May 11, I'Xrj. 



The Florists^ Review 



U:u] r, 



_ . AMERICAN BULB CO. 



^-^^Wtr^^^ 172 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL "^'^r^^^o^o^ 



May is Planting Time 



For Hardy Lilies in Open Ground and Greenhouse as well 



(Ideal for the Perennial Border) 



Complete Cultural Directions for the asking 



l.ILllM Sl'ECIOStM RL'BRIM 



Exceptional for Cut Flowers. Blooms in August, extending 

 for a full month. 



JAPANESE LILY BULBS 



Grow Your Own Cut Flow^ers 



Complete Cultural Direotionx for the Asking 



MAGNIFICt'M AND RlItKLM 



Per L'3 Per 50 Per 11)0 Per case of 



10 to 11-iricM $r).50 $IO.."iO $20.00 $-.'2.00 — IJOHulbs 



10 to li;-inch ti.OO 11. .10 21.00 21.00 — 100 Bulbs 



GUiANTEl'.M 



P.T L'."> Per no Per 100 Per case of 

 to 8-inch $4.0l» JT.r.O $14.00 $47.50 100 Bui ba 



Profit by the Experience of a 



"Man Who Knows" 

 FRITZ BAHR 



of Highland Park, III. 



(Extract from Flori.sts' RxcliaiiKe. IssU'- April L'2. l!'22i 



RUBRUM LILIES 



"Did y(ju ever plant too many? For the average florist it 

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

 even not nii.s.s them. On tlie other haml, those who once get 

 into the habit of using tlieiii usually lind them such a prof- 

 itable and at the same time easily handled crop that they 

 try each year to do all possible to i)rolonK the flowering period, 

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

 Kvery (loriat 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 n«t 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 Hower markets, the more 

 valuable are rubrum Lilies in your own establishment, the 

 more m'cessary it Is for you to try and have a few plants to 

 cut from. To plant cold storage bulbs now into 5-ln. or C-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 

 li-in. pots now; let the plants come along In a cool house. 

 About May 15 take them outdoors and plant pot and iiU In a 

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

 about 4 in. When In rtower use the individual blossoms, or If 

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

 flower again the next year and better than before." 



>lr. Uuhr i» ii "live" llorist-Krower In IllKlilaiK] I'arU, 111., 

 iinil a rerngni/ed iiuthority on niutterH liortirultural. 



Plant now and 

 at intervals of 

 ten days up to 

 June 15th 



GLADIOLI 



FOR SUMMER CUT FLOWERS 



Healthy Bulbs 

 True to Name 



NOTE REDUCED PRICES TO CLOSE SEASON 



1'^ 

 II 



.America. U.autiful soft fiesh pink. E.x- 



ceptional for cut flowers $2. 



Arizona (Kunderd). Very fin>' dark pink 

 with dark maroon markings on 1 ur 



petals 4 



Autumn (Jueen. Cream yellow and piiili . 3 

 (hiruKo U liite. Pure while, lightly 



marked with lavender 3 



(■olliitll 4 



Ilia >'an. Orange red 2. 



Independence, i )range scarlet .3. 



Illy I.ehniun. White 3 



I ouise. The Orchid Cladiolus. Pur>> 

 lavender with blotch of velvet red.... So. 



Mrw. Francis King. Flame scarlet 2. 



MrH. <;. W. Moulton. Lilac- purple 10 



Mrs. O. \V. ilalliday. Delicate pink, 

 yellow throat; one of the hist fi 



Size l',i-lnch and up 

 1st Size 2nd Size 



in. and up IVi-in. and up 

 to 101)11 100 1000 



15 $l'.i.00 $2.00 $10.00 



50 



50 

 Oil 



no 



oil 

 



00 

 50 

 25 



40.00 

 30.00 



30.110 

 35. oo 

 22.50 

 25.00 

 30.00 



3.75 35.00 



3.50 

 2.25 

 2.50 

 300 



.10.00 

 20.00 



20.00 

 25.00 



25.00 



22.00 2.00 

 100.00 



17.00 

 05.00 fi.25 60 00 



is ideal tor planting In open ground., 



1st 

 1 '.4 -in. 

 100 

 .Mrn. I'rank Pendleton. Salmon pink. 



niirooii blotch. America's "Wonder" 



(iladiolus $4.50 



Mairani. Tel low 4.00 



JseBcrfurst. Blood-black with black spots 



Ilauieil white and lilac rose 13.00 



Panama. Clear pink, som^-what deeper 



•-Ian America 4.00 



I'eiK'e. White 4.00 



I'iiik Beaut.v. Karly pink 4 Oo 



PriinuliniiN ll.tbricls. .Mixed 3.00 



rrince of Wales. Karly salmon plnlt . . . . 5.5ii 



.s<'h\vaben. Best yellow 5.00 



U illbrinck. Soft pink 



Willy WiKman. Creamy white, scarlet 



blotch 4.50 



Mi\e<l. Kxtra fine 2.00 



I 25 Hulbs at 100 rate; 250 at lO'HI ra'- . 



Size 

 and up 

 1000 



$42.00 

 35.00 



12.5.00 



35.00 

 ;15.00 

 35.00 

 25.00 

 50.00 

 45.00 



2nd Size 

 1 V4 -in. and up 

 100 1000 



$4.00 $37 00 



40.00 

 17.50 



3.50 

 3.75 

 3.. 50 

 2.50 

 5.00 

 4.25 

 4.50 



32.00 

 32.00 

 30.011 

 20.00 

 45.00 

 40.01) 

 40.00 



4 00 35.00 



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