102 Small Fruits, Water-Lilies 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
WATERER’S SELECT SMALL FRUITS 
Blackberries 
All Blackberries, $1 per doz.; $7 per 100 
Erie. Early, hardy, and productive. Large, sweet fruit of excellent 
quality. 
Eldorado. Sweet, melting, and rich. A valuable variety, being hardy 
and very productive. 
Mersereau. An enormous producer of extra-size berries which are 
brilliant black, retain their color under all conditions, and are very 
sweet and without core. 
Ward. Produces an enormous crop of extra-large, glossy black berries 
which are rich, sweet, tender, with no hard core. 
Currants 
All Currants, $3.50 per doz.; $20 per 100 
Fay’s Prolific. Best of all the red Currants. A great bearer, with 
long stems. Subacid. 
Wilder. Strong grower, quite unusually productive, and of extra¬ 
good quality. Red. 
Grapes 
All Grape-Vines, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Concord. Ripens in early August. Fruit dark purple, almost black, 
large, juicy, sweet, and delicious. Because of its extremely high 
merit, Concord has become the most popular Grape in the country. 
Moore’s Early. Ripens a little before the Concord. Very deep black 
berries, unusually large, and of extra-fine quality. The bunches 
are medium size, but are held together firmly. They stand handling 
and shipping unusually well and have an established reputation 
on all markets. 
Caco. A cross between Catawba and Concord. In appearance it is 
one of the most beautiful of all hardy Grapes. The large, wine-red 
berries, with abundant bloom, are carried in large, compact bunches. 
It ripens in advance of Concord and is a strong, vigorous grower. 
Niagara. Ripens in late August. Bunches of berries large; color 
greenish white, changing to pale yellow when fully ripe. 
Gooseberries 
All Gooseberries, $3.50 per doz.; $20 per 100 
Downing. Large, solid, very firm berries. The bush is unusually 
free from mildew and produces great quantities of light-colored 
berries of excellent quality. 
Houghton. The medium-sized berries are red when ripe, and sweet; 
very productive. One of the best sorts for general-purpose planting. 
Raspberries 
All Raspberries, $1 per doz.; $7 per 100 
Cumberland (Blackcap). The largest Raspberry known; immensely 
productive. 
Cuthbert. Berries very large, conical, rich crimson. One of the 
old-time favorites. 
King. In this extra-early variety are united earliness, bright color, 
firmness, and excellent quality of its berries, with vigorous growth, 
productiveness, and hardiness of cane. Its crimson berries are 
exceedingly bright in color and firm. 
Ranere (St. Regis). Fruit ripens very early and bears extremely 
heavy crops that sell for fancy prices because of its earliness. All 
summer, until frost, it gives fair to good pickings, dependent in 
part on the season. Extremely hardy, vigorous, and free from 
disease. 
Strawberries 
For best growth Strawberries require light, fibrous, or sandy loam, 
well enriched, with plentiful moisture during the bearing season. 
The layer plants should be set out in April, when possible, about 1 
foot apart, in rows 2 feet apart. 
Pot-grown plants furnished for planting in August and September 
Price of the following Layer Strawberry Plants, 75 cts. for 25; 
$1.25 for 50; $2 per 100; $12 per 1,000. We can supply most all 
other popular varieties, though not offered here. 
Big Joe. An ideal midseason variety. 
Brandywine. Bears great quantities of uniformly large, bright 
crimson berries that are firm and of good quality. Midseason. 
Premier. An early variety, succeeding nearly everywhere and of 
excellent quality. 
Senator Dunlap. Early to midseason. Probably the most produc¬ 
tive variety yet introduced. 
Sharpless. Fruits late in the season. A good grower, producing 
handsome berries. 
William Belt. An “all-season” variety, fruiting from early to quite 
late. Very popular. 
Fall or Everbearing Strawberries 
All Everbearing varieties, 75c. for 25; $2 per 100; $12 per 1,000 
Champion Everbearing. Among the best-known and most largely 
planted. The berries are nearly round, smooth, dark crimson, 
glossy, and of sweet flavor. It yields heavily in June and is one of 
the most prolific again in the fall. 
Progressive. Of vigorous habit, with large, clean leaves. The plants 
multiply better than many of the fall-bearing varieties and yield 
profusely. The berries, which are smooth and uniform in size, are 
deep crimson, glossy, and of good quality. 
WATER-LILIES 
Hardy Water-Lilies 
Ready April 15 to June 1 
Alba candidissima. A very vigorous and desirable variety, re¬ 
quiring ample space. Flowers large, pure white. $1 each. 
Comanche. The largest and finest of the apricot tints. The flowers 
have a wonderful combination of orange and glowing amber-red. 
A strong grower and the earliest and most continuous bloomer in 
the hardy class. $2 each. 
Gloriosa. A superb large flower of a deep carmine-rose, becoming a 
dark red late in the season. Very free and continuous bloomer. $2.50 ea. 
James Brydon. Rich rosy crimson, reverse of petals having a silvery 
sheen. $2.50 each. 
Marliacea carnea. A delicate soft flesh-pink deepening toward the 
base of the petals. $1.25 each. 
Marliacea chromatella. Petals and stamens bright yellow, 4 to 
6 inches across. A free and continuous bloomer. $1.50 each. 
Marliacea rosea. A splendid companion to the above, which it resem¬ 
bles in all particulars except color; flowers soft rose-pink. $2 each. 
Odorata gigantea. The native white Lily of the Southeastern 
States. Flowers pure white, 5 to 7 inches across. A very strong, 
vigorous grower. 75 cts. each. 
Odorata minor. The miniature white Water-Lily. Very dainty 
and suitable for tubs and small pools. 50 cts. each. 
Odorata, W. B. Shaw. This magnificent Lily has large fragrant 
flowers of a rich, clear rose-pink. $1.25 each. 
Paul Hariot. A large, magnificent light yellow delicately shading to 
copper-red. Foliage spotted with brownish red. Afreebloomer. $2ea. 
Tuberosa. A native white variety of very strong growth. Flower 
from 4 to 9 inches across, produced in moderate quantity. The 
various varieties of Tuberosa are suitable for planting in deep 
water, and should have plenty of room to spread. $1 each. 
Tuberosa rosea. Flowers an exquisite shade of pink. A vigorous 
grower, of the easiest culture. $1 each. 
Day-Blooming Tender Nympheas 
These are supplied in pot-grown plants after June 1 
Grossherzog Ernst Ludwig. A free-flowering variety of a true 
violet-blue, with a golden yellow center. $2 each. 
Mrs. C. W. Ward. Deep rosy pink on long stems. $2 each. 
Pennsylvania. Flowers of largest size, of a rich blue color. Very 
free and continuous flowering. $2 each. 
Zanzibariensis. The darkest blue or purple of the genus; very 
free flowering. $1.50 each. 
Zanzibariensis azurea. Clear azure-blue. $1 each. 
Zanzibariensis rosea. Various shades of rose. $1 each. 
Night-Blooming Tender Nympheas 
Dentata. White blooms 8 to 12 inches across. $1 each. 
Dentata magnifica. Large, cup-shaped, creamy white flowers, 10 
to 12 inches across. Very desirable. $2 each. 
Dentata superba. The largest white Water-Lily grown. Flowers of 
clear glistening white. $2 each. 
Devoniensis. This old favorite produces its large pure red flowers 
in the greatest abundance. $1 each. 
Kewensis. Medium-sized light pink flowers. $2 each. 
