IS 
CARTER’S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS FOR 1855. 
FLOWERS HAVING POPULAR NAMES. 
The following plants arc best known by the Popular Names , but the Scientific Name 
being necessary to show the genus to which they belong, it is also given. Such Popular 
Names as Convolvulus Minor, Flos Adonis, White Candytuft, Columbine, 8<c., have little 
or no affinity with the Latin, and are not to be considered as translations ( see p. 5). 
A — is employed to indicate varieties. 
o 
t-3 
6 
o 
tzi 
H. & 
Dur. 
Col. 
of Fl. 
■ft 
M. of 
Flow. 
Price. 
No. 
feet 
s.d. 
920 tester, Chipese, mixed 
Aster chinensis , pi. var. 
19 
54 
84 
hhA 
div. 
2 
7-10 
3 
921 German, quilled, in. 
c/| inensis fistulbsus fi.p . 
6 
922 — Globe, extra 
— (flolmlaris 
6 
923 French Perfection 
— incompardbilis 
1 0 
924 Picony-flowercd 
— paoniajioms 
1 0 
925 Pyramidal 
— pyramidalis 
6 
926 — Bouquet 
multiji'orus 
... 
n 
6 
927 Turkey, new m. 
— turcicus iidvus 10 v. 
2 
1 0 
928 very dwarf 
— npriissimus 
1 
6 
929 Auricula, fine Alpine 
Primula A urt cula , pi. var. 
5 
25 
134 
hP 
£ 
5-7 
6 
fP 
2 6 
931 Ijalsam, line double, m. 
Balsamma hortensis K fl.pl. 
71 
tA 
2 
6-9 
6 
932 double scarlet 
hortensis coccinoa 
s. 
3 
933 — spotted, 6 vpr. 
— punctata 
div. 
6 
934 — striped, 6 var. 
— striata 
... 
6 
935 — Camellia, fine m. 
Camelliajtbra 
... 
6 
936 — Rose-flowered, m. 
rqscejlbra 
6 
937 — pew orange 
— ayrantiaca 
0. 
6 
938 — new sulphur 
— sulphur ea 
... 
sul. 
... 
6 
939 Candytuft, fragrant 
Iberia, odordta 
15 
60 
88 
hA 
w. 
1 
3 
940 purple 
umbellafa 
p- 
3 
941 new crimson 
— kermesina 
cr. 
... 
3 
942 Rocket 
— - coronama 
... 
w. 
... 
3 
943 rose 
— rbsoq 
ro. 
3 
944 white 
amara 
... 
w. 
... 
3 
945 Canterbury Bell, pur. 
Campanula Medium 
5 
25 
78 
hP+ 
p- 
3 
946 wliite 
Medium alba 
w. 
3 
947 double blue 
— Jiqre-pleno 
... 
b. 
3 
948 — lilac 
lifacina 
li. 
... 
3 
949 — white 
—r — a/ba 
\Y. 
... 
3 
950 Capsicum, fine mixed 
Papsic v,m aunuum t pl.var. 
146 
tA 
f. va. 
2 
6 
951 Carnation, double 
Vianth\isCaryr»//iyllus,pl. 
10 
26 
145 
hP 
div. 
1 0 
952 double, finest 
Caryophytlus sphudeus 
hhP 
2 6 
953 — perpetual 
— semperjlbrens 
5-io 
2 6 
954 Catchlly, Lobel’s 
Silene Armeria 
28 
bA 
r. 
i 
6-7 
3 
955 white 
Armaria alba 
w. 
3 
95 6 Chrysanthemum trico. 
Chrysauth . carina turn 
19 
54 
84 
3 col. 
6-9 
3 
957 tricolor yellow 
carinatum Jl'avum 
y- 
3 
958 white and yellow, m. 
coronarium , 2 var. 
... 
y. & w. 
2‘ 
8 
959 Clary, purple and red 
Salvia fformhiutn, 2 var. 
2 
25 
107 
p. & r. 
i 
3 
960 Cpckscnmb, dwarf 
Celbsia cristata nana 
5 
64 
tA 
cr. 
4 
961 dwarf yellow 
crist at a nana Jlava 
y. 
6 
962 — orange 
— nana aurantiaca 
0. 
... 
G 
963 Cplumbiue, double 
AquU'egia vulgaris, fl. pi. 
13 
30 
136 
hPt 
div. 
2 
6-8 
3 
964 Cpnvolvulus major** 
Ipomwa purpurea j pi. *v. 
5 
25 
86 
hhA 
10 
7-10 
3 
965 major, splendid, m.** 
purpurea splendida, 20 
... 
1 0 
966 — blue** 
. — cairidea [«ap. 
b. 
3 
967 — crimson** 
— kermesina 
cr. 
... 
... 
3 
968 — dark purple** 
— alropurpurea 
... 
d.p. 
3 
969 — rose** 
— rosea 
ro. 
3 
970 — spotted** 
— punctata 
spot. 
3 
971 — striped** 
— striata 
stri. 
3 
972 — violet 
— violucea 
V, 
3 
973 — white** 
— alba 
... 
... 
W. 
3 
hA 
b. 
i 
6-ic 
3 
975 minor dark purple 
tricolor atropurpureus 
d. b. 
3 
976 — double-flowered 
— Jibre-pleno 
... 
... 
1... 
b. 
... 
... 
6 
977 — large-flowered 
— grandiflbrus 
lb 
... 
... 
3 
978 — striped 
— striatus 
... 
stri. 
... 
3 
979 — white 
— a lb us 
... 
... 
w. 
... 
3 
