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AMERICAN BULB COMPANY • CHICAGO AND NEW YORK 
STOKESIA (Cornflower Aster) 
‘Cyanea, Blue. A beautiful native hardy perennial, growing about 2 
feet high and bearing pretty lavender-blue flowers. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c Oz. $1.25 
SUNFLOWER (See Helianthus) 
EARLY OR WINTER FLOWERING 
SWEET PEAS 
SPECIAL NOTE! If in the market for Sweet Pea Seed 
in quantity, please write for special prices.—A. B. C. 
Shirley Temple (Waller-Franklin). Waller-Franklin consider this their 
most beautiful origination; obtained through a cross between Pinkie 
and Lady Gay; inherits size and richness of color of Pinkie with dainty 
fluted flowers of Lady Gay; the color is softer and more beautiful 
than Pinkie; the stems are long, with four blooms on each stem. 
1/2 oz. 20c Oz. 30c 1/2 lb. $1.00 Lb. $3.50 
Daphne. Winner of a Silver Medal at a recent International Flower 
Show in New York City; this Sweet Pea is a soft salmon-pink on a 
cream ground; the flowers are of great size, with beautifully expanded 
and waved standards. Many of the blooms are duplex and borne on 
long stout stems. 
Oz. 50c i/4 lb. $1.75 Lb. $6.50 
Tahoe (New). Excellent dark blue; good stem and well formed flower. 
1/2 oz. 30c Oz. 50c i/4 lb. $1.75 Lb. $6.50 
Bacchus (New). Deep maroon-purple; large flowers. Outstanding. 
1/2 oz. 30c Oz. 50c 1/4 lb. $1.75 Lb. $6.50 
Winter Sweet Peas. The following varieties are the "cream" of the 
early-flowering Sweet Pea family. 
1/2 oz. Oz. i/4 lb. Lb. 
Ball Rose Improved. Deep bright rose color; 
strong growth; free-flowering.$0.20 
Ball Orange Improved. Pure orange without 
cerise shading; the only pure early-flower¬ 
ing orange .. 
Ball White. Strong-growing, long-stemmed, 
white-seeded pure white; we prefer not to 
sell white-seeded pea seed because of the 
ease with which it rots unless sown in 
moist soil and not watered until it ger¬ 
minates. "Hope" in its place. 
Bridesmaid. Extra light rose or silvery pink; 
extra large flowers and long stems; new 
color in early peas. 
Boon. An even salmon-rose-pink; extra large 
flowered . 
Harmony. The best lavender; long stemmed 
and vigorous growth. 
Hope. While not as pure in color as Ball's 
White, this variety is practically clear white, 
with the advantage of being black-seeded. 
Josie. Longest stemmed, clear rose-pink; 
most productive variety in any color; re¬ 
quires more headroom . 
Laddie Improved. Extra long-stemmed; rose 
color . 
Majestic Rose. Though not as long-stemmed 
or productive as Josie, it is preferred by 
some growers . 
Mrs. Hoover. Best long-stemmed blue; 
strong growth, requiring 12 to 15 feet of 
headroom when planted early on ground 
beds . 
Mrs. Holsher. Very good rose-pink. 
Sequoia. Extra-large, long-stemmed, fairly 
deep salmon-rose . 
Top Hat (New). Deep bright violet-blue, 
fine growth . 
Triumph. Extra long-stemmed; lilac-mauve. 
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WINTER FLOWERING SWEET PEAS 
Starred (*) varieties especially recommended. 
American Beauty. Extra large, long-stemmed rose. 
Amethyst. Rich bright purple. 
Annie Laurie. Bright shade of rose-pink. Medium size. 
Apollo. Salmon-cerise, long-stemmed. Fine for spring. 
Attraction. Rich salmon-rose, long-stemmed. 
Aurora. Orange-scarlet striped. Novelty color. Fine. 
Ball's Blue. Bright mid-blue, extra free flowering. 
WINTER FLOWERING SWEET PEAS (Continued) 
Ball's Orange. The standard clear deep orange. 
Ball's Rose Queen. Extra long-stemmed rose-pink. 
Blue Bird. Mrs. Hoover is better. 
Bright Light. Vivid orange-scarlet. 
Chevalier. Dark rose. 
Chimes. Light salmon-pink. 
Columbia. Pink and white bicolor. 
Eileen. Rich deep pink, large and long-stemmed. 
Eleanor Blue. Light blue, for spring flowering only. 
Flamingo. Orange-salmon. Long-stemmed. 
Fragrance. Orchid-lavender, prefer Harmony. 
Giant Rose. Well-named but not long-stemmed. 
Greeting. Lavender. 
Grenadier. Poppy-scarlet. Rather heavy shade. 
Harlequin. Bicolor chocolate. Attractive novelty. 
‘Heather Bell. Rosy lavender, medium size but free. 
Indigo Blue. Dark shade of clear blue. 
‘Jeanne Mamitsch. Clear rose, long stems. 
Lavanda. Lavender. 
Louise Gude. Bright rose. Medium size. 
Maroon Prince. Dark maroon, rather heavy. 
Michigan. Large lavender. 
Mrs. Kerr. Salmon. 
Oriental. Black-seeded cream. 
‘Pride. Extra long-stemmed brilliant cerise. 
Prosperity. Soft glowing rose-cream. 
Red Bird. Crimson red. 
Snowstorm. Prefer black-seeded kinds. Medium size. 
Spring Song. Salmon-pink. Medium stem. 
‘Success. Extra bright deep rose-pink. 
Sunray. Light cerise, fine long-stemmed. 
Susanna. Rather heavy. Carmine-red. 
Vogue. Light bluish lavender. 
Vulcan. Prefer early Bright Light. 
‘White Harmony. Extra long-stemmed black-seeded. 
Zvolanek's Rose. Laddie is much better. 
A. B. C. Early Mixture. A combination of above colors, including 
a large proportion of the standard kinds. 
ANY ABOVE PRICED AT; 
V 2 oz. 20c Oz. 30c 4 oz. 90c Lb. $3.40 
LATE OR SUMMER FLOWERING 
SWEET PEAS FOR SPRING BLOOM 
‘Ambition. Finest deep lavender. 
‘Avalanche. Finest white-seeded white. 
‘Beatall. Sparkling pink, suffused salmon. 
‘Blue Flame. Deep blue. 
‘Bonny Briar. Improvement on Pinkie in depth and color. 
‘Campfire. Sun-proof deep scarlet. 
‘Chinese Blue. A solid bright blue; about the best blue. 
‘Constance Hinton. Black-seeded white. 
‘Fiancee. Soft salmon-pink on white. 
‘Giant White. Pure white. 
‘Gigantic. The largest and best black-seeded white. 
‘Gleneagles. Clear, even lavender. 
‘Headlight. Fine sunproof orange-scarlet; best in this color. 
‘Heavenly Blue. Delphinium-blue. 
‘Magnet. An improved Miss California. 
‘Mavis. Headlight is preferable. 
‘Pinkie. The finest rose-pink, and a strong grower. 
‘Pinnacle. Deep rose-pink; fine commercial color. 
‘Powerscourt. Finest lilac-lavender. 
‘Springtime. Silvery white, suffused rose; fine commercial color. 
PRICES ON ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE: 
Oz.20c 14 Lb. 60c Lb. $1.75 
A. B. C. SPECIAL FLORIST'S MIXTURE: 
Oz.15c !4 Lb. 50c Lb. $1.25 5 lbs .$5.00 
SWEET WIVELSFIELD (Dianthus) 
Hardy annual with a great variety of colorings. Trusses similar to 
Sweet William but flowers are larger and more varied. Provides 
excellent cut flowers as well as a beautiful bedding plant. 
Tr. Pkt. 15c Oz. 75c 
New Double Sweet Wivelsfield. Tr. Pkt. 50c 
TAGETES 
Signata Pumila. Good bedding plant; flowers golden-yellow. 
Tr. Pkt. 15c Oz. 60c 
Signata Pumila Little Giant (New). Very dwarf, orange. Tr. Pkt.. .25c 
