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CARTERS’ GENERAL LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS —continued. 
No. 
VARIETY AND DESCRIPTION. 
Height. 
Price. 
1227 
! 1228 
1229 
1230 
1231 
1232 
1233 
1234 
1235 
1236 
1237 
1238 
1239 
1240 
1241 
1242 
1243 
1244 
1245 
1246 
1247 
1248 
1249 
1250 
1251 
1252 
1253 
1254 
1255 
1256 
1257 
1258 
1259 
1260 
1261 
1262 
1263 
1264 
1265 
1266 
1267 
1268 
1269 
1270 
1271 
1272 
1273 
1274 
1275 
1276 
1277 
1278 
1279 
1280 
1281 
1282 
1283 
1284 
1285 
1286 
1287 
1288 
: 1289 
1290 
Prince’s Feather Hardy Amaranth, purple-shaded foliage, spikes crimson, for mixed borders 
Punica granata nana Pomegranate, half-hardy perennial Shrub, plant for Conservatory and decoraliveuse 
Pyrethrum (Golden Feather ) ... The well-known golden-leaved plant so much used in bedding, original variety... 
,, aureum Golden Gem A selected variety, used where the white blossom is required as well as foliage... 
„ ,, laciniatum .. This variety is a great improvement in colour, the foliage is more cut and fringed 
„ ,, selaginioides Neatest of golden Pyrethrums, resembling the Selaginella Fern, good colour ... 
,, Double, French vars. Hardy Perennial, resembling the China Aster, valuable for mixed borders 
„ Single, mixed colours Splendid collection of hardy Perennials, beautiful colours and excellent shape 
,, Parthenium fl. pi. ... Double white garden Feverfew, an old-fashioned favourite for mixed borders ... 
,, Tehihatchewi .. ... The lawn Pyrethrum, so called from its dwarf habit and moss-like appearance 
Ranunculus, mixed Crowfoot, handsome hardy, tuberous Perennials, an excellent mixture of colour 
Rheum palmatum Stately plant, for specimens on lawns, etc., ornamental foliage, Perennial 
Rhodanthe maCUlata Everlasting Flowers. Of all this class of plants, we consider the Rhodanthes the 
a j£, a most beauiiful in addition to their utility for Winter Bouquets. Excellent 
” ntpncqmxiiinpn P ot plants for Conservatory or decorative purposes, etc., and are bright 
” >> atPOhanguinea... and effective out of doors. R. maculata and atrosanguinea excel in colour, 
» Manglesi brilliant rose with dark ring and yellow centre; R. Prince Bismarck is a 
,, ,, alba nana... double kind of most profuse bloom ; No. 1243 , “alba nana,” is a splendid 
„ Prince Bismarck .. addition, for purity of colour and compactness of habit. See Ulus, facing p. 83 
Rhododendron, hybrids ... Well-known flowering Shrubs of great beauty, saved from a splendid collection 
Rieinus afrieanus hybridus ... Castor-Oil Bean. It is to the rapidly developed taste for ornamental foliage and 
borboniensis Sub-tropical gardening that we are indebted for the handsome varieties we 
niinhoccnf Pdinhiino-li now possess of this stately, graceful, and majestic plant. The leaves are of 
” . . . & t]ie large palmate kind, and the fruit is produced in terminal spikes of 
„ elegantlSSimus prickly capsules somewhat resembling the catkins of the Horse Chestnut. 
„ Gibsoni They may be grown on lawns as single specimens, or in large beds or mixed 
„ glaucus borders and rich soil they rapidly produce fine plants, giving an Oriental 
„ puleherrimus ... ... appearance. The foliage varies in colour from the light sea-green of Nos. 
DUTDUreUS 1246 , 1249 , and 1251 , to the dark red leaves of Duchess of Edinburgh, 
” y y "■ borboniensis, and Gibsoni, the favourite dwarf dark kind for bedding. Nos. 
» monstPOSUS... 1253 and 1254 have red stems, and dark nerved leaves. R. sanguineus is 
,, sanguineus the large free-growing general favourite, red stems, shaded leaves 
Rock CistUS - Hardy Perennial, for covering low banks, stumps of trees, rockwork, etc. 
Rocket, purple These sturdy, hardy Perennials are valuable for mixed borders, as they appear 
„ Sweet, white able to withstand the most rigorous winter : they have been cultivated in 
,, mixed our gardens from time immemorial ; free-blooming and sweet-scented 
Romneya Coultepi ... ... New white hardy Annual of the Poppy tribe, handsome when well grown ... 
Rose, finest mixed ... ... Queen of Flowers , saved from finest collections. Excellent for export 
Rose Campion Hardy Perennial, fine old favourite, downy silvery foliage, crimson flowers 
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis ... Curiously reflexed petals^ yellow, with dark pyramidal centre, hardy Perennial 
Sabbatia campestris A lovely half-hardy Annual for pot culture, vivid rose, gold centre, star-shaped 
Salpiglossis, finest mixed ... Half-hardy Annual, flowers somewhat like Petunia, veined, velvety surface 
,, COCCinea ... ... Rich-coloured scarlet variety, large blooms, curiously veined and marbled 
,, new black Fine dark purple colour, almost black, interior of throat crimson-veined 
Salvia argentea Hardy Perennial, large procumbent silvery leaves, fine ornament to mixed borders 
„ candidissima ... ... The foliage of this variety is whiter than the preceding, covered with silky down 
„ COCCinea Half-hardy Annual, brilliant scarlet. Nos. 1270 , 1271 may be grown as pot 
,, splendens ... plants for Conservatory or decoration, and planted out in warm situations .. 
„ patens The exquisite blue of this flower is proverbial, half-hardy Perennial, pots or bedding 
„ splendens Greenhouse herbaceous Perennial, with tubular-lipped blossom, excellent pot plant 
ff ,, COmpaCta ... Improved, compact variety, free-blooming Conservatory or Greenhouse plant ... 
M ,, ,, alba Pure white, an excellent companion plant, and fine Conservatory decorative var. 
Sanvitalia proeumbens Hardy yellow Annual, profuse bloomer, for rockwork, edges of fountains, etc. ... 
ti ,, double Continuous free-blooming, double-flowered var., bright, effective, for rockwork, etc. 
Saponaria calabrica Hardy Annual, covered with a multitude of cross-shaped red blossoms, perpetual 
(I „ alba ... bloomer, adapted for beds, rockwork, or edgings ; one of the best of the 
t rosea ... hardy Annuals. No. 1279 is a companion white variety, and 1280 rose colour 
oeymoides Dwarf hardy Perennial, for rockwork, old stumps, low walls, etc., rose pink ... 
,, pumila rosea ... Hardy Annual, dwarf, compact species, grows in small tufts, covered with blossom 
alba White var. of the preceding, companion plant, suited for pots, clumps, or rockeries 
Scabious, dark purple Mourning Bride . Sweet-scented hardy Perennials, long-established favourites in 
scarlet herbaceousflower gardens; flowers are on long wiry stalks, which renders them 
■white useful for cutting for summer, and when dried, Winter Bouquets; free bloomers 
Double, mixed ... A fine mixture of all colours, showy and handsome in mixed border or shrubbery 
Sehizanthus gracilis These are hardy Annuals of much interest and beauty, and some varieties such 
pinnatUS as papilionaceus, pyramidalis, and tigridioides, when well-grown, invite the 
n ,, oculatus albus ... closest inspection, and rival in singularity of colour and markings some of 
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“ I am glad to say 1 have always found Carters Seeds 
i/CUT CHESH RE. and given us abundant crops and much satisfaction 
RCrl1, most satisfactory. "-Lieut. CHAPMAN. Mr. H. ELLIS. 
