Chicago AMERICAN BULB CO. NewYork 
A. B. C. “SUPREME QUALITY” ELORISTS’ FLOWER SEEDS 
ANNUALS FOR GREENHOUSE AND OUTDOOR CULTURE 
SEE PAGES 30 TO 32 AND 45 TO 49 FOR HARDY PERENNIAL SEEDS 
A Background of Over Fifty Years 
Ill connection with the production and merchandising of Florists’ 
Flower Seeds, our background should prove of assurance to the 
buyer that A. B. C. can he depended upon not only for up-to-date 
florists varieties, hut as well, strains that can he classified in every 
way as of “Supreme Quality”. 
The newer kinds listed in this catalog have been given a fair 
advance trial and we believe they are worth while additions for the 
florist grower. Particular attention is called to our selected strains 
of Larkspur, Pansies, Petunias, Stocks, and Sweet Peas. 
A. B. C. Petunia Seed Headquarters 
ABUTILON (Flowering Maple) 
Choicest mixed. Vs oz.$1.25 
ACROCLINIUM (Everlasting) 
Excellent for cutting. 
Tr. Pkt. 
Vi oz. 
Double Giant Mixture.... 
.(Lb., $8.00) .15 
. , 
Sensation Giants (New). 
Rose to light pink 
shades . 
.$0.25 
$0.85 
Tr. Pkt.35c 
Oz. 
.80 
ALOE VARIEGATA 
Tiger Aloe. A quick-growing succulent, with beautifully variegated 
leaves. (Greenhouse plant.) 100 seeds.. .$1.00 1,000 seeds.. .$8.00 
AGERATUM 
$3.00 
Fairy Pink. Ageratum Fairy Pink is a dwarf compact Ageratum of 
a delightful soft salmon rose-pink color. It begins blooming when not 
more than IV 2 to 2 inches high and continues to grow until it has 
formed a solid, compact mass of blooms. Its maximum height when 
it is in full bloom is not greater than five inches. 
Tr. Pkt.35c Vi oz . 
Tr. Pkt. 
Blue Boy. Very dwarf; growth uniform; rich shades 
of blue .(14 oz., $1.00) $0.50 
Blue Perfection. Dark blue bedder. 8 in.. .(14 lb., $2.00) .15 
Blue Ball. An improved Blue Perfection. 6 in. 
Blue Cap. Dwarf, compact, flowers larger than "Little" 
ALYSSUM 
Tr. Pkt. 
Carpet of Snow (Procumbens). Spreading 2 to 3 
inches .(14 lb., $2.15) $0.15 
A. B. C. Special "Little Gem." White. 4 to 6 
inches .(14 lb., $1.75) 
Lilac Queen. Pale lilac flowers, color deepens as 
weather becomes cool. 9 in. 
Little Dorrit. White. (A. B. C. special strain.) Forms perfect 
bush about 4 inches high).(14 lb.. $1.75) 
Maritimum (Sweet Alyssum). White. Used for cut flowers. 
10 in.(Lb., $2.00) (4 oz., 60c) 
.15 
.15 
.15 
.10 
Oz. 
$0.70 
.50 
.50 
.50 
.20 
.15 
$2.50 
Oz. 
$3.50 
.60 
.75 
Blue Star" and deeper in color.. 
.25 
3.00 
Imperial Dwarf Blue. 
.( 1/4 lb., $1.75) 
.15 
.50 
Imperial Dwarf While. 
Little Blue Star. Miniature bushes. 
.(i/4lb., $1.75) 
flowers light blue 
.15 
.50 
with red center, 4 in. 
. {Vi oz., 60c) 
.25 
.200 
Losseauxi. Good pink. Choice cut flower. 2 ft. 
Midget Blue (New). Very low (3 to 4 inches) compact 
plants covered with small true azure blue flowers. . 
.20 
1.40 
$1.50) (I /4 oz., $2.50) 
.35 
AMARANTHUS 
Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Molten Fire. Brilliant poinsettia-like tips. 4 ft. .(14 oz., 25c) $0.15 $0.85 
Salicifolius (Fountain Plant). Green with bronze, tops 
blood red. 3 ft. 15 .75 
AMARYLLIS 
Diener's Mammoth Hybrids. Growers should find much of interest in 
Amaryllis culture from seed and we believe a most favorable surprise 
from the above named strain is in store for the producer when flower¬ 
ing period arrives. (Seed supplied in Diener's original packets.) 
20 seeds.50c 100 seeds.$1.50 1,000 seeds.$10.00 
ANCHUSA 
Capensis Blue Bird. Indigo blue. 2 ft. Tr. Pkt.15c 
Oz. 
.60c 
HOW TO IMPROVE GERMINATION OF HNE SEEDS - 
Mix "Sorbex" (the finest Peat Organic) with soil in seed flats and pots. 
The perfect mixture for the tender germinated seedlings is one part 
"Sorbex" to two parts screened garden loam—by volume. Prepare this 
mixture several days in advance of sowing seeds to allow the "Sorbex" 
time to absorb some moisture. If time is a factor, moisten the "Sorbex" 
somewhat before mixing with the soil. 
"SORBEX." Per 10-bushel bag.$2.95 
(Follow this by applying "Formaldehyde" or "Ansul Dust.") 
LIQUID FORMALDEHYDE. The use of formaldehyde for treating soils 
for seed planting is recommended where it is not possible to use 
steam as a means of sterilization. 
Qt.95c Gal.$2.95 60-lb. kegs.$9.90 
ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOT WEATHER SEASON 
SEMESAN. A seed disinfectant and control for "damping off." 
2-oz. tins .Each $ 0.35 
Mb. tins .Each 2.25 
5-lb. tins .Each 10.00 
CUPROCIDE. The standard red copper oxide. Cuprocide is a dusty, 
finely divided red powder especially designed to cover uniformly and 
adhere tenaciously to seeds and give them maximum protection 
against "damping-off". 
Mb. tins.Each $0.90 
5-lb. tins .Each 3.75 
CUPROCIDE 54-Y. A neutral yellow copper oxide for control of damp¬ 
ing-off and fungus diseases. 3 lbs.$1.15 
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