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May 18, 1022 



The Florists' Review 



.^ AMERICAN BULB CO. , 



^-^^K®"^ /72 M Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. "'^-^r^^Vo'" 



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 



Size 1%-lnch 



1st Size 

 1 V4-in- anil up 

 100 1000 

 America. Beautiful soft tlesh pink. Ex- 

 ceptional for cut flowers $2.15 $19.00 



Arizona (Kunderd). Very fine dark pink 

 with dark maroon markings on lower 



petals 4.25 40.00 



Autiiniii Queen. Cream yellow and pink. 3.50 30.00 

 CliicaKO White. Pure white, lightly 



marked with lavender 3.50 30.00 



Goliath 4.00 35.00 



Ida Van. Orange red 2.60 22.50 



Independence. Orange scarlet 3.00 25.00 



Lilv l.eliman. White 3.50 30.00 



Loni§e. The Orchid Gladiolus. Pure 



lavender with blotch of velvet red.... 30.00 



Mrs. Francis King:. Flame scarlet 



Mrs. U. W. Moulton. Lilac purple 10.25 100.00 



Mrs. O. VV. Halllday. Delicate pink, 



yellow throat; one of the best 6.75 65.00 



and up is ideal 



2nd Size 

 lV4-in. and up 

 100 1000 



$3.75 $35.00 



3.50 80.00 



2.26 20.00 



2.50 20.00 



3.00 25.00 



2-5.00 



2.00 17.00 



0.25 60.00 



for planting in open ground. 



1st 

 1%-in. 

 100 

 Mrs. Frank Pendleton. Salmon pink, 



maroon blotch. America's "Wonder" 



Gladiolus $4.50 



Niagara. Tellow 4.00 



Negerfurst. Blood-black with black spots 



flamed white and lilac rose 13.00 



Panama. Clear pink, somewhat deeper 



than America 4.00 



Peace. White 4.00 



Pink Beauty. Early pink 4.00 



Primuilnus Hybrids. Mixed 3.00 



Prince of Wales. Early salmon pink 5.60 



Schwaben. Best yellow 5.00 



WiUbrincIi. Soft pink 



Will.y Wisman. Creamy white, scarlet 



blotch 4.50 



Mixed. Extra fine 2.00 



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



May is Planting Time 



For Hardy Lilies in Open Ground or in the Greenhouse 



(Ideal for the Perennial Border) 



Complete Cultural Directions for the askingr 



Recommend them to your cus- 

 tomers for garden planting — 

 they will, no doubt, prove a 

 "growing advertisement" for 

 your store. L. Rubrum is 

 hardy and thrives from year 

 to year. 



(Extract from Florists' Exchange. Issue April 2;;, 1!)22) 

 By FKITZ BAHK 



RUBRUM LILIES 



"Did you e\er 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 grow rubrum IjUies. 

 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 flrst flower is ready 

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

 yon 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 .T-in. or 6-in. 

 potH 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 

 '•"'"• 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. Bahr is a "live" florist-grower in Highland Park, 111., 

 and a recognized nutliorlty on matters horticultural. 



JAPANESE LILY BULBS 



Grow Your Own Cut Flo-wers 



Complete Cultural Directions for the Asking 



M.\GNIFICUM AND RUBRUM 



10 t.. 1 1-iiicii. . 

 10 1" 12-inch. . 



Tor ('{o7.. 

 , ...$2.7.^ 

 . . . 3.0(1 



Per 2.-| 

 .'i;5.50 

 (i.OO 



Per no 



.*10.,'>0 

 IL.'iO 



Per inO 



$L'0.00 



21.00 



6 to 8-inch . 



Per 27, 

 .$4.00 



(JIGANTEl'M 



Per .^n 

 $7 .''.0 



Per 1(10 

 $14.00 



Per case of 



$22.00 — 120 Bulbs 



21.0(^—100 Bulbs 



Per case of 

 $47.50 — 400 Bulbs 



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