Carters’ Lobelia, “Prima Donna.” 
Carters’ Maroon Lobelia, 
Prima Donna. 
A CRIMSON MAROON LOBBLIA.” 
(Sit Illustration .) 
Awarded First Class Certificate, Royal Horticultural Society. 
No modern introduction to the world ol flora has 
received a heartier welcome than was accorded to this 
charming novelty when placed before the Committee 
of the Royal Horticultural Society. The members of 
the Committee, as well as other Horticulturists who 
have seen Lobelia Prima Douna, have pronounced it to 
be a gem. In habit it is very compact and dwarf, whilst 
the rich velvety crimson maroon flowers— equal in sire 
to those of Lobelia speclosa— are thickly studded all over 
the entire plant with an effect that is at once most 
unique and beautiful. 
“The pretty crimson-maroon Lobsua, Prima Donna, 
shown by Messrs. Carter & Co., with its dwarf-tufted growth 
and singular freedom of bloom, gives what is likely to prove a 
very useful bedding plant. As seen growing at their St. Osyth 
seed grounds it was winning in the extreme." 
GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 
No. 885— In sealed packets, price ls.6d„ 2s. 6d„ 
and 5s. per packet. 
Carters’ Nemophila, “Atomaria atro-coerulea.” 
‘‘ULTRAMARINE BLUE.” 
Carters* Nemophila, 
Atomaria Atro-Coerulea. 
"AN ULTRAMARINE BLUE NEMOPHILA." 
(See Illustration .) 
Awarded First Class Certificate, Royal Horticultural Society, 
July 10th, 1883. 
The light-blue N. iusignis is familiar to every one, and 
the variety we now offer is an acceptable companion to 
the first-named— the colour of the flower is a deep 
ultramarine, pure white centre, with a zone of black 
purple. It was greatly admired by many visitors to our 
Seed Farms during the past season, and was also highly 
praised on the occasion of its receiving a First Class 
Certificate at South Kensington. 
After years of care and selection we have succeeded 
in fixing the beautiful rich purplish-blue in this charming 
novelty. 
“Nemophila atomaria atro-ccerulba. —This fine new 
variety of Nemophila gives to flower gardeners a lovely hue 
of ultramarine blue. A large patch of it may be seen in full 
bloom in Mr. Samuel Barlow’s garden, at Stake Hill. It has a 
compact, spreading growth, and is singularly free of bloom even 
for a Nemophila ; it is of a rich deep hue of blue— no coloured 
illustration we have seen of it does justice to its particular 
shade of colour— a hue of glorious blue wanted in flower gardens, 
and which is no way impaired by reason of the presence of 
a zone of black-purple round the small white centre. This fine 
Nemophila seems peculiarly fitted to display its beauty in the 
cool moist climate of Lancashire." 
GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
" Nemophila a. atro-ccbrulba. — Distinguished as being 
much darker and richer than any other." 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE, July xath, 1883. 
"Nemophila a. atro-c<erulba.— A distinct and beautitul 
variety, the flowers of large size, colour brilliant blue with 
dark centre."- THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
No. 1031— In sealed packets, price Is. and 2s. 6d. 
per packet. 
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