“Supreme Quality <v\JjC 
Flower Seeds 
A. B. C. Headquarters for 
SNAPDRAGONS (Antirrhinum) 
Winter and Spring Flowering 
For Under Glass Culture. The following are varieties that have proven of real 
value to the Florist Grower. 
STANDARD SORTS 
Tr. Pkt. 
'Afterglow. Finest golden-orange. $1.00 
"Bertha Bauer. The only early lavender. . 1.50 
Captor. Pure white, long stemmed. 1.50 
Celestial. Deep yellow. 1.50 
Ceylon Court Dark. Deep golden yellow 1.00 
Cheviot Maid. Original strain. 1.00 
’Cheviot Maid Supreme. Best fairly deep 
rose . 1.00 
’Coates' Yellow Perfection. Deep yellow 1.00 
Daybreak. Briarcliff rose-pink. 1.50 
Golden Pink Queen. As named. 1.00 
Jennie Schneider. Light rose. 1.00 
Kirkwood Beauty. Bronze orange. 1.00 
Lucky Strike. White. Plant early. 1.00 
Marion. White . 1.50 
Miss Wooster. Improved Afterglow color 1.50 
’New Cincinnati. The finest light rose. . . . 1.00 
New Deal. Early, fragrant, golden bronze 1.50 
Radiance. Valuable large-flowered pink. 1.00 
Roman Gold. Bright coppery yellow. . . . 1.00 
’Rose Queen. Finest deep rose-pink. 1.00 
WHERE THE PRICE IS— 
Excerpt from "The Florists Review," 
issue of April 8th, 1937 
NEW SNAPDRAGON "LA FRANCE" 
"Many of the old guard in the florists' indus¬ 
try retain pleasant memories of the beautiful 
pink-rose that was popular a few decades ago 
—namely LaFrance. One of the Chicagoland 
growers of the old school has developed a new 
Snapdragon, which is practically the coloring 
of the famous old rose, a strikingly beautiful 
silvery pink, a color that harmonizes well with 
most other flowers. 
“The appearance of the first blooms of this 
new Snapdragon suggested to the producer, A. 
Stachel, Wilmette, Ill., that there could be no 
more fitting name for it than LaFrance, after the 
old favorite rose. LaFrance is a true early- 
flowering kind, which has been in the hands 
of Mr. Stachel for the past few years. The 
American Bulb Co., Chicago, induced Mr. 
Stachel to give the trade the benefit of this val- 
Bezdek's New "White Wonder.' 
Tr. Pkt. 
Tr. Pkt. 
’Sun-Tan. Orange-tan. Extra early. $1.00 
Terry's Surprise. Improved, rose shaded 
orange . 1-00 
’Velvet Beauty. American Beauty red. . . . 1.00 
White Prosperity. Long-stemmed clear 
white . 1.50 
White Rock. We do not longer recom¬ 
mend this variety, as seemingly it has 
deteriorated in quality. White Wonder, 
Lucky Strike or White Prosperity is 
recommended in place. 
White Cheviot Maid. 1.00 
Winter Helen. Improved Helen. 1.00 
Yellow Cheviot Maid. New yellow. 1.00 
A. B. C. Forcing Mixture.75 
We will furnish half-size packets at 60c each 
of the following varieties: Afterglow, Cey¬ 
lon Court, Cheviot Maid Supreme, Rose 
Queen, and Sun-Tan. 
’Recommended varieties. 
uable new Snapdragon, a photograph of 
which is reproduced on this page." 
Tr. Pkt. (1000 seeds). .$2.00 3000 seeds. .$5,00 
ADDITIONAL NEW EARLY FLOWERING 
SNAPDRAGONS OF MERIT 
"Peggy Schumann." Medium pink. A large, 
close-flowering spike on a strong, sturdy stem. 
Will not shatter and produces no blind shoots. 
A great favorite in the Cincinnati market. 
Tr. Pkt. (1000 seeds). .$2.00 3 Tr. Pkts.. .$5.00 
"Cornwallis." Bright rose-pink, two shades 
brighter than "Rose Queen.” An excellent 
shipper and tremendous cropper. A prime 
favorite with Canada growers and grown ex¬ 
clusively by the Dale Estate at Brampton, Can¬ 
ada, for pink. Awarded "Special Merit" by 
the New York Florists' Club. 
Tr. Pkt. $2.00 3 Tr. Pkts. $5.00 
Westover's White. A new pure white that is 
outstanding because of its beautiful fringed 
effect. A favorite with New York retail florists. 
Tr. Pkt. $2.50 3 Tr. Pkts. $6.50 
New Early Flowering 
Snapdragon "LA FRANCE" 
Silvery Pink. Awarded First Prize at 1937 
Chicago Flower and Garden Show. 
The last word in early pure white Snapdragons. 
.$2.00 3 Tr. Pkts. $5.00 
PROVEN SORTS FOR THE FLORIST GROWER 
$1.00 per pkt., we supply any three for $2.50; any five for $3.50 
1.50 per pkt., we supply any three for 4.00; any five for 6.50 
’2.00 per pkt., we supply any three for 5.00; any five for 7.50 
Note: Combination prices apply to orders for one or more varieties. 
’Excepting varieties Cornwallis, LaFrance, Peggy Schumann, 
and White Wonder, which are offered on the straight basis of 
3 Tr. Pkts. for. $5.00 
Also Westover's White is offered, 3 Tr. Pkts. for. $6.50 
New Early-flowering Snapdragon "LA FRANCE" 
Awarded First Prize at 1937 Chicago Flower and Garden Show 
IMPORTANT: All Snapdragon seed which we supply for under-glass 
production has been produced in greenhouses, is true to name and ob¬ 
tains full strength. We cannot recommend for greenhouse planting seed 
that has been harvested from out-door cultures, as we have found such 
not infrequently to be of doubtful quality insofar as cut-flower production 
is concerned. 
AMERICAN BULB COMPANY • new york 
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