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G. C. WATSON, PHILADELPHIA, TRADE LIST, SPRING, 1901 
Watson’s Wholesale List, 
Florists’ Flower Seeds for 1901. 
I solicit your order for Flower Seeds. Have been keeping track of these for 
over 23 years, and know somethin g about them. There’s as much in knowing what 
to keep out as what to put in. This list contains the cream only, but remember if 
it’s in commerce, I can supply as low as anybody. 
Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Achillea ptarmica fl. pi., abundant, charming, small double white 
flowers, excellent for cutting $25 
Ageratum, Dwarf Blue, (Imperial 1 warf) 10 25 
“ “ White, “ “ 10 30 
Alyssum, Sweet, “Little Qem” (new) very dwarf, pure white, 
very free flowering.. 15 30 
Alyssum, compactum (Tom T humb), white, fine for pot culture 10 30 
“ maritimum (Sweet Alyssum), white, trailing 15 
Asparagus, plumosus nanus, new crop, homegrown seeds... 100 s. Jr. 00, 1000 s. $9.00 
Gazania splendens. 
ASTER. 
Queen of the Market, Extra Early. 
Pink 
Trade Pkt. 
# 25 
Oz. 
75 
White 
25 
75 
Blue 
25 
75 
Crimson 
25 
75 
Mixed 
25 
75 
Truffaut’s 
Perfection 
Aster. 
Trade Pkt. 
Oz. 
Trade Pkt. 
Oz. 
Pure white... $ 30 
fi- 5 ° 
Dark Blue 
$ 3 ° 
$150 
Scarlet 30 
1.50 
Pink 
30 
1.50 
Light Blue... 30 
1.50 
Mixed 
30 
1-25 
Improved Victoria Aster. 
Trade Pkt. Oz. I 
Pure white $ 30 $1.75 Rose... 
Crimson 30 1.75 I Purple 
Light blue 30 1.75 I Mixed. 
I rade Pkt. Oz. 
$ 30 $ 1-75 
30 1-75 
30 1.50 
Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Aster Semple’s, pure white, blue, bright red, pink, lavender, and 
choice mixed 
Balsam, Covent Garden, double white, very choice 
Balsam, Camellia=flowered, fine mixed 
Begonia, Vernon 
Begonia, semp. comp 
Begonia, tuberous rooted, choice mixed 
Browallia Speciosa flajor, new large flowering var 
Calendula, Prince of Orange, golden yellow 
Candytuft, Tom Thumb, white 
“ Empress, white, very large spikes 
“ White Rocket 
“ Mixed 
Canna, Crozy’s new varieties, fine mixed, lb. $ 2.00 
Carnation Harguerite, double mixed 
“ Early Double Vienna, fine mixed 
Centaurea candidissima, silver leaved 
“ gymnocarpa, silver leaved 
“ cyanus, mixed (Corn flower, Bluets) 
Chrysanthemum frutescens (White Paris Daisy) 
“ “ Etoile D’or (Golden Paris Daisy) 
Cineraria, James & Wetherill’s Superb Strain, very large flowers 
and choice colors 
$ 3 ° 
$1.25 
25 
•75 
15 
■50 
25 
3 ° 
50 
3 ° 
IO 
.20 
TO 
.20 
IO 
•25 
05 
.IO 
05 
■ 15 
05 
• 15 
20 
I. OO 
25 
1-25 
30 
1.25 
20 
•50 
•15 
20 
■75 
5 ° 
5.00 
1. 00 
