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AMERICAN BULB COMPANY 
CHICAGO AND NEW 
YORK 
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST • FALL • 1938 
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The reputation wl? hove achieved is 
based on the fac(| that it has always 
been our aim to secure and supply our 
customers with the best bulbs the crop 
produces from yem to year. All our 
growers and suppliers hove assisted us 
to achieve this, and establish this repu¬ 
tation for the standards of A. B. C. 
Supreme Quality. 
On July 15, we received a cable from 
our Japanese Lily suppliers stating that 
the prospects for a good crop ore favor¬ 
able, and that we could anticipate good 
deliveries without any delays. 
The 1938 crop will be ready presently. 
Prices on all types hove not been estab¬ 
lished at this printing, but be assured of 
our most favorably figures and finest 
stock on your reauirements received 
at this time. I 
A House of A. B. C. Supreme Quality Lilies — Easter, 1938 
Lilium Giganleum. Grown by Albert D. Jenk, Chicago, Illinois 
Japanese Early Flowering Erabu (Hayoi) December 3, 1937 
Grown by Martin Goerger, Arlington Heights, Illinois 
LILIUM GIGANTEUM 
PLANTING TABLE FOR COLD STORAGE LILIUM GIGANTEUM 
AND FLOWERING DATES 
Planting Date 
January 1st 
January 15th 
February 1st 
February 15th 
March 1st 
March 15 th 
April 1st 
April 15 th 
May 1st 
Flowering Date 
April 15th to 25th 
April 25th to May 5th 
May 15th to 30th 
June 1st to 10th 
June 10th to 30th 
July 1st to 10th 
July 15th to 30th 
August 1st 
August 10th 
Planting Date 
May 15 th 
June 1st 
June 15th 
July 1st 
July 15th 
August 1st 
September 1st 
September 15th 
October 1st 
Flowering Date 
August 20th 
September 1st 
September 15th 
October 1st 
October 15th 
November 1st 
November 25th 
December 15th to 25th 
January 1st to 10th 
Lilium Speciosum Rubrum "Magnificum" planted on the above named dates will take 
six to eight weeks longer to flower than Lilium Giganteum. 
Lilium Rubrum "Magnificum" should be planted June 15th to July 1st to flower for 
Christmas. 
The above, however, are all approximate flowering dates. If extremely warm 
weather exists meantime they may flower a month earlier. It largely depends on 
weather conditions.—A. B. C. 
6 
to 
8 
inch 
7 
to 
9 
inch 
8 
to 
9 
inch 
8 
to 
10 
inch 
9 
to 
10 
inch 
10 
to 
11 
inch 
GIGANTEUM Northern Grown 
Delivery October, November, December 
8 inch.400 bulbs per case 
. . 300 bulbs per case 
inch.250 bulbs per case 
. . 225 bulbs per case 
. .200 bulbs per case 
. . 150 bulbs per case 
GIGANTEUM Southern Grown 
Delivery September, October, November 
6 to 8 inch.400 bulbs per case 
7 to 9 inch.300 bulbs per case 
8 to 9 inch.250 bulbs per case 
8 to 10 inch.225 bulbs per case 
9 to 10 inch.200 bulbs per case 
10 to 11 inch.150 bulbs per case 
TRUE LILIUM ERABU 
Delivery September-October 
Our supplier in Japan ships us only a select strain of per¬ 
fected Erabu that fills our high specifications for Supreme 
Quality stock. This strain of Erabu is of even size and is 
disease-free as a result of the careful selection of planting 
stock and because of its cultivation in new soil. Our cus¬ 
tomers have complimented us on the incomparably high 
quality of our Lilium Erabu. 
6 to 8 inch.400 bulbs per case 
7 to 9 inch.300 bulbs per case 
8 to 10 inch.225 bulbs per case 
9 to 10 inch.200 bulbs per case 
10 to 11 inch.150 bulbs per case 
"NEW ORLEANS CREOLE" (Lily Longiflorum) 
Southern U. S. A. Production 
6 kj 8 inch.400 bulbs per case 
7 1:) 9 inch.300 bulbs per case 
8 ID 10 inch.225 bulbs per case 
9 t) 10 inch.200 bulbs per case 
10 11 inch.150 bulbs per case 
LILIUM ERABU HAYAI 
Delivery September 
Lilium Erabu Hayai is an exclusive strain developed for The American Bulb Com¬ 
pany, consistent with the leadership of A. B. C. Supreme Quality Lily bulbs. Growers 
of the thousands of cases that were sold by us this past season have been well 
satisfied with Hayai and have recommended them most highly for their extreme 
earliness of bloom. Our good growers have given us their cultural methods so 
that we could pass this information on for the benefit of our customers this season. 
We recommend that you try this outstanding new strain. 
6 to 8 inch.400 bulbs per case 8 to 10 inch.225 bulbs per case 
7 to 9 inch.300 bulbs per case 9 to 10 inch.200 bulbs per case 
10 to 11 inch.150 bulbs per case 
BERMUDA LILIES —L. HARRISI 
A. B. C. "Blue Ribbon" Brand — Bermuda Grown 
Delivery August-September 
We obtain the highest quality of Bermuda Lily bulbs, which permits us to satisfy 
the increasing demand for this early flowering type, and with the finest bulbs. 
F.O.B. New York 
100 Case 
6 to 7 inch—335 bulbs per case.S 6.00 $18.00 
7 to 9 inch—200 bulbs per case. 10.00 18.00 
9 to 11 inch—100 bulbs per case. 18.00 
11 to 13 inch— 50 bulbs per case. 20.00 
F.O.B. Chicago 
100 
$ 7.00 
11.00 
Case 
$20.00 
20.00 
20.00 
22.00 
AMERICAN BULB COMPANY LILY HEADQUARTERS 
A. B. C. SUPREME QUALITY LILIES 
