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AMERICAN BULB COMPANY • CHICAGO AND NEW YORK 
LILY HEADQUARTERS 
A. B. C. SUPREME QUALITY LILIES 
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A House of A. B. C. Supreme Quality Lilies — Easter, 1938 
Lilium Giganteum, Grown by Albert D. Jenk, Chicago, Illinois 
The reputation we have achieved is 
based on the fact that it has always 
been our aim to secure and supply 
our customers with the best bulbs the 
crop produces from year to year. All 
our growers and suppliers have as¬ 
sisted us to achieve this, and estab¬ 
lish this reputation for the standards 
of A. B. C. Supreme Quality. 
1939 Crop 
GIGANTEUM 
Northern Grown 
Delivery 
October, November, December 
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 
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 
LILIUM ERABU HAYAI 
Delivery September, 1939 
Lilium Erabu Hayai is an exclusive strain developed for The American Bulb Company, 
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 
7 to 9 inch 
8 to 10 inch 
9 to 10 inch 
10 to 11 inch 
400 bulbs per case 
300 bulbs per case 
225 bulbs per case 
200 bulbs per case 
150 bulbs per case 
"NEW ORLEANS CREOLE" (Lily Longiflorum) 
Southern U. S. A. Production 
6 to 8 inch 
7 to 9 inch 
8 to 10 inch 
9 to 10 inch 
10 to 11 inch 
400 bulbs per case 
300 bulbs per case 
225 bulbs per case 
200 bulbs per case 
150 bulbs per case 
LILIUM NIPPON "Improved Giganteum" 
(New Crop) Fall 1939 Delivery 
Quantity of this Lily is limited. Nippon forces easy; healthy; more blooms than 
regular Giganteum. Makes an ideal Easter plant. Try a case. You will be more 
than pleased. (Price on application.) 
6 to 8 inch 
7 to 9 inch 
8 to 10 inch 
9 to 10 inch 
400 bulbs per case 
300 bulbs per case 
225 bulbs per case 
200 bulbs per case 
ALL THE ABOVE —NEW CROP FOR FALL 1939 DELIVERY 
