Chicago AMERICAN BULB CO. New York 
A. B. C. Headquarters for Petunia Seed 
“Special Florists’ Varieties” 
(See novelty pages and alphabetically arranged floiver seed 
pages in this book for our complete listing) 
Giant Petunia “German Empress” 
A true ruffled giant, veined violet-blue with dark throat. 
Price: Tr.Pkt.50c 1-64 oz.$1.50 
WHAT CAUSES “DAMPING-OFF” 
Few growers realize that such diseases as “Damping-Off” and 
rots of seedlings are caused by living germs. Too frequently such 
troubles are attributed to poor seed, poisoned soil or the weather. 
Disease producing germs live normally in the soil and on seeds. 
They are spread about by water, air currents and dead or decay¬ 
ing parts of diseased plants. When seeds are planted in soil con¬ 
taining disease germs, the germs become parasites and attack 
the young roots, often as soon as the seed sprouts. If the seedling 
is not killed before it emerges, the parasite makes another attack, 
just at the soil level, and the seedling topples over. 
The only successful way of preventing these diseases is to 
sterilize the soil and disinfect the seed. The easiest, safest and 
most economic treatment is by the use of Ansul Dust. 
The best of seed planted in soil containing an abundance of 
these germs will germinate poorly and show poor stands. The 
following photograph is of Clarkia seedlings. Note almost perfect^ 
germination in the treated soil and practically all plants gone 
in the untreated section. 
Ansul Formaldehyde Dust. For damping-off control of seedlings. 
Pl*lf * 
I-lb. cans.$0.50 
5-lb. cans. 2.00 
25-lb. drums. 5.50 
Untreated Soil Ansul Dust-Treated Soil 
A. B, C, 
**Supreme” Quality 
Florists’ Flower Seeds! 
Special Note: 5% discount on all orders 
for flower seed when accompanied by cash 
DOUBLY IMPORTANT 
Since Flower Seeds are, these days more than 
ever, depended upon to produce Cut Flower Crops 
of Quality that will possibly furnish revenue to 
enable the grower to carry on under the existing 
economic conditions, it is doubly important that 
florists choose with the utmost care their source of 
supply of such seeds. 
Specializing exclusively in this line to the florist 
grower from coast to coast, we devote our energies 
to the furnishing of 
FLOWER SEEDS 
to the Discriminating Florist Grower, and are justly 
proud of the esteem and favor our stocks of same 
have attained. Close contact with both American 
and European seed grower specialists and continued 
sharp observation of American cut-flower markets 
enable us to offer only “up-to-the-minute” kinds 
for “The Particular Grower,” and at prices con¬ 
sistent with the quality you need for “RESULTS 
THAT COUNT.” 
Soliciting your valued commands, we remain. 
Yours very truly, 
AMERICAN BULB COMPANY. 
Per A. Miller, President. 
UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS 
January 6, I 932. 
"We have used your Petunia seed in competition with other 
seed houses and find them always best.” 
(Signed) W. H. Gray Dundas, Ontario, Canada. 
July 6, 1 933. 
“The plants from seed of A. B. C. Petunia show an unusually 
high percentage of double flowers of large size and fine assortment 
of colors. 1 have a very select trade and your strain has added 
considerably to my collection.” 
(Signed) George Sayers, Los Gatos, California. 
