Apbil 13, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



i..UKlUaLTURS 



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AMERICAN BULB CO. 



'^^T^^^9^172 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL ^^-^r^^^V 



JAPANESE LILY BULBS 



For Indoor planting, now or later and for outdoor 

 planting in May (arrange for your supply now and 

 we will ship when you say the word). Lilium Auratum 

 and Rubrum are Ideal for planting- in the open, espe- 

 cially in Perennial border, and they furnish excellent 

 cut flower material — particularly L. Rubrum and L. 

 Magniflcum, which are now very popular for use in 

 memorial design work. etc. COMPLETE CULTURAL 

 DIRECTIONS FOR THE ASKING. 



MAGNIFICUM AND RUBRUM 



Per 100 Per case 



8 to 9-inch— 200 to case $14.00 $22.00 



8 to 10-inch — 180 to case 15.00 22.00 



10 to 11-inch — 120 to case 22.00 



10 to 12-lnch— 100 to case 21.00 



25 Bulbs at 100 rate. 



LILIUM AURATUM 



Per 100 Per case 



8 to 10-lnch — 150 to case $19.00 $24.00 



10 to 11-inch — 80 to case 35.00 25.00 



25 Bulbs at 100 rate. 



LILIUM GIGANTEUM 



« to 8-lnch $47.60 per case of 400 



•^^'saITeT^ peonies 



Stock offered can be truly classified 

 as "Supreme" Quality 



DOUBLE. LARGE-FLOWERING 

 WHITE VARIETIES 



Canarl, Duo de Wellington and Qneen Victoria 



Price, strong 3 to 6 eye roots, per 100, $16.00; per 

 doz., $2.25. 



PINK VARIETIES 

 Madame Calot, Agnes Mary Kelway and 

 L'Indispensabie 

 Price, strong 3 to 5 eye roots, per 100. $16.00; per 

 do2., $2.25. 



RED VARIETIES 



Agida and Rubra Triamphans 



Price, strong 3 to 5 eye roots, per 100, $20.00; per 

 doz., $2.75. 



NOTE. — We have a limited number of extra size 

 roots of above, each with 10 to 12 eyes, prioe $9.00 per 

 doz.. $66.00 per 100. 



IMPORTANT 



GLADIOLUS OFFERING 



TO 



A. B. C. "QUALITY" BULBS '^^i 



Having completed our advance orders and being desirous of mov- 

 ing surplus promptly, we offer the following list of choice florists' 

 varieties at prices that should be of interest to every grower. 



PROMPT SHIPMENT 



WHITE GIANT 



The best and largest pure white Uladlolus at Covent 

 England. This variety has been used as a substitute for 

 Very reconamendable. 

 1^-inch and up, per 100, 

 1^-lnch and up, per 100, 



ter Lily.' 

 Price: 



Garden Market, London. 

 Lilium Oiganteum "Ba»- 



$6.75; per 1000, 

 $6.26; pea. 1000, 



1st Size 

 1%-ln. and up 



100 



America. Beautiful soft flesh pink. Ex- 

 ceptional for cut flowers $2.15 



Arliona (Kunderd). Very fine dark pink 



with dark maroon markings on lower 



petals 4.25 



Antnmn Qneen. Cream yellow and pink. 8.50 



Berkahire. Delicate pink 6.25 



Chicago White. Pure white, lightly 



marked with lavender 



Early Pink 4.75 



Flora. Beautiful golden yellow 7.00 



GoUath 4.00 



Independence. Orange scarlet 3.00 



L'Imniaculee. Pure white, early 6.75 



Le Marechal Foch. Beautiful shade of 



light pink 25.00 



Lily Lelunan. White 3 50 



Lonlse. The Orchid Gladiolus. Pure 



lavender with blotch of velvet red 80.00 



MIm Lncllle. Mauve 8.76 



Mrs. Francis Klnr. Light scarlet or flame 



color 



Mrs. O. W. Monlton. Lilac purple lo!25 



Mrs. O. W. Halliday. Delicate pink, 



yellow throat; one of the best 6.76 



Nererfnnt. Blood-black with black spots 



flamed white and lilac rose 18.00 



Niagara. Cream, tinged carmine 4.00 



Pa n a ma , Clear pink, somewhat deeper 



than America 



Peace. White 4 oo 



Pink Beauty. Early pink 4. 00 



Pride of Goshen. Salmon pink 



Prlmullnus Hybrids. Mixed 3.00 



Prince of Orange. Grand orange color 



with lighter throat 6.76 



Prtoce of Wales. Early salmon pink 5.50 



Mchwaben. Best yellow b 00 



War. Blood red 



White Giant. Pure white, enormously 



Wlute Kins 4 75 



WiUbrlnck. Soft pink 



Willy Wigman. Creamy white, scarlet 



blotch 4 50 



Tellow Bird ;.' ' ' ' 3 75 



Mixed. Extra fine '. 2. 00 



(25 Bulbs at 100 rate; 250 at 1000 rate.) 



1000 



$65.00. 

 $60.00. 



2nd Size 

 1%-ln. and up 



100 



1000 



Srd Size 



1^-incb 



100 1000 



$19.00 $2.00 $16.00 $1.66 $14.00 



40.00 

 30.00 

 60.00 



45.00 



35.66 

 25.00 

 65.00 



8.76 86.00 



2.7« 

 4.26 



3.56 

 2.50 

 6.25 



2500 

 40.00 



30.66 



20.00 

 60.00 



30.00 3.00 25.00 



35.00 



100.00 



25.00 

 8.26 



80.00 



66.00 6.26 60.00 



14.00 



2.76 25.00 



MISCELLANEOUS BULBS AND ROOTS 



4-Inch. 

 6-inch. 



TUBEROSES 

 Dwarf Excelsior Pearl Doable 



Select 4 to 6-lnch. 



CrNNAMON VINES 



Per 100 

 .$2.60 

 . 8.00 

 Per 100 

 .$3.50 



Per 1000 



$20.00 



27.00 



Per 1000 

 $27.60 



FLOWER SEEDS-For Present Sowing 



Perfected Strains for Florists. 



ASPARAGUS SEED 



New Crop. 



(Greenhouse Grown) 

 Plumosus Nanus . 

 Sprengeri, new crop, American grown 



NEW ASTERS 



Per 100 

 ..$0.50 

 . . .20 



Per 1000 



$4.00 



1.25 



You must have CALIFORNIA GIANT NON-LATERAL. The advantage of this 

 .w Class is that Immense size is obtainable without the usual tedfous work of 

 sbuddlng — unsurpassed for cut flowers. "="<" ibuious worn or 



new 

 disbuddin 



Peach Blessom '^''^in\^^^- 



Light Blue : '"-^X 



Dark Rose . , 

 Dark Purple 



Per 



ASTER 



Ball's (New) Pure White. % oz., 75c; % oz., $1.35; oz., $5.00. 



Please write for complete list of flower seeds. 



.50 

 .50 

 .50 



\i oz. 



$1.60 

 1.60 

 1.50 

 1.60 



