6 
AMERICAN BULB COMPANY • CHICAGO AND NEW YORK 
1939 A. B. C. NOVELTIES and SPECIALTIES 
VERBENA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA 
"MOUNTY" 
"Mounty" is a new Verbena that has great commercial possi¬ 
bilities. Its color is a solid deep rose red, without the usual white 
eyes. It grows to 18 inches and produces a multitude of 4-inch 
flowers. A really excellent novelty. 
Tr. Pkt.35c Vs oz.50c !4 oz.75c Oz.$2.50 
PAPAVER NUDICAULE (Iceland Poppy) 
"RED CARDINAL" 
"Red Cardinal'' is the closest approach to that much-sought- 
after color in an Iceland Poppy, crimson scarlet. This nov¬ 
elty is as large-flowered as other Nudicaule sorts, and its 
intensity of color makes it a welcome addition to Iceland 
Poppies. Tr. Pkt.50c 
DON'S GIANT WINTER FLOWERING 
PANSY 
Don's "Winter Flowering" Pansy 
Pansies at Their Loveliest 
One of the most important horticultural introductions of recent years. 
Plants grow 2Vz to 3 Vz feet high, with six to eight strong upright stems 
bearing numerous good sized blooms on flower stems 10 to 12 inches long. 
Sow in July-August 
Seed should be sown under glass in July or August, and the plants 
benched in the greenhouse about October. Set the plants 12 inches apart 
in the bench and support in the same manner as Carnations. They may 
also be grown in 6-inch pots sunk in the bench if desired. 
A Wealth of Bloom from December to May 
The color range is excellent, and if the blooms are kept cut as they 
mature the flowering period will continue from December well on into the 
spring. Our illustration shows some of the plants grown in pots and 
exhibited at the Chicago spring flower show by Mr. Fritz Bahr, where 
they attracted considerable favorable attention. 
New crop seed ready July, 1939. Tr. Pkt. (100 seeds). $2.00 
PETUNIA "LADYBIRD" 
Awarded Bronze Medal, All-America Council (1938) 
The color of this new Petunia is outstanding—a bright carmine 
overlaid with scarlet. It is of low bushy growth, and with the 
small round flower it is especially suitable for use in the open. It 
is sturdy and able to withstand inclement weather. Planted in a 
sunny position, it will provide a wealth of bloom, and in combina¬ 
tion with other colors it can be strikingly effective. Tr. Pkt.. .$1.00 
VERBENA "BLUE SENTINEL" 
Awarded Bronze Medal, All-America Council 
"Blue Sentinel" is a rich navy blue self-color with medium size 
florets and trusses. The plant grows 10 to 12 inches high, very 
erect, and the trusses are held well above the foliage. This is 
very good for cutting, and forms neat, dark beds. 
Tr. Pkt.25c 
Papaver Nudicaule "Red Cardinal" 
