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CARTERS TESTED SEEDS— BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON. —See Cornflower. 
BALSA Mb Balsams may be sown from the beginning to the 
middle of April in pans or in a slight hotbed, 
in a light, rich loam, covering the seed about half an inch, 
keeping the soil moist, but not wet. When the plants have 
formed the second leaves they may be transplanted into pots, 
and gradually hardened off for transplanting out of doors in 
June, when they may be placed in the open borders, the warmest 
situations being the most suitable, and allowing 2 ft. each way 
between the plants. If for pot culture, they must be divided 
and transplanted into small pots, once or twice into larger pots, 
picking off the flowers in the earlier stages of growth to give 
greater vigour. 
BEQONIA 3 — Continued. 
TUBEROUS ROOTED. 
No. 
3390 Carters Challenger, Superb Mixture.— A highly select 
strain, the individual blooms being perfect in form and of 
splendid substance. The shades range from pure white through 
flesh, clear, and deep pinks to scarlet. Many lovely new mauve 
and purple shades are also contained in this unique strain. 
Matchless in form, substance, size, and colours. 
8391 Carters Rose Queen.- This beautiful variety produces 
enormous spikes of large double flowers of a delicate rose 
colour; excellent habit ; very striking. 
3392 Camellia-flowered. 
3393 Double mixed. — For pots or borders. 
Price of the above 
3396 1 2 superb selected colours, separate ... Price, 1.00 
8397 8 superb selected colours, separate ... Price. .65 
250 seeds. 500 seeds. 
.10 .15 
1 .000 seeds. 
.25 
BAPTISIA.— Hardy perennial. Good border plant. 
3400 Australis.— Indigo blue flowers. Ht. 3 ft. 
250 seeds. 500 seeds. 1,000 seeds. 
rnce **• .10 .15 .25 
BARTONIA.— Hardy annual. Showy, and very easily grown. Sow 
in open border in spring. 
8403 Aurea. — Rich golden colour. 
1,000 seeds. 2,000 seeds. 4,000 seeds. 
™ ce — .10 .15 .25 
BEAD PLANT. — See Nertera. 
BEE LARKSPUR (Delphinium Statum).— A striking perennial. 
Of easy culture for large flower borders and wild gardens. 
8406 Bright Blue.— Ht. 3 ft. 
Pri™> 500 seeds. 1,000 seeds. 2,000 seeds. 
rnce — .10 .15 .25 
RPQOIMIA Begonias are much superior to Geraniums for 
" bedding, being quite unaffected by heavy rains. 
For growing in pots this strain is superb, producing a very high 
percentage of really first quality perfectly double flowers, 
equalling the best named varieties, but having more vigorous 
constitutions. The seed should be sowu in heat at end of winter 
to produce strong flowering plants in the summer, in pans of 
very fine soil. Prick off the seedlings into pans and pot off later. 
Care should be used when sowing, as the seed is very fine. We 
can also supply tubers ready to start iuto growth in early spring 
( For dry roots, see page 88 .) 
3370 Carters Choicest Double.— This fine strain contains all 
the largest and best forms and most brilliant colours in cultiva- 
tion. Blooms 6 in. across. 
500 seeds. 
.25 
1,000 seeds. 
.45 
Price of the above 
A very popular plant for pots and bedding out . 
2,000 seeds. 
.75 
3373 Carters Crown Jewels Mixed 8ingle, including 
Fringed varieties.— It is impossible to praise too much this 
superb strain of this highly-favoured flower. The blooms are 
borne on long stout stems, which raise them well above the 
foliage. For size and quality of the flowers, combined with 
brilliance in colours, this mixture is unequalled. Grand for 
bedding out. Blooms 6 in. across. 
3374 Hybrida Cristata, Carters Crested.— Grand flowers, 
crested by the elongation and fimbriations of the petals. 70 per 
cent, true from seed. 
3375 Carters New Marbled Hybrids.— New colourings of 
great beauty, the large single blooms being beautifully marbled 
and mottled. 
500 seeds. 1,000 seeds. 2,000 seeds. 
.25 .45 .75 
Price of the above 
BEDDING— FIBROUS ROOTED. 
Perpetual flowering. Small blooms in clusters. 
3380 Orlmson Bedding. — Dwarf compact variety. Flowers 
crimson, foliage deep blood-red with metallic sheen. 
3381 Vernon Tom Thumb. — A charming free-flowering variety. 
Blood scarlet flowers and bronze foliage. 
3383 Luminosa.— Flowers fiery deep scarlet with satiny brownish, 
red foliage. 
Price of the above ... 
1 ,000 seeds. 
2,000 seeds. 
.45 
4,000 seeds. 
.75 
CARTERS TESTED SEEDS. Inc., 102-106 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLDG., BOSTON, MASS. 
