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CARTERS TESTED SEEDS— BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. 
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[CINERARIA 
CENTAU REA — Continued. 
No. 
3635 Americana.— Purple, thistle-like flowers. Sow in open 
ground during March. Although this charming lavender 
Centaurea has been offered by us for many years, it has never 
attained the popularity which its beauty deserves. Ht. 2 ft. 
3637 Dcpressa. Old-fashioned annual, with large blue flowers 
with red centres, similar to the common Cornflower in form. 
CENTAUREA, PERENNIAL. 
Beautiful silver-foliaged plants with variously cut leaves for 
mixed borders or variegated bedding. Sow in spring and prick out. 
3645 Cand id issima.— Purest silver. Ht. 2 ft. 
3646 Candidissima compacta.- lit. 1 ft. 
3647 Gymnocarpa.- Wide leaf. 
CERASTIUM.— Sil ver-leaved ornamental hardy perennials, useful 
as an edging or on rockeries. Seed may be sown in spring or 
summer. 
3603 Biebersteini.— White perennial edging plant. Ht. 6 in. 
3604 Tomentosum.- Nearest and most effective. Ht. 6 in. 
CHAMAEPEUCE (FISHBONE Thistle). Half-hardy biennial with 
ornamental foliage. Is seen at its best the first season. Seed 
should be sown in early spring, in gentle heat, and potted off. 
3581 Diacantha.— Spiny; glaucous foliage. Excellent for edging 
beds or borders. lit. 1 ft. 
CHAMAEROPS (Kan Palm). — S ow in bottom heat, and pot off. 
3584 Humilis.— A fine decorative plant for house, garden or conser- 
vatory. 
CHELONE . — Sow in spring and transplant. Useful variety of great 
decorative value. 
3587 Barbarata coccinea.- Bright scarlet perennial. Ht. 2 ft. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
_The annual varieties hold 
a leading position, and 
many of them have been raised on our Seed Farms. All are 
beautiful in beds and borders and good for window boxes, or 
cutting. Sow seed in spring in boxes for early flowering, 
and in the open for general work. Some varieties make useful 
pot plants ; for this purpose they should be sown under glass. 
Ht. lh ft. 
ANNUAL. 
3742 Morning Star.— Single. Delicate sulphur-coloured blossoms ; 
very pretty. Equally good as a single plant, grown in masses in 
beds or borders, or as a cut flower. The best annual variety to 
use as a pot plant for winter blooming. 
3748 Northern Star.— Beautiful large white flowers, with zone of 
sulphur colour. 
3750 Evening: Star.— Deep golden yellow, similar in habit to 
Morning Star. 
3743 Carters Choice Mixed Annual Chrysanthemum.— 
We have given unlimited attention to perfecting this strain, 
which contains a splendid range of colours. Many of the flowers 
have two or three zones of colour, which impart to them a 
wonderful brilliance. The plants being very robust should be 
thinned or planted out to at least 1 ft. apart. 
3744 Lord Bcaconsfleld.— Single. Crimson maroon and gold. 
3745 Purple Queen.— Single. Distinct dark purple. 
3746 Sultan. — Single. Crimson, with gold ring near centre. 
3747 W. E. Gladstone.— Single. Crimson and violet. 
3749 Tricolor ( Carinatum ). — Single. The original type. 
3753 The Bridal Robe, Double White.— Flowers of purest 
white, and fully double. 
3756 Double Mixed.— A good proportion of double blossoms may 
be expected. 
EARLY AUTUMN FLOWERING HYBRIDS. 
Can be treated as an annual. Sown in January and February will 
produce plants which flower from the middle of August onwards. 
Both for outdoor culture and growing under glass this strain is 
extremely valuable, supplying large quantities of cut flowers at a 
season of the year when they are particularly needed. 
3764 Carters Early Autumn Flowering: Hybrids.— Singles, 
semi-doubles, and doubles in endless varieties of shades are 
contained in this splendid mixture. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM— Continued. 
No. PERENNIAL CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
3766 8ha8ta Daisy.— A perennial variety from America, with 
large white flowers on long stalks. When sown very early 
under protection the flowers often appear before summer is over. 
Ht. 2 h ft. 
3767 Maximum King: Edward VII.— Single. A splendid large- 
flowered variety, which we highly recommend; the flowers are 
pure white, and borne on long stiff stalks well above the foliage. 
Ht. 2£ ft. 
EXHIBITION PERENNIAL SPECIES. 
Sow in pans in gentle heat, in spring, and pot off singly. 
3771 Carters Show. — I.arge blooms, fine colours. 
3772 Carters Japanese. -Gracefully petalled varieties. 
3773 Carters Pom pone. — Neat, globular blossoms. 
CINERARIA. Sow seed in pans filled with a goou light 
" sandy compost in spring up to the 
beginning of June, and place in a cool frame. Transfer to small 
pots as soon as the seedlings have developed their leaves and pot 
on asthe plants require it. Theyshould be grown in a cold frame 
until frost necessitates their removal to a greenhouse. Even in 
winter they should not receive much artificial heat. Will come 
into bloom from Christmas to May. 
Self- 
colour 
Bloom. 
3710 Carters Brilliant Prize Cineraria, Choicest Colours 
Mixed, saved From finest flowers. The constant and 
painstaking attention which we have lavished upon this strain 
lias resulted in the production of a remarkable range of colour. 
The self colours range from pure white through varied shades of 
pink, rose, and carmine to deepest crimson, and pale porcelain, 
wedgwood, ultramarine, royal blue to the deepest purple, whilst 
the bordered varieties show a remarkable diversity of shades. 
The habit of the plants is perfect, it being difficult to find a plant 
showing the slightest divergence from type. Gold Medal, 
Chelsea, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916. Individual blooms 5 to 6 in. 
Per pkt., 1 / 6 . 2 / 6 , 3 / 6 , and 5 /- 
3711 Carters Snowflake.— A pure white form, equalling our 
Brilliant Prize strain in the solidity of the blooms and per- 
fection of habit. Per pkt., 2 / 6 . 3 / 6 , and 5 /- 
3712 Carters Choice Double.— Of all the finest forms and 
colours. _ _ __ Per pkt., 2 / 6 . 3 / 6 . and 51- 
3714 Cineraria Maritima. — A well-known hardy silver-foliaged 
perennial, for bedding or mixed borders. Seeds should be sown 
in pans in early spring under glass, and the seedlings pricked 
oft' into boxes, hardening before planting out. Ht. li ft. 
The above are packed in 6d. 1/- and 1/6 packets. 
