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HOMEBUSH FARM 
The natural and lovely surroundings of Home- 
bush Farm are a perfect setting for our colorful 
friends, the "Tulips/' The show has become a 
really important event for garden lovers and it 
is here that thousands of visitors come annually 
to see and enjoy the many, many "Tulips on 
Parade." 
Not only are there innumerable quantities of 
bulbs, but this planting includes over 350 dif¬ 
ferent varieties of May-Flowering Tulips, un¬ 
doubtedly one of the largest collections to be 
seen in any one garden in the country. 
You will find the old favorites nodding their 
greeting in their grandeur, along with many new 
and rare varieties, imported each year, to be 
tried and tested before cataloging. 
AN INVITATION 
When it's Tuliptime at Homebush Farm, thousands of 
our friends visit the display gardens. If your name is not 
on our mailing list, we will be pleased to send you an 
invitation, including road map, so plan to send your name 
and address today. 
Homebush Farm is situated in the beautiful rolling 
country of the Brandywine, where the heaviest fighting of 
the Revolutionary War took place. The old house was 
built over two hundred years ago and is the birthplace 
of Dr. William Darlington, one of America's foremost 
botanists. Many other well-known landmarks of historical 
interest are nearby, such as Birmingham Meeting. 
TEN SCORE YEARS . . . 
To many of our friends it is interesting to know that 
the family of Waterer has been active in the realm of 
horticulture for over two hundred years. The original 
business was started in England by a direct ancestor of 
the present owners. 
In 1876 Hosea Waterer came from England with a 
collection of Azaleas and Hybrid Rhododendrons, to ex¬ 
hibit at the Centennial Exhibition. As these were new 
novelties they created much favorable comment and made 
most interesting exhibits. 
Nearly 50 years ago he started the business which 
bears his name, more or less as a specialist in Rhododen¬ 
drons and Dutch bulbs, also handling choice and rare 
varieties of seed imported from Europe. 
It has been our honest endeavor to keep up this busi¬ 
ness in much the same style as the founder and we do 
enjoy rather a good reputation for the best things in 
Seeds, Bulbs, and Plants. 
