
A Section of Our Tulip Garden at Homebush Farm 
An 
nvitation to Sulip enter 
For the past nine years we have held our annual Tulip Display at Home- 
bush Farm. Next spring, if conditions permit, we hope to do the same and 
will be happy to greet all our friends as usual. Notifications are always 
mailed and we suggest that you request one if not on our mailing list. 
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She Year IW(42 
This year marks OUR GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY 
in Philadelphia. Our founder, Hosea Waterer, came 
to America from England in 1876 to exhibit Hybrid 
Rhododendrons and Azaleas at the Centennial Ex- 
position. The plants which he brought to America 
at that time had been grown in his father’s nursery 
in England, which was then over 150 years old. 
America appealed to Mr. Waterer and he decided 
to become an American citizen and set up business 
as an importer of choice seeds and plants. In 1892 
he established his business at 107-109 South Sev- 
enth Street, Philadelphia. Later he moved to our 
present location, 714 Chestnut Street. 
Hosea Waterer passed away in 1926. However, 
his two sons, Anthony and Harry, have maintained 
the great traditions of their father, upholding his 
standards of quality and service. From the very 
beginning, the ideals of Hosea Waterer have been 
reflected in the outstanding varieties of seeds, 
bulbs, and plants which he introduced to the Amer- 
ican public. 
On this great occasion we say thank you to our 
hosts of friends for their faith in us, and their 
patronage through the years. We shall do our best 
to maintain always the standards which have kept 
this business foremost in American Horticulture. 
