CARTER'S CATALOGUE OF BULBS FOR 1853. 
SPLENDID ENGLISH IRIS. 
The following magnificent collection comprises 
the finest sorts in cultivation. Many of 
them are entirely new and exclusively in J. 
Carter's possession . They should be planted 
as early as convenient after they come to 
handy as they do not always keep well out of 
the ground. each 
Achilles, rich blue , white eye 6 
Admiral, red and violet 
Adonis, violet and purple 6 
Aimable Bergere, red, variegated 9 
Amelia, purple, spotted with rose 6 
Antiope, rose and lilac 6 
Apollo, dark violet and blue 0 
Ariadne, purple and blue, splendid G 
Argus, pearly white, velvety , spotted 0 
Attila, mulberry , variegated G 
Beaute Brillante, crimson, yellow eye 9 
Beaute d’Hollaude, red and deep rose ... 9 
Beaute Frapp an to, white and purple 6 
Beauty of the Plain, dark rose and red ... 9 
Belle Alliance, lilac and rose 6 
Belle de Nuit, dark pearl 6 
Belle Marie, white-, purple and rose 6 
Bellissima, crimson, white and red 6 
Betsy, red , variegated 6 
BlandenSjjtfne white 6 
Bleu de Berlin, Prussian blue 6 
Bonaventura, crimson purple G 
Cardinal, indigo purple G 
Cardinal Fsesch, white and blue 6 
Catafalque, purple and black 6 
Challenger, white , blue and purple 6 
Cicero, violet, red striped 9 
Constantia Elizabeth, red and violet G 
Constantine, white, red and violet 6 
Coronet, violet and white G 
Couronne Blanche, white and rose 6 
Curiosity, yellow , carmine and purple 9 
Defiance, lilac, sgiotted 6 
Duke of Portland, white, red and purple . . . 6 
Duke of Richmond, light purple 6 
Elegans, lilac and white 6 
Enterprise, blue and white 6 
Erasmus, purple and ?'ose, variegated 6 
Eugenia, rose and purple, marbled 6 
Eurydice, marbled blue and purple 6 
Favorite des Dames, blue, lilac, white 8c yel. 
Formosa, white, blue, violet and yellow . . . 
Francisco, lilac and rose 6 
Geant des Batailles,/?ttrp/e, black striped 
Gertrude, white, yellow and rose 9 
Gladiator, variegated red G 
Gloria Mundi, purple 6 
Grand Bleu, blue and purple 6 
Grand Patriarch, light pearl and purple... 6 
Grandeur Triomphante, lilac variegated... 6 
Henri le Grand, marbled blue G 
Hersilius, spotted lilac G 
Hero, dark indigo G 
Heroine, light blue and black G 
Hippocrates, pale blue 6 
King George, purjrle and yellow spotted.. 
L’Abbe de Verac, rose,j)urple and white 
L’Esire, pale pearl G 
La Belle Rose, white and pdlc rose 6 
La Candeur, pure white 
La Charmante, pearl G 
La Purete, white and yellow 
• each 
d. 
La Riante, pearl and red, variegated 9 
La Sultane, white 6 
Lara, carmine, red stripe 9 
Laura, red and purple 6 
L’Enchanteresse, white and blue 6 
L’Estimee, light blue 6 
L’Orncment, red and rose, variegated ... 6 
Madame Grisi, grand purjrle 9 
Magnet, dark blue , black edge 6 
Manteau Varie, blue, lilac and white 6 
Melpomene, blue , purple spots 6 
Memphis, purple and yellow 9 
Miss Barkley, white, purple and yellow ... 9 
Miss Kitty, variegated blue 6 
Moliere, red and yellow, variegated 9 
Mon Choix, mulberry and blue 6 
Mon Plaisir, variegated purple G 
Mrs. Beecher Stowe, crimson and violet... 9 
Mungo Park, purple and red, marbled ... 6 
Nannctte, light red and white 6 
Ne Plus Ultra, white 6 
Niobe, white and lilac, edged with blue ... G 
Novissiraa, lilac and yellow G 
Oriental Pearl, pure white G 
Orion, dark blue . G 
Pallas, dark purjde and black G 
Paul Pry, white and rose, variegated 6 
Penelope, violet and white 6 
Perfection, red-spotted G 
Pompe Triomphante, blue and dark puiple 
Prince of Wales, superb blue G 
Princess Royal, white and red. . . 9 
Prospero Alpino, spotted red 9 
Reine de France, light purple , spotted ... 6 
Rex Indiarura, bright purple G 
Rex Rubro rum, crimson purple 6 
Rosa Mundi, rose, white and puiple, var. 6 
Sans Souci, purple, carmine and yellow ... 9 
Superbissima, bright blue, extra G 
Sylph, purple, rose and lilac G 
Tournement, pale blue, mar bled wit hjyurple G 
Venus, ivhite and rose G 
Victoria Regina, violet, white and yellow. . . 9 
Viola, blue, violet and black 6 
Volunteer, rosy lilac G 
Finest mixed, per 100, 15$. ; perdoz. 2s. 
English Iris in Assortments. 
s. d. 
8 0 
14 0 
4 
100 extra fine varieties 
50 do. do. 
25 do. do. 7s. 6 d.\ 12 do. 
If selections are made from the List, the Cata 
logue price must be charged. 
SPANISH IRIS. 
The following Collection comprises many new 
and beautiful varieties , quite distinct in co- 
lour from the older sorts. The Spanish 
Iris are of dwarf er habit than the English 
and very handsome. 
each 
Aimable Louise, hr men and green 3 
Ambassadeur, lilac and yellow 4 
Athalic, large white 4 
Belle Chinoise, bright yellow 3 
Blanche Superbe, white 4 
v Bleu Aimable, fine blue 3 
6 iCato, purple and green •• 3 
