AMERICAN BULB COMPANY 
1335 WEST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO 31 WEST 27th STREET, NEW YORK 
FALL BULB CATALOG 
’BUe Season*s Best in A. B. t. Su^Mote 6uatU^ 
We submit to you our Fall bulb catalog for 1938, 
offering you up-to-the-minute items. 
Crops in Holland are good, much superior to last season. 
Reports received from Japan indicate that the crop this 
year is very favorable, equally as good as last season, 
which we all know was one of the best years they have 
had in Japan. Shipping facilities have been improved 
over last season to assure us prompt delivery and no 
delay in transit, as occurred last season. 
Every indication shows business is improving, so it is 
proper to advise our customers to make every square 
foot of space in the greenhouse available and produc¬ 
tive. We are now overcoming one of our most severe 
depressions. When prosperity is upon us and you do 
not possess your share of the m.erchandise to enable you 
to enjoy the demand that is ahead of us, you will miss 
the profits that are assured you. We feel confident that 
you can buy with ease and feel assured of a good market. 
Our domestic bulbs such as Narcissus from the West 
Coast, Paper White Narcissus from Texas, are now har¬ 
vested and crops are not over-plentiful but good. We 
SEND ORDERS FROM THIS LIST 
enjoy the select bulbs from three of the largest growers 
on the West Coast. More than a million King Alfred 
alone will be in our possession to enable us to deliver 
to you the best quality. 
Our Texas Narcissus Paper Whites produced a crop of 
about three million bulbs, sizes running from 13 ctm. to 
17 ctm., and it is well known that the Texas-grown Paper 
Whites are the nearest equal to the French-grown, the 
big bulbs often producing two and three blooms per 
bulb. White flowers are now in demand and a few cases 
of Paper White Narcissus planted at the right time will 
come in very handy. We recommend December planting 
for flowers in January when the market is the scarcest 
and the highest. 
We invite you to inspect our warehouse, with millions 
of bulbs on display. We are prepared to deliver on a 
moment's notice. You may order through us by telegram, 
telephone, air mail, or regular mail. 
We extend to you our best wishes for a good season, 
and we assure you we will do our part to help you 
realize this. 
TO OUR NEW YORK OFFICE 
Page 
Amaryllis. 10 
Anemone . 10 
Baby Gladiolus. 11 
Begonias .16,18 
Botanical Tulips. 6 
Breeder Tulips. 6 
Caladiums. 16 
Callas. 11 
Chionodoxa. 11 
Climbing Roses. 17 
Cottage Tulips. 6 
Crocus . 11 
Daffodils . 8 
Darwin Tulips. 4 
INDEX TO CONTENTS 
Page 
Delphinium . 18 
Dicentra . 18 
Early Double Tulips. 5 
Early Single Tulips. 5 
Fertilizers. 20 
Freesias . 10 
Funkia . 17 
Galanthus . 11 
Gladiolus.Back Cover 
Gloxinias . 16 
Greenhouse Staples. 21 
Gypsophila . 18 
Hyacinths . 2 
OF THIS CATALOG 
Page 
Hydrangeas 
Insecticides 
Iris . 
Ivy . 
Larkspur (Seed) 
Leucocoryne . 16 
Lilies.12, 13, 14, 15 
Mendel Tulips. 6 
Muscari . 11 
Narcissus.8,9 
Nerine Sarniensis. 16 
Omithogalum . 11 
Parrot Tulips. 5 
Peonies. 18 
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Polyantha . 17 
Ranunculus . 11 
Schizanthus (Seed). 22 
Spiraea . 17 
Stocks (Seed). 22 
Sweet Peas (Seed). 23 
Triumph Tulips. 6 
Valley Clumps. 15 
Pages 19, 20 and 21 are de¬ 
voted to Insecticides, Fertiliz¬ 
ers and Greenhouse Staples, 
products of The American Flor¬ 
ist Supply Co. 
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AMERICAN BULB COMPANY 
31 WEST 27th STREET • NEW YORK CITY 
DISCLAIMER: We do not warrant in any way, expressed or implied, the contents or the description, quality, productiveness or any other matter of any seeds, 
bulbs or plants sold by us, and we will not in any way be responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept these goods on above terms, no sale is 
made thereof and goods must be returned within 3 days.—AMERICAN BULB COMPANY. 
