A. B. C. 
"Petunias 
for Profit” 
100% Double Petunias from Seed 
— The Sensation of the Seed World 
A New Development in 
"ALL DOUBLE” 
LARGE FLOWERING 
FRINGED PETUNIAS 
Offered Under the Title , 
"A. B. C. De Luxe” 
"THE MODERN PETUNIA" 
The introduction of the three Petunia 
strains listed on this page has caused the 
public to become "Petunia conscious" 
and further resulted in providing "real 
profit" for the grower who had the fore¬ 
sight to culture them. The following 
testimonials, two of the many we have 
received, will indicate to some extent at 
least the opinion of some of our florist 
friends regarding the same. To provide 
large plants for spring sales, sow seed 
early. 
Newell, N. J. 
American Bulb Co., 
31 W. 27th St., 
New York, N. Y. 
My Dear Sirs: 
I am writing you to let you know how my 
“WORLD BEAUTY" PETUNIA turned out 
that I have grown from the seed I got from 
you in January. It is the most beautiful 
PETUNIA I have ever seen. I have sold all 
and could have sold 10,000 four-inch pots 
if I had had them. I panned 200 in six- 
inch bulb pans. I had as high as 33 large 
blooms on a pan. I sold every pan at fifty 
cents per pan and could have sold as many 
more. I also had 700 four-inch pots that 
brought twenty cents wholesale and thirty- 
five cents retail and they were all sold as 
fast as color showed. 
Yours very truly, 
(Signed) JOHN L. NORTH. 
Willimansett, Mass. 
American Bulb Co. 
Dear Sirs: 
Petunias A. B. C. “Private Stock" and 
"World Beauty" were simply beautiful; we 
were more than pleased with these strains 
and our customers were delighted and com¬ 
pletely satisfied. You can rest assured we 
will be more than glad to order more of 
these Petunias. 
Yours very truly, 
(Signed) AUGUST DIETRICH. 
New Double Flowering Fringed Petunia, "World Beauty." 
Named and Introduced by the American Bulb Co. 
FOR FIFTY YEARS or more flower seed specialists have tried by every possible experi¬ 
ment to obtain a double Petunia that would reproduce more than 50 per cent of double 
flowers, but their efforts have been of no avail. 
It gives us great pleasure, therefore, to be able to introduce to our customers a strain 
giving practically 1 00 per cent of fully duplexed and beautifully fringed flowers of su¬ 
preme value for pot plants, window boxes and general bedding work. We offer this 
strain with every confidence. 
Firstly, we call special attention to our own introduction. 
Double Petunia, "World Beauty” 
Illustrated above. It produces large, double, fringed flowers of the most beautiful 
rosy carmine color, plants of dwarf, compact growth and which makes this grand new 
sort particularly desirable for pot plants as well as bedding. Petunia growers will, we 
believe, do well to culture "World Beauty" in a large way. 
Price: Tr. pkt.$2.00 3 Tr. pkts.$5.00 
Petunia, A. B. C. "De Luxe” Dwarf "All Double” Mixed 
This new dwarf double flowering strain with a wonderful arrangement of colors and 
shades is particularly recommended for pot plants and bedding. 
Price: Tr. pkt.$2.00 3 Tr. pkts.$5.00 
Petunia, A. B. C. "Private Stock” 
SINGLE LARGE FLOWERING MIXED 
An Exclusive A. B. C. Introduction. 
A new strain of “hand pollinated" large flowering, dwarf Petunias, produced under 
glass by that eminent florist-grower, Mr. Ernst Eriksson, Riverside, III. (originator of 
"Primula Malacoides Erikssonii") . If you grow pot plants you will surely want some of 
this outstanding new strain, exceptional for pot plants, porch and window boxes, bed¬ 
ding, etc. Fancy mixed colors. The genuine strain is furnished in Eriksson's original 
packages only. 
Tr. pkt. (1000 seeds) .$1.25 5 Tr. pkts. (5000 seeds) .$5.00 
New Crop Seed of Above Three Strains Ready December 1st. 
For Complete Listing of A. B. C. Florists' Petunias Please Refer to Our General Catalog. 
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