CARTERS TESTED SEEDS— CHOICE VEGETABLES 
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PUMPKIN. Cultural Hints. — After all danger of frosts has 
passed the seed may be sown in hills 8 ft. apart 
each way, or in the corn field, using 3 or 4 seeds with that of the 
corn in every fourth or fifth hill. Do not plant different varieties 
of pumpkins together, as they are very apt to become mixed, 
although they do not generally hybridise with squash or other 
vines. 1 oz. will plant 25 hills; 3 lbs. will plant an acre. 
862 Large Cheese. — This is a fine sort for either stock or table pur- 
poses. Colour creamy bufF, flavour very sweet, shape flat, and 
very productive. 
863 Mammoth King . — Often produces a Pumpkin weighing over 
100 lb. It is a hne keeper, and is used in winter as a figure in 
displays of a rustic nature. It is a fine stock-feeding variety. 
864 Sweet or Sugar . — An unsurpassed variety for making pies. 
The pumpkins are small, but they are very sweet, fine grained, 
and of the best quality. The skin is a deep orange m colour. 
865 Winter Luxury. — A smooth, yellow-skinned, round Pumpkin 
with a thick flesh of excellent flavour. It is a splendid keeper, 
with a russet-yellow coloured skin. 
Price pkt. 1 oz. lb. 1 lb. 
.10 .25 .65 2.00 
RADISH Cultivation Hints. — Sow on a moderate hotbed 
^ ‘ in January, February, and March, also every ten 
days during the spring and summer in well-prepared places in the 
open. The Radish thrives best when quickly grown in a rich 
deep, moist soil, kept well watered during the hot weather. Winter 
varieties should be planted about the middle of July : store the roots 
during the winter in a cool pit or cellar and cover them well with 
earth. 1 oz. of seed will sow 100 ft. of drill. 
No. 1040 
Carters Extra Early 
Scarlet Round 
Carters Extra Early Scarlet Round. — 
The most rapid growing and perfect shaped 
scarlet turnip Radish. Small topped and 
perfect quality. Sown with Carters Lightning 
White makes a perfect combination. 
pkt. 1 oz. lb. 1 lb 
.10 .25 .65 2.00 
No. 1037 
Carters 10 Days. 
1040 
NOVELTY | 
No. 
1037 
Carters 16 Days. — A new and remark- 
ably pretty introduction. For quality 
and forcing it has no equal; being fit to 
pull in 16 days from date of sowing. 
Small and oval in shape, bright crimson colour with ivory white 
tip. 
NOVELTY. 
1043 
| NOVELTY. 
intrdcluced. Sown in 
table in 18 days. 
Carters Lightning White Round. 
— A small w-hite marble Radish of light- 
ning growth; excellent quality, extremely 
small topped, the quickest Radish ever 
frames or on a warm border it is fit for the 
Carters Rosy Gem. — Extra early for 
forcing or general work, quite distinct : 
a charming delicate rosy-pink colour. 
The shape is a most oval. It is onej’of 
the most attractive and delicate-flavoured Radishes in cultiva- 
tion. Remarkably j quick in growth, closely following Carters 
White Round t 
1044 
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1046 Carters Dellcatesse. — An attractive breakfast dish. Its pecul- 
iar shape, crisp flesh, and nutty flavour give this fine selection 
a distinct advantage. i Suitable for forcing. 
1038 Carters Extra Early Round White Tipped. — An exceedingly 
attractive Radish, crimson scarlet with white base. Is very 
quick in growth; produces small top, and flesh is of the finest 
quality. 
1065 Carters French Breakfast . — There are so many inferior strains 
of this very popular Radish (introduced by our house from 
Paris years ago) that we recommend all connoisseurs of a fine 
appetising breakfast dish to grow only the real original type. 
1041 Carters Icicle. — So named because of its unique transparent 
whiteness, attractive appearance, and freshness early in the 
season. The earliest long white Radish, of extraordinary crisp- 
ness and tenderness. 
Price . . . . pkt. 1 oz. lb. 1 lb. 
.10 .25 .65 2.00 
DU I |p ADR Cultural Hints. — The seed should be sown' in 
nnu rt . the spring, in drills about 1 ft. apart and the 
plants thinned to 5 in. apart. The following spring transplant 
to the permanent bed 4 ft. apart each way, cultivate well, using 
manure freely. 1 oz of seed will produce about 1,000 plants. 
Rhubarb Roots 2.00 per doz.; 12.00 per 100, F. O. B. 
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