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“Supreme Quality 
Flower Seeds 
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CALENDULAS (Continued) 
OUTDOOR VARIETIES (Continued) 
Improved Orange Shaggy. Deep orange shading lighter at the center, 
plants are free flowering, neat and compact, bearing long stems which 
make the fringy petaled flowers equally useful in the garden or for 
cutting. Tr. Pkt.15c oz.25c Oz.65c 
Chrysantha or Sunshine. The large double flowers are an exquisite 
shade of clear buttercup yellow, with long, loosely arranged petals 
which droop somewhat to give the rounded appearance of a Chrysan¬ 
themum. Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.75c 2 oz.$1.25 
Chicago Favorite. A new large flowering, deep orange calendula, 
which has been accepted by the trade as a good cut flower variety. 
Tr. Pkt.40c V4 oz .60c Oz.$2.00 
THE FOLLOWING ARE DESIRABLE KINDS FOR BEDDING—(Not rec¬ 
ommended for cut flower production)— 
Lemon Queen. Light or lemon yellow. 
Orange King. Dark centered orange, of compact growth and valuable 
for bedding. 
Radio. Bright orange with quilled petal. Of compact growth and dis¬ 
tinctly effective for bedding. 
Radio Golden Beam. Clear yellow Radio. 
Price: All the above bedding varieties: 
Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.50c 4 oz.$1.75 
Bedding Mixture. Evenly proportioned mixture of all compact bedding 
varieties. Tr. Pkt.... 15c c5z. ...50c 4oz. ...$1.50 Lb.... $5.00 
CALLIOPSIS (AnnuaO 
Gold Crest (Drummondi). A fine semi-double novelty with beautiful 
flowers of a rich golden brown color with a reddish brown zone, that 
averages 2 Vz to 3 inches across and comes with a double row of petals. 
A big improvement over the old "Golden Wave." 
Tr. Pkt.15c Vi oz .25c Oz.75c 
Golden Crown (New). Rich 
golden yellow. 
shining 
maroon 
central 
zoning. Tr. Pkt. 
....35c 
Golden Wave (Drummondi). 
Yellow. Tr. Pkt.. 
, ...10c 
Oz. 
....20c 
Nigra Speciosa. Dark brown. Tr. Pkt. 
, .15c 
Oz. 
....25c 
Radiata Tigrina (Tiger Star). Tr. Pkt. 
..10c 
Oz. 
....40c 
Mixed Dwarf. Tr. Pkt. 
.10c 
Oz.... 
....30c 
CAMPANULA (Canterbury Bells) (Annual) 
Many years of careful selection have at last given us an Annual 
Canterbury Bell which blooms from seed in less than six months. The 
plant grows from two to two and a half feet tall, each plant having 
from six to eight spikes of blooms. Seed planted in February blooms 
in July. 
SINGLE 
Angelus Bell. Deep Rose. 
Tr. Pkt. 
.15c 
14 oz. 
.25c 
Oz.... 
.75c 
Blue Bell. Cambridge Blue. 
Tr. Pkt. 
14 oz. 
.25c 
Oz.... 
.75c 
Liberty Bell. Violet-Blue. 
Tr. Pkt. 
.15c 
14 oz. 
.25c 
Oz.... 
.75c 
Mission Bell. 
Pink. 
Tr. Pkt. 
.15c 
14 oz. 
.25c 
Oz.... 
.75c 
Wedding Bells. Pure White. 
Tr. Pkt. 
.15c 
14 oz. 
.25c 
Oz.... 
.75c 
Choice Mixed contains dark blue, light blue, pink, rose and white. 
Winner of Gold Medal in the 1933 All-American Selections. 
Tr. Pkt.10c Vi oz .25c Oz.75c 
CANARY BIRD VINE 
Tropaeolum Canariense. Flowers bright canary yellow. 
Tr. Pkt.10c Oz.25c 14 lb.75c 
Unsolicited Testimonial 
THE BYRD NURSERIES. Inc. 
Omaha, Nebraska 
November 21, 1939. 
American Bulb Company, 
1335 W. Randolph Street, 
Chicago, Illinois. 
Gentlemen: 
Last spring we used your "De Luxe All-Double" Petunia seeds 
and were very pleased with the results. They bloomed very freely 
all summer long, even during the intense heat. 
Yours very truly, 
THE BYRD NURSERIES, Inc. 
(Signed) F. W. Byrd 
A. B. C. Giant Hyacinth Flo were d Candytuft 
CANDYTUFT 
A.B.C. SPECIAL GIANT HYACINTH FLOWERED 
White. Particularly recommended for under glass; provides excellent 
cut flowers. 
We have an exceptionally fine strain of the true kind. 
Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.75c Vilh .$2.25 Lb.$7.00 
UMBELLATA TYPE 
If you have grown annual Candytuft before and found it a poor 
seller, it is more likely that you had too much of the white variety. 
Try in its place a few of the colored varieties, such as Pink, Rose, 
Carmine, Lavender and Crimson and be convinced that this annual 
is of much use in the florist's establishment in the spring. It will take 
about five months to bring them into flower indoors. Plans may be 
made accordingly, taking into consideration the period cut flowers 
will be of most use to the individual florist. A good time for one planting 
is soon after the winter holidays, as space becomes available. Some 
growers sow the seed singly, planting out later at the distance of a 
foot apart. Valuable for cutting. 
Tr. Pkt. 
Oz. 
4 Oz. 
Carmine. 12 inches. 
...15c 
40c 
$1.00 
Crimson. 12 inches. 
...15c 
40c 
1.00 
Lavender. 12 inches. 
...15c 
40c 
1.00 
Lilac. 12 inches. 
...15c 
40c 
1.00 
Pink. Flesh color. 12 inches. 
...15c 
40c 
1.00 
Rose Cardinal. 12 inches. Brilliant rosy 
red.. 
...15c 
50c 
1.00 
White. 12 inches. 
...15c 
40c 
1.00 
Mixed. 12 inches. 
...10c 
30c 
.90 
CORONARIA TYPE 
Empress. Large white, 1 foot. 
Tr. Pkt.15c Oz. 
..30c 
4 oz.. 
....90c 
Miniature Gem. Miniature white flowers about SVz inches high. Each 
plant produces 4 to 6 spikes. A real gem for rock gardens. 
Tr. Pkt.15c Vi oz .25c Oz.75c 
CARDINAL CLIMBER 
Hybrids. Rapid growing annual climber, producing a profusion of 
brilliant cardinal red flowers. To hasten germination file or cut notch 
in seed. Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.60c 
CARNATION 
Engleman's Perpetual Flowering Mixture. A gold medal hybrid mixture 
of perpetual or greenhouse Carnations, may be grown outdoors during 
the summer, if disbudded. Tr. Pkt.$1.00 l/l6oz.$1.60 
Enfant de Nice Strain. Preferred by many. 
Red, Rose, Salmon, White. 
Tr. Pkt.50c 1/8 oz.$1.00 1/4 oz.$1.75 
Mixed. Tr. Pkt.35c 1/4 oz.$1.25 
Chabaud's Giant Improved Strain. 
Cardinal Red, Deep Rose, Flesh Pink, Rose Pink, White. 
Tr. Pkt.30c 14 oz.65c Oz.$2.25 
Mixed. Tr. Pkt.30c 14 oz.65c Oz.$2.25 
Marguerite (Special Mixed). Very early flowering, giving an abun¬ 
dance of bloom within five months from planting. The flowers are 
very fragrant, on good stems and 16 to 20-inch plants. 
Tr. Pkt.25c Oz.$1.25 
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