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AMERICAN BULB COMPANY • CHICAGO AND NEW YORK 
GREVILLEA ROBUSTA 
Ornamental foliage plant for vases, etc. Easily raised 
from seed. Tr. Pkt. 
Australian Silk Oak. Seeds should be sown in early 
spring with plenty of bottom heat and in a well 
drained, loose soil. Grown in a 60° house, 5 in. pot 
plants available by fall.(V 2 oz., 40c) $0.20 
Robusta Pyramidalis. Pyramidal habit. 25 
GYPSOPHILA (Baby's Breath) 
The following are always in demand to mix with other cut flowers. 
Free blooming plants of easiest culture. Desirable for cutting to mix 
with other flowers. Several plantings can be made during the 
season at intervals fo ten days' time, in order to have a succession 
Oz. 
$0.75 
1.50 
of bloom. 
Oz. 
4 oz. 
1 lb. 
5 lbs. 
Covent Garden Market. Extra large flow¬ 
ered, full petalled—flowers having 6 to 
8 petals instead of the usual 4 to 5... .$0.20 
$0.50 
$1.60 
$6.50 
London Market. Slightly taller than Covent 
Garden Market and later. 
.20 
.50 
1.50 
6.50 
Paris Market. Standard medium size flow¬ 
ered strain. 
.15 
.40 
1.00 
4.50 
Elegans Carminea. Same habit as others but with bright carmine-pink 
flowers. Rather small flowered. 
$ 2.00 
Tr. Pkt... 
...10c 
Oz... 
. ..20c 
Vi 
lb... 
...60c 
Lb.. . 
Elegans Rosea. 
Delicate pink. 
Tr. Pkt... 
. . ,10c 
Oz.. . 
..,20c 
Vi 
lb... 
...60c 
Lb... 
Tr. Pkt. 
$2.00 
Oz. 
*Paniculata (Baby's Breath). The fine mist-like flowers 
are much used in bouquets. (Vi lb., $1.25) $0.15 $0.40 
'Paniculata fl. pi. Double flowering. The original type 
and one of the best perennials in the list for 
cutting . 50 3.25 
'Pacifica. Small pink blooms borne profusely after the 
paniculata varieties are past. 35 3.50 
'Repens. An elegant, hardy, trailing plant for the 
rockery, with clouds of small white flowers in July 
and August. 25 1.25 
'Repens Rosea. Of the same neat habit as the above 
but with pale rose blooms. 25 1.75 
HELENIUM (Helen's Flower) 
Strong-growing, hardy perennials, giving an enormous crop of 
flowers in late summer. 
‘Autumnale Superbum. Golden-yellow flowers; 5 to 6 feet. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c Oz. $3.50 
HELIANTHEMUM (Rock, Sun Rose) 
'Mutabile. Exceedingly pretty, low-growing, evergreen plants forming 
broad clumps which, during their flowering season, July to September, 
are quite hidden by a mass of bloom. Well adapted for the front of 
the border, the rockery, or a dry, sunny bank. Choice mixed varieties. 
Tr. Pkt. 20c Oz. 75c 
HELICHRYSUM (Strawflowers) 
Our strain produces large, perfect double flowers. Excellent for cut 
flowers, either fresh or in dried state. 
Tr. Pkt. 
Oz. 
Lb. 
Fireball. Showy, deep crimson. 
$0.15 
$0.60 
$6.00 
Golden Ball. Clear golden-yellow. 
.15 
.60 
6.00 
Canary Yellow Buttercup. New. 
.15 
.60 
6.00 
Rose-Carmine. 
.15 
.60 
6.00 
Rose-Pink. 
.15 
.60 
6.00 
Salmon-Pink. 
.15 
.60 
6.00 
Silver Pink. . 
.15 
.60 
6.00 
White. . 
.15 
.60 
6.00 
Violet. . 
.15 
.60 
6.00 
Mixed, All colors. 
.15 
.50 
5.50 
‘HELIANTHUS (Hardy Sunflower) 
Dwarf Chrysanthemum Flowered. Contains a fair proportion of fully 
double flowers. Tr. Pkt. 10c Oz. 20c 
Russian or "Oscar Wilde." Large single sunflower. 
Oz. 10c Lb. 50c 
HELIOPSIS (Orange Sunflower) 
'Scabra Excelsa. Rich chrome yellow flowers turning to a bright 
yellow as they mature. These are almost double, having from 4 to 5 
rows of petals. They are produced very profusely. The plant is of 
robust growth, about 3 feet high, and makes an effective display of 
flowers from July to the end of August. Tr. Pkt. 20c Oz. 75c 
HELIOTROPE 
Can be bloomed from seed in four months. 
Lemoine's Giant. Excellent large flowering strain. 
Tr. Pkt.25c Oz. 
.Pkt. 
Oz. 
Vi lb. 
1.15 
$0.60 
$2.00 
.15 
.60 
2.00 
.15 
.60 
2.00 
.15 
.60 
2.00 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
Double Salmon-Rose 
Double White 
Double Yellow 
•HEUCHERA (Coral Bells) 
Sanguinea. One of the finest hardy perennials. The flowers are rich, 
bright, coral red. The leaves are light green and slightly hairy. 
Excellent for cutting; 30 inches. 
Tr. Pkt.50c Vboz .75c Vi oz.$1.25 Oz.$4.50 
* HIBISCUS (Giant Mallows) 
A wonderfully improved form of our native Marshmallow in which 
flowers of enormous size, frequently 10 to 12 inches in diameter, 
have been developed. Our colors are saved from segregated plants 
and will come true. 
Giant Dark Red.$0.15 $0.60 $2.00 
Giant Mallow Pink.15 
Giant Rose.15 
Giant White, Crimson Eye.15 
Giant Mixed.15 
'HOLLYHOCK (Althaea Rosea) 
Imperator (New). Very large, double blooms with elegantly and 
deeply fringed outer petals and a very double crested rosette in the 
center. Includes many charming color combinations of choice, delicate 
tints. Tr. Pkt.25c Vi oz.50c Oz.$1.60 
Triumph (New). Of branching habit, 4 to 5 feet tall. Blooms 10 days 
earlier than others. Has very double flowers composed of attrac¬ 
tively waved and fringed petals. Many splendid and rich colors. 
Tr. Pkt.40c Oz.$2.00 
Chafer's Choice Double Strains: 
Double Bright Rose 
Double Red 
Double Maroon 
Tr. Pkt. Oz. Vi lb. 
Any of the above.$0.30 $1.25 $4.00 
Double Mixed.25 1.00 3.50 
Double Newport Pink.30 1.50 4.50 
Single Mixed (Allegheny Types). All colors.15 .50 1.50 
HONESTY (Lunaria) 
Biennis (Biennial). Admired for its seed panicles. Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
White. 40 inch.$0.20 $0.50 
Crimson. 48 inch.20 .50 
Mixed .15 .40 
HUMULUS JAPONICA (Japanese Hop) 
Ornamental. 
HUMULUS (Variegated Hop) 
Climber. Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.60c 
HUNNEMANNIA (Mexican Tulip Poppy) 
Fumariaefolia. Produces flowers from July till frost. Desirable for 
cutting. Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.50c 
Sunlite (New). Semi-double. Tr. Pkt... 25c !4oz...40c Oz...$1.50 
HYPERICUM POLYPHYLLUM 
'Spreading Yellow Flowers. Tr. Pkt.35c 
IBERIS (Hardy Candytuft) 
'Gibraltarica Hybrida. White shading to lilac. 12 inches high. 
Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.75c 
'Sempervirens. The popular hardy white variety. 
Tr. Pkt.35c Oz.$1.50 
ICE PLANT 
Mesembryanthemum. White flowers. Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.40c 
IMPATIENS 
Provide splendid pot plants for Christmas sales. Also useful for porch 
boxes. Will succeed in partial shade. 
Holstii. Liegnitzia. Deep vermillion-red. Tr. Pkt.50c 
Holstii. Hybrids. Finest mixture. Tr. Pkt.40c 1/32 oz.75c 
Sultanii. Bright Rose. Tr. Pkt.35c 1/16 oz.$1.00 
Sultana Hybrida. Mixed. Tr. Pkt.50c 1/16 oz.$1.00 
INCARVILLEA (Hardy Gloxinia) 
Delavayi. A showy plant for the hardy border, producing large 
Gloxinia-like rose-colored flowers on 15 to 18-inch high stems, during 
June and July. Should be well protected with leaves or litter dur¬ 
ing the winter. Tr. Pkt.50c Oz...$4.00 
THE C-O-M-P-L-E-T-E SUPPLY CATALOG!! 
. . . A. F. S. "BLUE BOOK" 
For Florists, Seedsmen, Nurserymen 
Watch for it ... in February! 
$ 1.25 
