82 Bedding Plants 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
WATERER’S CHOICE BEDDING AND 
DECORATIVE PLANTS 
NOTE.—THESE PLANTS, EXCEPT AS NOTED, CANNOT BE SHIPPED OUT OF THE JAPANESE BEETLE AREA 
Agapanthus umbellatus • African Lily 
A splendid ornamental plant, producing a profusion of large clusters of bright blue 
flowers on long stems and lasting a long time in bloom. When planted in large pots or 
tubs, there is no finer plant for lawn, terrace, or piazza. Plants from 6-in. pots, $1.50 each. 
Ageratum, Blue Perfection • Floss Flower 
One of the best bedding plants, as it can be depended on to bloom continually dur¬ 
ing the summer. It is particularly valuable on account of a scarcity of blue among our 
bedding plants. Plants from 4-in. pots, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Aloysia citriodora • Lemon Verbena 
Ageratum 
A well-known plant that is valued for the odor of its foliage, 
pots, 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
Alyssum, Little Gem 
A dwarf white variety that is fine for edging. Plants from 214- 
in. pots, $1.25 per doz. 
Plants from 3-in 
Antirrhinum • Snapdragon 
This old favorite is one of the most beautiful and useful border plants of 
our gardens. Its graceful flowers are borne on long stems and in the greatest 
diversity of colors. The spikes of flowers are most brilliant and showy. 
Half-Dwarf Pink, Scarlet, White, and Yellow. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 
doz.; $10 per 100. 
Asters, Giant Comet 
An ideal class for cut-flowers, being not only most profuse bloomers, but 
each flower is borne on a stiff stem and resembles an exquisitely curled and 
twisted Japanese chrysanthemum. 2 feet. $1 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
Begonias 
Everblooming Bedding Varieties 
Gracilis, Luminosa. Large, bright scarlet flowers. Reddish brown foliage. 
Gracilis, Prima Donna. Forms a broad, full bush with dense foliage. The 
flowers are a brilliant clear pink, shading to carmine rose. 
All Begonias, plants from 4-in. pots, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
CHOICE CANNA PLANTS «'&T 
No other flower will make such an attractive bed. Their rapid growth, 
freedom of bloom, and ornamental foliage make them very desirable for 
planting in beds, on lawn, or in border. Cannas can be shipped out of 
Japanese Beetle area. 
Bronze Foliage 
King Humbert. 5 to 6 ft. Its flowers, which, under ordinary conditions 
measure 3 inches in diameter, are produced in heavy trusses of gigantic 
size, are of a brilliant orange-scarlet, with bright red markings, while the 
foliage is broad and massive and of a rich coppery bronze, with brownish 
green markings. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $20 per 100. Roots, 20 cts. 
each; $2 per doz.; $12.50 per 100. 
Wyoming. 6 ft. Bronze-purple foliage and immense spikes of large, mas¬ 
sive orange flowers. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $20 per l00. 
Bed of Cannas 
Giant Comet Aster 
Red-flowering, Green Foliage Cannas 
Antoine Wintzer. 4J4 ft. Intense crimson-scarlet flowers. 
Trusses are very large and individual florets are immense. 
30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $20 per 100. 
Louis Cayeux. 4 ft. Giant rosy scarlet trusses freely pro¬ 
duced on a vigorous, upright plant. Very free and effective. 
30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $20 per 100. 
Mrs. Herbert Hoover. 5 ft. Giant watermelon-red flowers 
arranged in large trusses on a heavy and vigorous plant. 
30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $20 per 100. 
The President. 4 ft. This splendid variety produces im¬ 
mense flowers of a rich, glowing scarlet. It is superior in 
quantity and quality of bloom to any other red Canna. 
Green foliage. Widely used in parks for brilliant mass 
effects. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $20 per 100. Roots, 20 cts. 
each; $2 per doz.; $12.50 per 100. 
Pink-flowering, Green Foliage 
Hungaria. 3J4 ft- A magnificent variety of strong, robust 
habit, with enormous trusses of deep pink flowers carried 
well above the foliage. One of the best pink sorts. 30 cts. 
each; $3 per doz.; $20 per 100. 
M rs. Pierre S. du Pont. 4 ft. The finest of all the newer 
Cannas. The flowers are a vivid watermelon-pink that 
makes a striking display planted in beds or borders. 35 cts. 
each; $3.50 per doz.; $25 per 100. 
