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CARTERS’ INVINCIBLE PRIZE GLOXINIA. 
AWARDED TWO SILVER CUPS, Royal Horticultural Society, 1903. 
(See Coloured Plate opposite . ) 
It may be asserted without fear of contradiction that no flower for exhibition produces a greater effect than a 
first-class group of Gloxinias. The superb mixture we offer under the name Invincible is magnificent. It contains 
all the best self-colours, crimson, sapphire, purple, rose, blush, violet, white, &c., also the finest edged, tipped, 
ringed, and shaded varieties, together with the most beautiful spotted or marbled kinds, and is the finest we 
have seen. 
Photographed Jrotn Nature and 
Copyrighted by /. C. Co. 
A HOUSE OF GLOXINIAS AT CARTERS 1 
NURSERIES. 
Per packet — s. 
i. fiot. Carters’ Invincible Prize. Superb Mixture 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d., & 5 
602. Carters’ Giant Carmine. This is a brilliant variety of great merit 2s. 6d. & 5 
603. Carters’ Giant Purple. A lovely velvety purple, spotted throat 2s. 6d. & 5 
604. Carters’ Giant Scarlet. Superb ; scarlet, pure white margin 2s. 6d. & 5 
605. Carters’ Giant White. A gem of the first class ; a pure white of exquisite texture 2s. 6d. & 5 
606. The collection of above 4 Giant Varieties for 7 s. 6d. 
1 3 1 1 . Othello. Very large; deep blue 2 
607. Gloxinia. Ordinary erect varieties. No. 608. Drooping varieties is. 6d. & 2 
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A Customer writes : — “ I raised 500 plants from the packet of Gloxinia ; they are now blooming and comprise some beautiful 
colours.’’ 
Culture. — Sow in well-drained pans from January to March (or in the autumn), fill the pans with soil 
consisting of a mixture of half peat and half leaf mould, with a small quantity of pulverised charcoal and silver 
sand sifted very fine to within half an inch of the rim ; water with fine rose, then sow the seed thinly, taking care 
not to cover it with soil ; place in a temperature of 75 deg., and cover the pans with a piece of shaded glass, 
gradually removing the same as the seedlings progress. When large enough to handle, prick off into pans at 
about one inch apart, then pot off into single pots. Many will soon attain the requisite strength to go into 5-inch or 
48 pots, and will bloom in August and September of the same year. The potting-off soil should consist of one 
half good loam, one-half fibrous peat, with a good sprinkling of sand and broken charcoal. 
For price of Gloxinia Bulbs , see page 183. 
2 37» *38, & 97, High Hot. born, London. — 1904. 
