AMERICAN BULB COMPANY 
Importers and Growers 
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 
Spring Edition 1937 
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Illustration showing view of our new building in Chicago, occupying 
approximately 50,000 square feet of space, specially constructed to carry 
on with our highly specialized lines and assure our clients prompt service. 
TERMS OF BUSINESS 
Routing: Please give explicit shipping directions with each order, 
giving name of Freight, Express and Post Office stations. If no direc¬ 
tions are given, we will use our best judgment, but all goods travel 
at purchaser's risk. 
Disclaimer: The American Bulb Company gives no warranty, express or 
implied, as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter 
of any seeds (bulbs or plants) it sells and will not be responsible for 
the crop. 
If the customer does not accept the goods on above terms, he must re¬ 
turn them at once, and money will be refunded or proper credit given. 
We exercise, however, the greatest care to fill our orders with the 
highest quality possible, as it is our constant aim to give our customers 
fullest satisfaction. 
Discounts: On bills for Flower Seeds, Bulbs and Plants a discount of 
2 per cent for payment 10 days from date of bill may be deducted: 5 per 
cent cash discount is allowed on all orders of Flower and Vegetable 
Seeds only; 3 per cent on Bulbs when remittance accompanies the order, 
except items specially quoted or priced. All other goods are strictly 
net as are also bills for goods supplied under special quotations unless 
otherwise agreed upon. 
Parcel Post: We will be pleased to send such items as can be mailed by 
Parcel Post; customers to remit for postage. We do not deliver any 
goods free at Wholesale Prices. 
Prices: This list cancels all previous offers. 
Unknown correspondents desiring to open an account will please fur¬ 
nish three references to parties in the trade with whom they have had 
credit relations, and sufficient time to investigate same; otherwise cash 
must accompany order. 
Goods desired C. O. D. must be accompanied by a partial remittance 
to guarantee acceptance. No perishable stock will be sent C. O. D. 
All goods are offered subject to crop failures, shortages or other causes 
beyond our control and to being unsold on receipt of order, and we 
reserve the right to advance prices without notice. 
EARLY ORDERS WILL, WE BELIEVE, PROVE MUTUALLY 
ADVANTAGEOUS 
THE BETTER GRADE OF BULBS, SEEDS AND PLANTS 
extensive resources enable us to say with all sin¬ 
cerity: "We can and will supply you to advantage." 
We try to advertise our respective lines fairly and hon¬ 
estly, but all our advertising would be wasted if our stocks 
did not deliver the performance. 
Our prices will be found to be consistent with market 
values, quality considered, and we qualify "service that 
will please." We believe you will find it worth while to 
depend on A. B. C. for your bulb, seed and plant needs. 
We await your valued commands. 
A. Miller, President 
Ben Miller, Vice-Pres. 
J. J. Karins, Vice-Pres. 
A. L. Koehler. Sec.-Treas. 
INDEX OF CONTENTS OF THIS CATALOGUE 
Asparagus .16 
Begonia Bulbs . ....63 
Begonia Seed .19 
Bulbs, Miscellaneous .63 
Caladiums .64 
Cannas .64 
Carnations . 2 
Chrysanthemums . 2 
Cyclamen .23 
Dahli^f .65 
Flower Seeds (Alpha¬ 
betically) .13 to 52 
Gladiolus .69 to 72 
Gloxinias .64 
Hardy Perennial Plants.. . .55 to 59 
Lawn Grass Seed.54 
Lilies .66 to 68 
Lily-of-the-Valley.64 
Miscellaneous Plants.62 
Roses . 61 
Terms of Business. . g _ . 1 
Tuberoses . ,..64 
Vegetable Seeds .53-54 
A. B. C. LILY HEADQUARTERS 
SPECIAL NOTE: Please mail orders from this list to 
AMERICAN BULB COMPANY 
31 West 27th Street. New York, N. Y. 
Chicago Cable Address "BULBS.” (A. B. C. and Bentley Codes) 
1335 West Randolph Street 
(Comer Ada) 
Telephones: Haymarket 6774-6775 
CHICAGO ★ NEW YORK 
31 West 27th Street 
Telephones: Bogardus 4-7257-7258 
