26 Flower Seeds 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
Single Cosmos 
COSMOS 
One of the notable midseason and fall flowers. A strong, 
tall-growing annual, with bold flowers of exquisite daintiness 
and airiness heightened in effect by their foliage setting of 
feathery green. It is most effective when planted in broad 
masses or long background borders against evergreens or 
fences. We offer only the choice, large-flowering strains. 
Giant Early-Flowering 
An extra-select strain, combining extreme earliness with 
great vigor and unusual size of flowers. Commences to bloom 
in July and continues until cut down by frost. The flowers 
often measure 4 inches across. 4 feet. Large pkt. Oz. 
White. 10 io $0 25 ’ $0 60 
Pink. 10 25 60 
Crimson. 10 25 60 
Mixed. 10 25 50 
Orange Flare. See Novelties and Specialties, page 5. 
Sensation. See Novelties and Specialties, page 5. 
Giant Late-Flowering 
A magnificent strain. The individual flowers 
are of enormous size and the most perfect 
form, while the colors are richly brilliant. 
These represent the highest developed types in 
Cosmos. Will keep a week in water after being 
cut. 6 to 8 feet. Pkt. Large pkt. Oz. 
Pink Lady Lennox. .. .$0 10 $0 25 $0 50 
White Lady Lennox. . 10 25 50 
Crimson. . 10 25 50 
Mixed. 10 25 40 
Double Late-Flowering 
This beautiful strain of Cosmos contains 
most striking colors and a large percentage 
comes true from seed, both as to color and 
doubleness. The singles which the strain pro¬ 
duces are also very beautiful. Large pkt. 
Pink Beauty.$0 15 $0 40 
White Queen. 15 40 
Crimson King. . 15 40 
Mixed. 15 40 
Giant Binnewies Cyclamen 
CYCLAMEN 
Giant Binnewies Strain 
These are among the most beautiful winter- 
and spring-flowering plants for the green¬ 
house. Not only are the flowers of striking 
beauty, but the foliage is also highly orna¬ 
mental. The seed we send out is grown by 
the originator. Pkt. 100 seeds 
Bright Red.$0 50 $2 50 
Dark Blood-Red. 50 2 50 
Improved Rose of Marien- 
thal. White with carmine eye 50 2 50 
Pink Pearl. Salmon-pink .... 50 3 50 
Pure Rose. 50 2 50 
Pure White. 50 2 50 
Saffron-Red. 50 2 50 
Salmon-Rose Improved.... 50 3 00 
Salmon-Scarlet (America 
Improved). 50 3 00 
White with Carmine Eye. . 50 2 50 
Finest Mixed. 40 2 00 
ROKOKO. /Vew type. Large, flat flowers 
in various colors, with fluted and fringed 
petals. Pkt. 50 cts.; 100 seeds $3. 
CREPIS 
MINIATURE YELLOW (Bidens bumilis). Small, bright yellow flowers. Blooms a few 
weeks after sowing. 1 foot. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Double Cosmos 
Double Early- 
Flowering Cosmos 
An extra-early strain of the Double 
Crested which is just as beautiful as 
the late, and comes into flower as 
early as the Extra-Early Singles. 
Highly recommended, pkt. Large pkt. 
Carnelia. Crimson.... $0 20 $0 50 
Peach Blossom. Pink. 20 50 
Whirlwind. White.... 20 50 
Mixed. 20 50 
COREOPSIS 
Grandiflora auricula superba. 
A serrated band of brownish 
red encircles the golden disc; flower 
petals golden yellow. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
large pkt. 40 cts. 
Lanceolata grandiflora. Fine in 
masses or as cut-flowers. The indi¬ 
vidual blooms are very large and of 
the richest golden yellow. Pkt. 
10 cts.; 34oz. 25 cts. 
Lanceolata grandiflora fl.-pl. 
A semi-double variety of the 
above. Pkt. 15 cts.; 35cts. 
Mayfield Giant. Tall and vigorous. 
Larger flowers and longer stems 
than C. lanceolata grandiflora. Pkt. 
15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Double Sunburst. See Novelties 
and Specialties, page 4. 
Rubra. A very free-flowering annual that 
will thrive under almost any condition. 
The deeply cut foliage clings closely to the 
ground, while the plant sends up numerous 
slender stems about 1 foot high, with a 
mass of soft, shell-pink flowers on top. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Coreopsis lanceolata grandiflora 
