j£S" Notice to Printers and others.— The Title of this Work and its Contents are Copyright. 
CONTENTS of CARTERS’ VADE-MECUM for 1888. 
COPY OF APPOINTMENT AS SEEDSMEN BY KOYAL WARRANT TO H.M. THE QUEEN 
COPY OF APPOINTMENT AS SEEDSMEN BY ROYAL WARRANT TO H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES 
page i of Cover 
COPY OF APPOINTMENT AS SEEDSMEN BY IMPERIAL WARRANT TO H.M. THE SULTAN OF TURKEY 
page I of Cover 
pape 2 of Cover 
COPY OF APPOINTMENT AS SEEDSMEN BY IMPERIAL WARRANT TO H.M. THE KINO OF ITALY 
faze 2 of Co er 
COPY OF APPOINTMENT AS SEEDSMEN BY IMPERIAL WARRANT TO H.M. THE KING OF PORTUGAL 
page 2 of Cover 
COLOURED ILLUSTRATION of New Peas, “Carters’ Anticipation” and “Carters’ Lightning” 
facing page I 
COLOURED ILLUSTRATION — The Three Best Peas in the World, “Telephone,” “Stratagem,” “Pride of the Market” facing page q 
COLOURED ILLUSTRATION — New Tomaioes, “Carters’ Blenheim Orange" and “Sandwich Island” ... facing page 27 
COLOURED ILLUSTRATION— Carters’ Three New Potatoes for 1888 
COLOURED ILLUSTRATION — Carters’ Prize Calceolaria and Cineraria 
COLOURED ILLUSTRATION — Carters' Holborn Prize Primula 
facing page 31 
facing page 63 
facing page 73 
COLOURED ILLUSTRATION — Carters’ Prize Aster, Gloxinia, Hollyhock, Dahlia, and Mimulus 
COLOURED ILLUSTRATION— Carters’ Chrysanthemums, Phlox, Begonia, Poppies, and Marigolds 
facing p a ge 39 
facing page 47 
KITCHEN GARDEN SEEDS. 
Artichoke 
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... 29 
Brussels Sprouts .. 
PACK 
. 10 
PAGE 
Cress 15 
Melon... 
PAGE 
... 22 
Asparagus 
... 29 
Cabbage 
. 15 
Cucumber ... 18, 19 
Mushroom Spawn 
... 30 
Beans, Broad 
... 10 
Carrot 
16 
Endive ... ... 20 
Mustard 
— 
... 22 
Beans, Runner 
... 11 
Cauliflower 
. 17 
Herb Seeds A Roots 20, 29 
Onion 
23, 24 
Beans, French 
... 11 
Celery 
17 
Kale, Welsh, A Phoenix 13 
Kohl Rabi 20 
Parsley 
... 25 
Beet 
. 12 
Collections of Seeds 
1—5 
Parsnip 
... 25 
Borecole or Kale 
... 12 
Colewort 
15 
Leek 20 
Peas ... 
6-9 
Broccoli 
13, 14 
Couve Tronchuda .. 
15 
Lettuce 21 
Radish 
... 25 
8alsafy 
Savoy 
Scorzonera 
Spinach 
Tomato 
Turnip 
Vegetable 
PACK 
26 
facing page 14 
... ' ... 26 
... 26 
26, 27 
28 
Marrow .„ 28 
SEED POTATOES. 
Carters' New Certificated Potatoes 
Potatoes for Light Soils 
Potatoes for Heavy Soils 
Potatoe, Ashtop Fluke, Sukreta, and Cosmopolitan 
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GRASS SEEDS. 
Invicta Lawn Seeds 
Grass Seeds for Cricket and Tennis Grounds 
Grass Seeds for Permanent Pastures 
Grass Manure 
PAGE 
35 
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... 95 
35, 95 
PAGE 
Acroclinium roseum ... 68 
.Esthetic Flowers 38 
Anemone, St. Brigid facing p. 60 
Antirrhinum, Prize... 51, 77 
Aquilegia 51 
Asters, English Inimitable 39, 81 
Asters, German and French 40 
Auricula, Carters' Prize ... 51 
Balsam, Carters' Challenger 42,43 
Begonia, Crown Jewels ... 47 
British Wild Flowers ... 44 
Calceolaria, Carters' Victoria 63 
Calceolaria, other sorts ... 63 
Calendula officinalis, Meteor 67 
Canterbury Bell 67 
Capsicum ... 54, 55, 57, 67 
Carnation 44, 72 
Celosia 51, 67 
Chrysanthemum 47 
Cineraria, Carters' Brilliant 63 
Clianthus Dampieri 43 
Cockscomb 46 
Coleus 67 
Cyclamen ... .„ 77 
CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 
PAGE 
Dahlia, Single 39 
Dianthus facing p. 58, 52, 56 
Edelweiss 56 
Eschscholtzia ... 51, 55, 67 
Fern Spores 68 
Florists’ Flower Seeds ... 42 
Flower Seeds, Collections .. 4, 5 
Flower Seeds, by weight ... 37 
Foxglove 77 
Freesia 85 
Gaillardia ... facing p. 60, 61 
Geranium 52 
Gloxinia, Prize Marbled ... 39 
Godetia facing p. 61, 56, 68, 72 
Golden Fenther 67 
Grasses, Ornamental ... 45 
Greenhouse Seeds 68 
Heartsease 42, 56 
Helianthus 51 
Helichrysum 42, 77 
Hollyhock 39, 42, 48 
Honey-Yielding Plants ... 46 
Humulus japonicus 67 
Impatiens Sultani 65 
PAGE 
Indian Pink 55 
Ipomasa • ... 42 
Larkspur ... ... 42 
Lavatera arborea 68 
Lobelia 67 
Mango Pepper .„ ... 55 
Marigold 47, 48, 67 
Microscopic Collections ... 38 
Mignonette, Golden Queen... 55 
Mignonette, Spiral 68 
Mimulus facing p. 59, 56 
Myosotis dissitiflora ... 56 
Nasturtions facing p. 65, 71 
Nemophila ... 85 
Nertera depressa 55 
Nicotiana 51 
Ornamental Gourds 67 
Pansy, Internatl. Prize, etc. 
facing p. 80, 58 
Papaver ... 68 
Petunia, Emperor facing p. 81 
Phlox Drummondi ... 47, 78 
Picotee 44 
Poppies, Viet. Cross, etc. 47, 68 
PAGE 
Portulaca 42, 68, 79 
Primrose, Carters' Old Eugl. 56 
Primula 52, 73, 74 
Pyrethrum 72 
Rhodanthe ... facing p. 83 
Ricinus Gibsoni 72 
Saponaria 72, 85 
Schizanthus 52 
Silene facing p. 83, 72 
Solanum 52, 72 
Statice Candelabrum ... 68 
Stocks, German, etc. 41,72 
Sweet Pea 78 
Sweet William ... 52 
Tagetes 46 
Tobacco 36 
Torenia Bailloni 72 
Tropmolum 72 
Verbena 55 
Viola 52, 77 
Virginian Stock 52 
Wallflower 55, 72 
Wigandia 52 
Zinnia, Double, Ac 55 
GENERAL 
PAGE 
Abronia to Anchusa ... 49 
Andryala to Aster 60 
Aster to Calendula 53 
Calendula to Capsicum ... 54 
Capsicum to Chrysanthemum 57 
Chrysanthm. to Convolvulus 58 
LIST OF STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS. 
Convolvulus to Delphinium 59 
Devil-in-a-Bush to Everlasting 60 
Everlasting Pea to Godetia 61 
Godetia to Helichrysum ... 62 
Helichrysum to Jacob’s Lad. 64 
Jacob’s Ladder to Lobelia ... 65 
Lobelia to Mango Pepper ... 66 
Marigold to Mimulus ... 69 
Mimulus to Nicotiana ... 70 
Nicotiana to Pentstemon ... 75 
Pentstemon to Picotee ... 76 
Picotee to Primula 79 
Prince’s Fea. to Schizanthus 80 
Schizanthus to Stock ... 82 
Stock to Thunbergia ... 83 
Thunbergia to Virginian Stk. 84 
Virginian Stock to Zinnia ... 86 
Addenda — Campanula to Gilia 86 
BULBS AND PLANTS. 
Anemone Roots 
Achimenes Roots 
Azaleas 
Begonia Roots 
Bouvardia 
Caladium & Gloxinia Bulbs 91 
Camellias 91 
Chrysanthemums ,. 90, 91 
Calceolaria Plants 91 
Cineraria Plants 91 
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88 
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91 
91 
91 
Dahlias 
Eucharis amazonica 
Gardenia Plants 
Gladiolus Bulbs 
Greenhouse Plants ... 
Herbaceous and Table Plants 91 
Lilies, of sorts 87 
Primula Plants 91 
Ranunculus Roots 89 
Roses of sorts 91 
SUNDRIES. 
TERMS OF BUSINESS 
96 1 STEWARDS, GARDENERS, Ac 
Tigridias and Tuberoses 88, 89 
Asparagus Plants and Seed 29 
Artichoke Roots and Seed ... 29 
Bouquet Wire ... ... 94 
Carters’ Fertiliser ... .„ 95 
Carters’ Manures 95 
Culinary and Herb Roots... 29 
Dried Flowers, Wreaths, Ac. 92 
Garlic 29 
Knives, Scissors, Labels, Ac. 93 
Mats 
Rhubarb Roots 
Shading Materials ... 
Shallots 
Seakale Roots 
Tools 
Tying Materials 
Underground Onions 
Vermin Destroyers ... 
Watering Pots 
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CHARLES DICKENS AND EVANS, PRINTERS, CRYSTAL PALACE. 
