the most distinct and beautiful of the whole section. The flowers are of a 
peculiar mauve fawn colour, evenly blended with a faint pure white line. The foliage 
is varied, producing both palm and fern forms. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d., and 5s. psr packet. 
No. 
Holborn Magenta. (See Illustration.) 
A novel and distinct kind, producing compact trusses of exquisitely-coloured 
flowers of a deep magenta red colour. A remarkable tendency of this variety, as the 
flower matures, is to assume distinct bizarre tints, as if flakes or deeper shades of 
colour were put upon the lighter ground, producing a very pleasing effect. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2s. 6d„ 3s. 6d., and 5s. per packet. 
No. 
1224 
} Holborn Venus. 
Flowers white, prettily freckled and striped with crimson and scarlet, light green 
foliage, ;-nd a very irce bloomer. A charming variety. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2s. 6d., 3s. 6cL, and 5s. per packet. 
n° 3 } Holborn White “Elaine • (See Illustration .) 
'The flowers of this charming variety are pure ivory white, with very strong dark- 
green foliage flowers thrown well above the leaves, very distinct. A most unique and 
beautiful form. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2s. 
6d., 3s. 6d., and 5s. per packet. 
*° 3 | Holborn Salmon. (See l llusiration.) 
A new and singularly beautiful colour in Primulas, the delicate salmon flowers 
p oduce a most pleasing effect. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d., and 5s. per packet. 
No. 
i2ro 
} Double— Prince of Wales. ( s "J t ZT) 
Very distinct and beautiful flowers, double, of a rosy-crimson colour, elegant in 
habit, and of good substance. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d., and 5s. per packet. 
No. 
“i} Double— Snowflake. (See Illustration.) 
A charming variety, producing immense trusses of pure white double flowers of 
great size ; one of the finest of late introductions. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2s. 6cL, 3s. 6d„ and 5s. per packet. 
The Complete Collection of Carters’ Holborn Prize Primula. 
One picket of each of the above 12 varieties, and including all in Coloured Plate, price 21 ft. 
} Carters’ Holborn Prize Mixed Primula. 
Nos. 
1203, 1204, 
1205, 1206 
“ I have again this year a grand lQt of Primulas from a mixed packet of Carters 
Holborn Group of Primulas. I have flowers as large as a Five-shillin;-piece, and 
fine plants of Carters' Holborn Blue, true to colour, and large flowers At the Birming- 
ham Chrysanthemum Show I should think there was near upon a thousand Primulas, 
and I say truthfully I had finer colours and blooms than auy there. Amongst the 
Red Primulas, the Gardener from ‘ The Knoll ’ had a fine lot from your Holborn 
Group, and he said the same of their quality." — Mr. W. MOSEDALE, Staffs. 
A great variety of colour. Price Is. 6d.. 2s. 6d., 39. 6d., 
and 5s. per packet. 
“ I gained First Prize at Chelmsford with Carters Holborn Prize Primula against 
a strong competition. They were greatly admired.” — Mr. T. BRAZIER, Es>ex. 
“ Mrs. U NDERHILL wishes Messrs. Carter to know that her Primulas are the 
fiuest and largest she has ever seen.— Staffs.” 
“ Carters’ strain of Primulas are beautiful. My plants are the best I have seen 
anywhere.’’ — Mr. J. NICHOLAS, Staffs. 
IMPORTANT NOTICE— The ABOVE NOVELTIES are DISTRIBUTED in SEALED PACKETS ONLY. 
