

April 27, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



FT.OK^^ULTl) 



AMERICAN BULB CO. 



'^-'r^^^Vo^ 172 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. ''^irc^^po'^ 



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LiiUnm 8pe«lo8an) Kubrum 



"Fritz Bahr 

 Says" 



(Extract from Florists' Exchange. Issue April 22, 1(J22) 



Rl'BKlM IJMEii« 



"Did you ever plant too many? For the average florist It 

 means .'ust this: He can get along: without rubrum Lilies, 

 even not miss them. On the other hand, those who once get 

 Into the habit of using them usually find them such a prof- 

 itable and at the same time easily handled crop that they 

 try each year to do all possible to prolong the flowering period, 

 which with the help of cold storage bulbs Is not hard to do. 

 Every florist with a retail trade should prrow rubrum Lilies. 

 There is nothing finer for decorative worlt, for the corsage or 

 the floral design. A plant grown in a pot maltes a showy 

 plant, and if not sold as such will frequently furnish you with 

 flowers for three weeks from the time the first flower is ready 

 to be cut until the last bud begins to open. The further away 

 you are located from the larger cut flower marl«ets, the more 

 valuable are rubrum Lilies in your own establishment, the 

 more necessary it la for you to try and have a few plants to 

 cut from. To plant cold storage bulbs now li^o 5-in. or 6-ln. 

 pots is about all the work you will have with them, outside 

 of watering. They will grow almost anywhere in or outdoors, 

 and bloom In late Summer. Try this for a change: Plant in 

 H-ln. pots now; let the plants come along in a cool house. 

 About May 15 take them outdoors and plant pot and all in a 

 bed or coldframe, deep enough to cover the top of the pot 

 about 4 in. When in flower u.se the Individual blossoms, or it 

 you plant out leave them out all Winter. Every plant will 

 flower again the next year and better than before." 



Mr. Bahr Is a "live" floriHt grower in Highland Park, lil., 

 nM'ognized authority on matters horticuitnral. 



and a 



JAPANESE LILY BULBS 



GROW YOIR OWN CIT IXOWKRS 

 Complete Cultural Directions for the AnkinK 



MAGNIFICIM AND KIBRIM 



Per 25 Per 50 Per 100 I'er case of 



8 to 0-lnch $3.75 $7.2.'; $14.00 $22.00— 200 Bulb.s 



10 to U-inch 5.50 10.50 20.00 22.00—120 Bulbs 



10 to 12-lnch «.00 11.. 10 21.00 21.00 — 100 Bulbs 



AIR ATI M 



Per 25 Per .50 Per 100 Per case of 



8 to 10-inch $5.50 $10.00 $19.00 $24.00— 150 Bulbs 



GIG ANTE I' M 



Per 25 Per 50 Per 100 Per case of 



•etc 8-lnch $4.00 $7.50 $14.00 $47,50 — 400 Bulbs 



For 

 Cut 

 The 



Summer 

 Flowers 

 Gladiolus 



Size 

 and up 

 1000 



2nd Size 

 1 Vi -in. anrt up 

 100 1000 



$10.00 $2.00 $16.00 

 3.75 35.00 



30.00 

 20.00 

 2500 



3.50 



2.50 

 3.00 



25.00 



6.25 60.00 



Is Without A Peer 



PLANTING TIME IS NOW 



AND UP TO JUNE 15th 



Having completed our advance orders and being desirous of mov- 

 ing surplu.s promptly, we offer the following list of choice florists- 

 varieties at 



REDUCED PRICES 



We believe ,vou will find it proHtable to plant liberally of standard 

 varletie.s as well as a few of each of the newer kinds liHted, each of 

 which is a "gem." 



For summer cut flowers tJladioil are without a peer. Plant freely. 



1st 

 lV4-in. 



_, !•>" 

 America. Beautiful soft flesh pink. Ex- 

 ceptional for cut flowers $2.15 



Arizona (Kunderd). Very flne dark pink 



with dark maroon markings on lower 



petals 4.25 



Aatiimn Qaeen. Cream yellow and pink. 3.50 

 Chicago White. Pure white, lightly 



marked with lavender 3.50 



Flora. Beautiful golden yellow 7.00 



Goliath 4.00 



Independence. Orange scarlet 3.00 



Lily Lehman. White 3.50 



Louise. The Orchid Gladiolus. Pure 



lavender with blotch of velvet red . . . .."{O.OO 



Mrs. O. W. Moulton. Lilac purple 10.25 



Mrs. O. W. Halliday. Delicate pink, 



yellow throat; one of the best 0.75 



Negerfnrst. Blood-black with black spots 



flamed white and lilac rose 13.00 



Niagara. Cream, tinged carmine 4.00 



Panama. Clear pink, somewhat deeper 



than America 4.00 



Peace. White 4.00 



Pink Beauty. Early pink 4.00 



Primulinus Hybrids. Mixed 3.00 



Prince of Orange. Grand orange color 



with lighter throat 6.75 



Prince of Wales. Early salmon pink. . . . 5.50 



Soh waben. Best yellow 5 00 



Willbrlnck. Soft pink 



Willy Wigman. Creamy white, scarlet 



blotch 4.5(1 



Mixed. Extra flne 2.00 



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



TUBEROSES 



Dwarf Excelsior Pearl Double Per 100 Per 1000 



.T to 4-Inch $2.50 $20.00 



4 to 6-inch 3.00 27.00 



CINNAMON VINES Per 100 Per 1000 

 Select 4 to 6-inch $3.50 $27.50 



FLOWER SEEDS-For Present Sowing 



Perfected Strains for Florists 

 NEW ASTERS 



You must have CAI.IFORNIA GIANT NO.V-LATERA I.. The ad- 

 vantage of this new class is that immen.se .size is obtainable with- 

 out the usual tedious work of disbuddinfi — unHurpassed for cut 

 flowers. 



Trade pkt. Per % o«. 



Peach Blo.ssom $0.50 $1.50 



Light Blue 50 1.50 



Dark Rose 50 1.50 



Dark Purple 50 1.50 



ASTER 



Bair.s (N'ew) Pure White, % oz.. 75c; Vi oz., $1.3."i; oz., $5.00. 



Please write for complete list of flower seeds. 

 ASPARAGUS PI.UMOSUS NANUS 



True Type (Greenhouse Grown), per 1000, $4.00; 5000, $18.75. 



ASPARAGUS SPRENOERI 



(American Grown), per 1000, $1.50; per SOW, $6.75. 

 Plant now for Fall naXrs 



40.00 

 30.00 



30.00 



35.66 

 25.00 

 30.00 



100.00 



6.5.00 



125.00 

 35.00 



35.00 

 35.00 

 35.00 

 25.00 



65.00 

 50.00 

 4.5.00 



40.00 

 17.50 



3.50 

 3.75 



3., 50 

 2.50 



5.00 

 4.25 

 4.50 



4.00 

 1.75 



32.00 

 32.00 

 30.00 

 20.00 



4.5.00 

 40.00 

 40.00 



35.00 

 15.00 



