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May 4, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



_^ . AMERICAN BULB GO. 



*^''Wt^**'^ '72 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL ""'-^r^t^a^^ 



^^GROW YOUR OWr 



GLADIOLUS 



FOR SUMMER CUT FLOWERS 

 IS WITHOUT A PEER- ^ 



PLANTING TIME IS NOW 



AND UP TO JUNE ISth 



Healthy Bulbs— True to Name 



NOTB REDUCED PRICES 



• We believe you will find it profitable to plant liberally of standard 

 vatietiea as well as a few of each of the newer kinds listed, each of 

 which is a "gem." 



Size H4-inch and up is ideal for planting outside. 



1st Size 2nd Size 



1%-ln. andup 1%-in. andup 



100 



1000 



100 



1000 



$19.00 $2.00 $10.00 



40.00 

 30.00 



30.00 



3b!66 



25.00 

 30.00 



100.00 

 05.00 



42.00 



125.00 



35.00 

 35.00 

 3r..00 

 25.00 



65.00 

 50.00 

 45.00 



40.00 

 17.50 



3.75 35.00 



3.50 

 2.50 

 3.00 



30.00 



20.00 

 25.00 



6.25 60.00 



4.00 37.00 



America. Beautiful soft flesh pink. Ex- 

 ceptional for cut flowers $2.15 



Arizona (Kunderd). Very fine dark pink 



with dark maroon markings on lower 



petals 4.25 



Autumn Queen. Cream yellow and pink. 3.50 

 Chicago White. Pure white, lightly 



marked with lavender 3.50 



Flora. Beautiful golden yellow 7.00 



Oollath 4.00 



Independence. Orange scarlet 3.00 



Lily Lehman. White 3.50 



Louise. The Orchid Gladiolus. Pure 



lavender with blotch of velvet red 30.00 25.00 Xr, 



Mrs. G. W. Moulton. Lilac purple 10.25 mo fin ' 



Mrs. O. W. IluUiday. Delicate pink, 



yellow throat; one of the best C.75 



Mrs. I'>ank Pendleton. Salmon pink, 



maroon blotch. America's "Wonder" 



Gladiolus 4.50 



Negerfurst. Blood-black with black spots 



flamed white and lilac rose IS.OO 



Panama. Clear pink, somewhat deeper 



than America 4.00 



Peace. White 4.00 



Pink Beauty. Early pink 4.00 



PrlmuUnus Hybrids. Mixed 3.00 



Prince of Orange. Grand orange color 



with lighter throat 6.75 



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



Schwaben. Best yellow 5.00 



Willbrinok. Soft pink 



Willy Wigrman. Creamy white, scarlet 



blotch 4.50 



Mixed. Extra fine 2.00 



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



TUBEROSES 

 Dwarf Excelsior Peari Double 'PertOO Per 1000 



3 to 4-lnch $2.50 $20.00 



4 to 6-inch 3.00 27.00 



FLOWER SEEDS— For Present Sowing 



Perfected Strains for Florists 

 NEW ASTERS 



You must have CALIFORNIA GIANT NON-LATER.VL. The ad- 

 vantase of this new class Is that immense size Is obtainable with- 

 out the usual tedious work of disbudding — unsurpassed for cut 

 flowers. 



Trade pkt. 



Peach Blossom $0.50 



Light Blue 50 



Dark Robe 50 



Dark Purple 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 



Per % oz. 



$1.50 



1.50 



1.50 



1.50 



ASTER 



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



Please write for complete list of flower seeds. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS 



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



ASPARAGUS SPRENGKRI 



(American Grown), per 1000, $1.50: per 0000, $6.75. 

 Plant now for Fall sales 



Bench Roses of '^Supreme'' Quality 



„ Per 25 Per 100 



Russell $4.00 $15.00 



Milady 4.OO 15.00 



White Killarney 3.75 14 00 



Kaiscrin 4.2.". 16.00 



Coliimhta .S.75 14 00 



Ophelia 3.75 14.00 



Prompt Shipment 



"Fritz Bahr 

 Says" 



(Extract from Florists' Exchange, Issue April 22, 1922) 



RUBRUM LILIES 



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

 means Just 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 grow rubrum Lilies. 

 There Is nothing finer for decorative work, for the corsage or 

 the floral design. A plant grown in a pot makes 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 markets, the more 

 valuable are rubrum Lilies in your own establishment, the 

 more necessary It Is for you to try and have a few plants to 

 cut from. To plant cold storage bulbs now Into 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 

 6-in. 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 use the Individual blossoms, or If 

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

 flower again the next year and better than before." 



Mr. Balir is a "live" florist-grower In Highland Park, 111., 

 and a recoKnized authority on matters horticultural. 



JAPANESE LILY BULBS 

 Grow^ Your Own Cut Flowers 



Complete Cultural Directions for the Asking 



3IAGNIFICUM AND RUBRUSI 



1 Per 25 Per 50 Per 100 Per case of 



10 to 11-inch $5.50 $10..''>0 $20.00 $22.00 — 120 Bulbs 



10 to 12-incf> 6.00 11.50 21.00 21.00 — 100 Bulbs 



AURATUM 



Per 25 Per 50 Per 100 Per ca.se of 



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



/ GIG.ANTEUM 



' Per 2.- Per ."0 Per 100 Per rase of 



6 to 8-Inch $4.00 $7.50 $14.00 $47.50 — 400 Bulbs 



