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Chicago AMERICAN BULB CO. NewYork 
Memorial Wreath 
Made up with Hardy Gypsophila “Bristol Fairy,” 
Red Maple leaves and Laurel. 
CAMPANULA 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS (Cont’d) 
PARTICULARLY DESIRABLE FOR CUTTING 
CARNATION—HARDY 
(Cont’d) 
COREOPSIS 
Tickseed 
Bellflower 
Florist Cut Flower Varieties 
Medium Calycanthema (Cup and Saucer). 
Blue, rose and white. Colors separate. 
Classed among the showiest garden plants, 
also one of the most desirable cut flowers. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
Media. The well known “Canterbury 
Bells.” Its numerous branches crowded 
with deep bells, the edges softly rolled 
back and fluted. In July height 2 to 3 
feet. Blue, rose, white and lilac. Very 
showy for garden. Valuable for cutting. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
CARNATION—HARDY 
Improved Crimson King. A very worth¬ 
while cut flower variety and highly desir¬ 
able rock garden plant. (See page 54 for 
illustration and complete description). 
2(4-inch plants (Delivery Spring 1934). 
Prices—Per 25.$2.50 
Per 1 00_$8.00 Per I 000_$75.00 
Grenadin Pink. An attractive deli¬ 
cately colored flower that fills a great 
variety of uses for summer cut flow¬ 
ers. Beautiful landscape flower also. 
Per 10... $1.00 Per 100... $7.00 
Grenadin Red. Large flowering type. 
Very desirable for garden or cutting. 
Per 10. . .$1.00 Per 100. . .$7.00 
Grenadin White. White form of 
above. Extremely desirable plant of 
easiest culture. 
Per 10. . .$1.00 Per 100. . .$7.00 
CENTUREA 
Dealbata. Large and striking rose- 
pink flowers. June- July. 
Per 10... $1.00 Per 1 00 . . . $7.00 
Macracephela. Large, thistle-like 
golden-yellow flowers, useful for 
cutting and showy in the border. 
July and August. 31/2 feet. 
Per 10. . .$1.25 Per 100. . .$8.00 
Montana (Perennial Cornflower). 
Grows 2 feet high, bearing large 
violet-blue flowers from July to 
September. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
Montana Alba. Pure white form of the 
above. Per 10. .$1.00 Per 100. .$7.00 
Rigidifolia Rosea. About 20 inches high, 
branched stems and pink flowers. 
Per 10.$1.25 Per 100.$8.00 
CHEIRANTHUS 
Siberian Wallflower 
AIHoni. A beautiful rock plant. Dazzling 
fiery orange flowers, on stems about a 
foot high. Best used as a biennial as it 
frequently blooms itself to death. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
CHELONE 
Turtle-head or Shellflowers 
The flowers, which are borne on 2 to 
3 foot stems, resemble a turtle’s head and 
are most useful for cutting. 
Lyoni. Heads of showy purplish-red flow¬ 
ers. Per I 0 .... $1.00 Per 100_ $7.00 
A useful and attractive herbaceous 
perennial, both for border and cut flow¬ 
ers. They are of easy culture and pro¬ 
duce their golden-yellow flowers in pro¬ 
fusion throughout the summer. 
Lanceolata, Grandiflora. A beautiful 
hardy border plant, grows 1 5 to 18 inches 
high, and produces its bright flowers in 
Treat profusion. By cutting off all old 
flowers it will bloom until fall. 
Per 10.85c Per 100.$6.00 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, HARDY 
Autumn Glow. Rose-crimson. Large flow¬ 
ers. Per 10. . .$1.00 Per 1 00 . . .$7.00 
Elkton. Profuse, very compact, multi- 
petaled flowers of dollar size, blush white 
slightly tinged lavender. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
Golden Queen. Large yellow. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
L’Argentuillas. Bronze flowers tipped 
yellow, of medium height. Elarly large 
flowering. Per 10.. $1.00 Per 1 00 .. $7.00 
Little Bob. Bronze button. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
Marie Antoinette. Deep pink. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
Old Homestead. A buff pink, one of the 
best. Per 10. . .$1.00 Per 1 00 . . . $7.00 
Ouray. Medium height, early flowering. 
Flowers are good sized pompons about 
1 |/2 inches in diameter, carried on strong, 
stiff stems. Color is a very brilliant, dark 
scarlet with copper glow. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
Scarlet Beauty. A late sort which pro¬ 
duces a myriad of beautiful pure scarlet 
flowers. Deserves a place in every garden. 
Per 10.$1.50 Per 100.$10.00 
Skibo. A very early flowering pompon 
type of medium height. Plant covered 
with blossoms which open bronze, chang¬ 
ing to a rich yellow retaining a small 
bronzy center. Flowers about 1 ^ Inches 
across. Very hardy variety. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
OUR SPECIAL CATALOGUE OF PERENNIAL AND ROCK PLANTS WILL CONTAIN A LIST OF EVERY WORTH-WHILE 
VARIETY. READY FEBRUARY 15, 1934, AND WILL BE MAILED FREE FOR THE ASKING. 
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