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Carters* Choice Ranunculus-^^«*w. 
I - Cultivation of th© Ranunculus. — The be*t soil for the finer sorts U a retentive loam from the surface of a good old pasture, with the addition of some well>rotted cowdong, peat, 
i^*momd, and silver sand, all to be well incorporated before using. It is desirable that the rich soil be placed a few inches below the tubers, and these to be covered with loam and silver sand, 
rernaps tne best time for planting is the month of February, as they are somewhat tender, and if planted too early might start from the ground before the danger of severe frost is over, when they 
wo rMuue a great amount of extra care m protection, or there might be a risk of losing the bloom. The Ranuncmus requires a soil, and it is desirable to work up the beds some lime 
before planting, m order that the roots may be placed finoly. 
Double Persian Ranunculus. 
d. 
0 
6 
Per looo, f. d. 
25 0 
16 0 
Per loo, s. 
3 
2 
Per TOO, X, 
d. Doz. 
X. 
d. 
... 6 
0 
1 
0 
... 6 
0 
1 
0 
... 2 
0 
0 
4 
... 4 
0 
0 
8 
Carters| Selection of 100 in 50 new and choice varieties, named, separate 14 
Carters’ Seiection of 60 new and choice varieties, named, separate 7 
Extra fine double, mixed, very large roots 
Good double, mixed 
Charles Dickens, violet rose 
Commodore Napier, yellow and purple 
Fireball, deep scarlet 
Gold of California, bright yellow ... , 
96 roots, comprising 12 of each of above 8 sorts, 8s. 
Double Scotch 
Finest mixed, in great variety 
Turban Ranunculus. 
Fine mixed Turban (Dutch), all varieties, per 1000 , 20s. ; per 100 , 2s. 3d. ; per doz., 6<1. 
Finest mixed Turban (Guernsey-grown), very superior to above, per 1000 , S5s. ; per 100 , 4s. ; per doz., 0d 
Per xoo, s. d. Doz. s. d. 
Dark crimson or black 3 0 0 6 
New carmine 5 0 0 9 
New white 15 0 2 3 
Orandiflora, carmine variegated ... ... ... ... 2 6 04 
700 roots, comprising 100 of each of the above 7 sorts, 32s. 
Carters’ Selection of 25 new and choice varieties, named, separate 
Carters’ Selection of 12 new and choice varieties, named, separate 
d. 
0 
0 
Per doz., s. 
0 
0 
Per 100, X. 
... 6 
... 7 
... 7 
15 
Mount Vesuvius, red spotted 
Queen Caroline, white, rose striped 
Queen of the Netherlands, finest black ... 
Snowball, pure white 
^ roots, comprising 6 of each of above 8 sorts, 4 s. 3 d. 
Ranunculus. 
per 100 , 5s. 6 d. ; per doz,. Is. 
d. Doz. j. 
175 roots, comprising 25 of each of the above 7 sorts, 8 s. 6 d. 
Scarlet 
Citron 
Yellow 
350 roots, compri.sing 50 of each of the above 7 sorts, 16s. 
Per TOO, X. d. Doz. x. 
2 
2 
3 
6 d. 
CARTERS’ CHOICE LILIES. 
Oultlvatlon : Garden Culture.— Select a bed and thoroughly prepare it by filling with about three feet of free, rich, toam^ soil, with plenty of sand added, il it does not exist in the 
loam. Lilies are gross feeders, and always repay the attention if placed in light, deep, and rich soil. They should be planted about six inches deep. 
Pot Culture.— Do not use pots less than six inches in diameter, and let them be well drained at tne bottom with broken pieces of tile and ashes ; half fill the pot with a compost of equal 
parts of rich garden soil, fibry loam, peat or leaf-mould, and silver sand ; then insert the bulbs, carefully surrounding the base with silver sand, and fill the pot nntil within an inch of the rim ; place 
the pots in a cold frame, pit, or greenhouse during the winter months, and do not water until the bulbs show signs of growth above ground ; when growth is perceptible, water freely, and 
continue as appearances suggest the necessity. Those required for early blooming should W kept under glass, whilst those later bloomusg may be lefr out of doors, being, however, carefully 
protected from frost. When in bloom, put them in a cool dry place, with a free current of air. The month of October is perhaps the best of aU for planting. Re-pot as soon as the stems die down, 
taking care to give an entire change of soil. ' 
Lilium auratum — Good Flowering Bulbs 
„ Gigantic English-grown Roots 
z. d. 
... price, each 0 9 
per doz. 4s., 6 s., 9 0 
each 2 6 
I. d. s. d. 
1 6 & 2 0 
18 0 & 24 0 
3 6 & 4 6 
Per doz. 
X. d. 
Each. 
X. d. 
LILIUM SZOVITZIANUM. 
SzOVltzlanum or Colehieum (zee Illustration). This is the 
handsomest of all the yellow Lilies, very fragrant, flowers 
ranging in colour from pale primrose to deep golden yellow, 
more or less studded with purplish-black spots, petals 
elegantly recurved, strong flowering roots. _ — 2 6 
Excelsum or testaceum, nankeen... ._ 12 0 13 
Glganteum, the King of Lilies, white, striped with crimson 
brown ... 4s. 6 d., 6 s. 6 d., 8 s. 6 d., & 10s. 6 d. each. 
Harrlsl, the Bermuda or Easter Lily (i'zza/jo 10s. 6 d. & 21 0 1/-&2/- 
Humboldtl, of remarkable beauty, 5 feet high, golden yellow, 
spotted with rich purple - — 
Japonieum Brownl, white, outer petals tinged with brown — 
Longlflorum, fine white, tube-shaped ... per 100 , 30s. 4 6 
Longlflorum Wilsonl, a grand Lily, magnificent pure white — 
ALL OTHER VARIETIES OP 
Lilium, Lancifolium Varieties, ^ach. 
X. d. 
Lancifolium album, beautiful white, Dutch Roots 1 0 
Lancifolium album, Japanese Roots ; very fine and pure — 
Lancifolium rosoum, delicate rose spots 0 9 
Lancifolium rubrum, rich crimson spots, Dutch Roots 0 9 
Lancifolium rubrum, Japanese Roots ; very superior — 
Lancifolium punctatum (true), beautifully spotted crimson maroon, white ground — 
Lancifolium album Krsctzori, finest of this section 2 6 
Lancifolium album monstrosum, white, shaded 1 0 
Liliums, in variety. 
Aurantlaeum or eroccum {Orangt LUy) 
Candldum (purt White Garden Lily) 
Candidum flora plcno, very double, pure white flowers 
Candldum spaciosum, an improvement upon the old white 
Candidum Strlatlflora, white flowers, striped with purple 
Chalccdonicum, rich scarlet, strong flowering bulbs 
Martagon, purple Turk’s Cap 
Martagon, yellow Turk’s Cap 
Martagon rubrum, scarlet Turk’s Cap 
Ex-targe. 
Each. 
d. 
10 
Per doz. 
d. X. 
6 to 15 
- 21 
7 6 to 10 
7 6 to 10 
- 15 
- 21 
16 10 6 to 15 0 
per 100 , 21 s. 
per 100 , 15s. 
per 100 , 17s. 6 d. 
... per too, 25s. 
Per doz. 
s. d. 
3 
2 
5 
7 
10 
9 
2 
4 
8 
Martagon, white (scarce) 
Martagon, finest mixed 
Tlgrlnum sinensis ( Tigw-Zi^), orangespotted per loo,10s. 6 d. 
Tigrinum flora plcno, rich orange scarlet, crimson spots, 
very double 
Tlgrlnum splendcns, rich orange scarlet, densely studded 
with bright crimson spots, handsome ... ... 
Umbellatum, dark red 
Wasblngtonianum, the most beautiful of American Lilies, 
large white flowers, shading off to lilac, deliciously fragrant, 
good bulbs ... ... .„ 
LILIES CAN BE SUPPLIED. 
Each. 
X. d. 
0 4 
0 3 
0 6 
0 9 
1 0 
0 10 
0 3 
3 6 0 4 
0 4 
0 4 
6 0 
CARTERS’ BULBS in BATTERSEA PARK in 1889, 1890, and 1891— see page 4. 
CARTERS’, 287 & 288, HIQH HOLBORN, LONDON. 
