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I Chicago AMERICAN BULB CO. New York | 
A. B. C. “SUPREME” QUALITY 
Amaryllis, Giant American Hybrids 
MISCELLANEOUS SPRING BULBS 
AMARYLLIS 
Giant American Hybrids 
The value of Amaryllis depends on 
the quality of the strain. We buy our 
bulbs from several sources of known 
reputation, and mix these strains our¬ 
selves, thus making certain that you 
get the best obtainable. Every bulb we 
ship is of flowering size and many pro¬ 
duce more than one flowering stem. 
Mammoth Doz. 100 1000 
Bulbs .$4.00 $30.00 $290.00 
25 bulbs per 100 rate, 
250 per 1000 rate. 
TUBEROUS ROOTED 
BEGONIAS 
“True Belgian Strain” 
For pot plants and bedding. 
Tuberous-Rooted, Single. Large bloom¬ 
ing bulbs. Scarlet-pink, rose, crimson, 
yellow, orange, salmon, white. 
Begonias. Single. 1 to 1 */•> inch. 
100 .$ 5.00 
\/x to 1% inch 100. 9.50 
2 inch, scarce, 100. 12.00 
Tuberous-Rooted, Double. Large 
blooming bulbs. Crimson, scarlet, yel¬ 
low, salmon, white, pink. 
Begonias. Double. 1 to I J /2 inch. 
100 .$ 5.00 
1 1/2 to 1% inch, 100. 9.50 
2 inch, scarce, 100. 12.00 
FANCY LEAVED 
CALADIUMS 
True Brazilian Type 
There are no finer colored foliage 
plants for summer use splendid for the 
conservatory and equally good for 
porch boxes outdoors in shaded places. 
The stock offered is grown for us by 
the leading specialist in this line and 
represents only the choicest highly col¬ 
ored varieties. 
Separate Named 100 1,000 
Varieties .$9.00 $85.00 
Named Varieties, Mixed 8.00 75.00 
CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 
Elephant’s Ear 
Much used for bordering Canna beds 
or sub-tropical plantings. Plants of 
these always find a ready sale. 
Circumference 100 1,000 
5 to 7 in.$3.00 $25-00 
7 to 9 in. 5.00 45.00 
9 to II in. 8-50 80.00 
GLOXINIAS 
Exceptional for pot plants. Large 
blooming bulbs. Separate colors. 
Gloxinias. I to \ /i inch. 
100 .$12.00 
I */2 to I 24 inch, 100. 15.00 
ISMENE CALATHINA— 
Peruvian Daffodil 
A grand summer flowering bulb, pro¬ 
ducing with great freedom large Ama¬ 
ryllis-like, pure white, fragrant blossoms. 
Exceptional for cut flowers. 
Large size bulbs. Doz.$ 1.75 
100 . 12.00 
LILY OF THE VALLEY 
For outdoor planting we have an 
especially fine lot of large field 
clumps and can make shipment of 
same up to April First. 
Price per doz. $3.00 Per 100 $20.00 
TUBEROSES 
Our strain of “Pearl” is the true, 
large-flowered type, far superior to the 
old variety. Bulbs are clean and properly 
graded in sizes offered. 
Double Pearl. 3 to 4 inches. 
100.$2.00 1,000.$15.00 
Double Pearl. 4 to 6 inches, extra large. 
100.$3.00 1,000.$25.00 
STRONG 
NORTHERN 
TEXAS GROWN 
LARGE FLOWERING CANNAS 
TRUE 
TO 
NAME 
(Dormant Roots, 3 to 5 Eyes) 
King Humbert. This remarkable Gold 
Ambassador. Brilliant red, bronze foliage; 
4 feet. I 00.... $5.50 1,000. .. .$50.00 
A distinguished looking Canna. Flow¬ 
ers vivid cherry-red; has luxurious trop¬ 
ical foliage prettily bronzed and makes a 
splendid color contrast with its brilliant 
blossoms. 
City of Portland. Deep pink. Green fol¬ 
iage. 3 Zi feet. Extra good flower. Does 
not fade. 
100.$5.00 1,000.$45.00 
Hungaria. 3^2 feet. La France pink. 
100.$5.00 1,000.$45.00 
King Midas. Clear yellow, green foliage. 
The finest and largest yellow Canna in 
existence. 
100.$4.50 1,000.$40.00 
TEXAS GROWN 
Medal Canna has been the sensation of 
the past ten years and is the greatest 
favorite today. It is a cross between the 
orchid-flowering and the French or Crozy 
type, combining the large flowers of the 
one with the free-blooming character of 
the other, with handsome, broad, trop¬ 
ical foliage. Scarlet flowers; bronze leaves. 
4 feet. 100_$3.75 1,000_$32.00 
Yellow King Humbert. 4 feet. An or¬ 
chid-flowering sport of the well-known 
King Humbert. Has the same habit of 
growth as its parent; foliage a very dark 
green, with flowers measuring 5 to 7 
inches across; individual petals measur¬ 
ing 3 to 3 j /2 inches in diameter. Flower 
a deep, rich yellow, softly spotted and 
blotched with bright red. Some plants 
occasionally give a scarlet or scarlet 
striped flower, which we consider an im¬ 
provement rather than a detriment. 
Mrs. Alfred Conard, One of the very 
best Cannas in commerce today. Large, 
exquisitely shaded salmon-pink flowers 
are produced in great abundance on ro¬ 
bust, upright stalks. We consider this as 
superior to all pink flowered Cannas. 4 
feet. 100.... $5.00 1,000. .. .$40.00 
The President. 4 feet. This immense new 
flaming scarlet has come into wider use 
more quickly than any other Canna. It 
is an off-spring of the famous Firebird. 
The President leads the red varieties in 
the quality and also the quantity of its 
bloom. The flowers are 7 inches across; 
the individual petals are firm and long 
standing, and do not burn, and the trusses 
stand up stiff on strong stems. The fol¬ 
iage is rich green and burn-proof in the 
hottest weather. 
100.$3.75 1,000.$32.00 100.$3.75 1,000. 
CANNAS MEAN “QUALITY” IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD 
$32.00 
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