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INDEX — Continued. 
Saintpaulla 
Salad Plants 
Sage 
Salvia 
Sanvitalia 
Saponaria 
Savoy ... . 
Scabious 
Scents 
Schimnthns 
Schizopetalon 
Soiseora 
Scorzonera 
Sea Hollies (s 
Seakale 
Sea Lavender (see Statioe) 
Sednm (see Stonecropi 
Sensitive Plant 
Shallots 
) Eryngium) 
. 15 
. 83 
. 15 
. 11 
. 83 
. 81 
81 
11, 15 
81 
92 
81 
81 
93 
11 
11 
81 
H 
Page 
Shasta Daisy (see 
Chrysanthemum) 
Shears 9a 
Shovels 93 
SUene 84 
Smilax (see Medeola) 
Snapdragon (see Antirrhinum) 
Solanum . 
Sorrel 
85 
45 
93 
IgSSSP? ::: :: io ( l£ 
Squash (see Pumpkin) 
Statioe „ 85 
8took 85, 86 
Stoneorop 8b 
Strawberry ■■■ 15 
Streptocarpus 86 
Sunflower ••• ••• 86 
Sweet Alyssum (see Alyssum) 
„ Briar ••• 86 
Corn 18, 19 
Pag* 
Sweet Pea 87 to 89 
Snltan (see Oentaurea) 
William 89 
93 
Tagetes 89 
Tarragon 45 
Teooma 90 
Thunbergia 90 
Thyme 45 
Tobaoco Seed isee Nio .ti.ina) 
Tomato 10 to 13 
Torenia 90 
Traohelinm 90 
Tritoma 90 
Tropseolnm (see Nasturtium) 
Turnip, Garden 42 to 44 
Vegetable Marrow 21, 25 
Vegetable Oolleotions 48, 49 
Verbaeonm 90 
V erbena 90 
Viola 
Violet 
Virginian Stock 
Viscaria 
... 90 
... 90 
... 90 
90, 91 
Wallflower 
Water dress (see Cress) 
Watering Pots 93 
Welsh Poppy (see Meoonnpsis) 
91 
91 
91 
15 
92 
52 
Xerantnemum (see 
Everlastings) 
Whitlavia 
Wigandia 
Winter Cherry 
Whitkef ... ... 
Woodruff (see Asperula) 
Woodlands Mixture ... 
Worm Killer 
Zea Mays ... 
Zinnia 
.. 91 
91. 92 
CASH PRIZES FOR 1919. 
». MR<S cahtfk & Co Seedsmen to His Majesty the King. Raynes Park. London, S.W.. undertake, upon being furnished with certified 
evidence to duplicate First. Second, or Third Money Awards made to the exhibitors who show the products of Seeds and I otatoes from 
bv the exhibitor from tins Catalogue above 10/- in value, and obtained from Messrs. Carters establishment during the twelve months ending 
June 30th. 1919. The said duplication will be limited to the value of the purchase, but exhibits of exceptional merit will be treated with liberality 
at odu^s l^be^of ^the exhibitor's own growth, and in case of any dispute as to purchase. &c., an invoice of the seeds purchased must be 
produced if required, and the specimens are to be staged in accordance with the regulations of the Society. 1 his offer does not apply to Specie 
Prizes offered by FirniSiando^her^Patrons^^^^^^ Qf ^ Special Pri/es must notify the fact to us a week before the day of the Show stating the 
names of the Vegetables Potatoes or Flowers they intend to stage, when we will send neatly-named cards, winch must he exposed to view on 
ihTexhibu! dZffSglhe wMctime of the show, or if not we may withhold the Prizes , We shall also send the applicant a sheet on which 
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TERMS OF BUSINESS. 
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OF GOODS. We deliver Potatoes, 8eed 8, Bulbs, and Plants, Carriage Paid to any Railway Station m England and 
Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, where practicable, also Free by Parcel Post to Purchaser s door where possible. 
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Notice of damage should be at once made to. and compensation claimed from, the Carriers. 
THE TE8TING OF 
SEEDS ORDER, 
1918 . 
CONDITIONS OF 
GUARANTEE OF 
QUALITY. 
ORDERS. 
PLANTS. 
NEW CUSTOMERS 
CASH DISCOUNT. 
TERM OF CREDIT. 
REMITTANCES. 
EMPTY PACK AGES, 
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Sacks, Baers, &c. 
damage in transit. ... « 
Tests made since the commencement of the last harvest. August. 1918. prove that the germination of the Vegetable Seeds 
offered in this Catalogue is in every case equal to. if not higher, than the Government standard, for those kinds to which 
the Order refers, and the analytical purity not less than 97 per cent. We shall advise our customers of any exceptional 
cases that may occur. 
All our Seeds have been carefully grown, selected, cleaned and tested, but we cannot give any warranty expressed or 
implied as to description, purity, productiveness or any other matter connected with the crop beyond the analysis required 
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