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CARTERS TESTED SEEDS— BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. 
No. 
.WO Carters Chailengjr, 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. Match- 
less in form, substance, size and colours. 
8891 Carters Rose Queen.— This beautiful variety produces 
enormous spikes of large double flowers of 
colour; excellent habit ; very striking. 
8892 Camellia-flowered. 
8893 Double mixed.— For pots or borders. 
250 seeds. 500 seeds. 
.10 .15 
8396 12 superb selected colours, separate 
8397 8 superb selected colours, separate 
Price of the above 
a delicate rose 
1 ,000 seeds. 
.25 
.. Price, 1.00 
.. Price. .65 
BAPTI8IA.— Hardy perennial. Good border plant. 
8400 Australis.— Indigo blue flowers. Ht. 3 ft 
Price 
500 seeds. 
.15 
1,000 seeds. 
.25 
250 seeds. 
10 
BARTONIA.— Hardy annual. Showy, and very easily grown. Sow 
in open border in spring. 
8403 Aurea.— Rich golden colour. 
1,000 seeds. 
Price 
2,000 seeds. 
.15 
4,000 seeds. 
.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. 
500 seeds. 1,000 seeds. 2,000 seeds. 
P rice - .10 .15 .25 
RCrOMIA Begonias are much superior to Geraniums for 
D lv I #-%■ 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 sown 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 pansand pot off* later. 
Care should be used when sowing, as the seed is very fine. We 
can also supply tubers ready to start into growth in early spring 
(For dry roots, see Page 88.) 
No. 
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. 
Price of the above 
500 seeds. 
.25 
1,000 seeds. 
.45 
2,000 seeds. 
.75 
A very Popular plant for Pots and bedding out. 
3873 Carters Crown Jewels Mixed Single, 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. 
Price of the above 
BEDDING— FIBROUS ROOTED. 
Perpetual flowering. Small blooms in clusters. 
3380 Crimson 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. 
red foliage. 
-Flowers fiery deep scarlet with satiny brownish. 
Price of the above ... 
1 ,000 seed9. 
.25 
2,000 seeds. 
.45 
4,000 seed9. 
.75 
CARTERS TESTED SEEDS. Inc., 102-106 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLDG., BOSTON, MASS. 
BAOHELOR’8 BUTTON. 
BALSAM. 
-See Cornflower. 
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. 
BEQONIAS — Continued. 
TUBEROUS ROOTED. 
