Chicago AMERICAN BULB CO. NewYork 
SCABIOSA 
Blue Moon. Received Honorable Mention All-American trials. Attrac¬ 
tive lavender-blue color with extra large fully double flowers and 
long wiry stems. (See center of this book for colored plates.) 
Tr. Pkt.50c Vi 02 .90c Oz.$2.50 
Ageratum Blue. Standard large flowered azure blue. 
Fire King. A bright scarlet. 
King of the Blacks. Deep rich maroon. 
Loveliness. Extra large flowered deep salmon-pink. First-class com¬ 
mercial color. 
Shasta Improved. Fine pure white. 
Giant Hybrid Mixture. A special strain containing only the new large 
flowered varieties. Well balanced in good cut flower colors. 
Tom Thumb. 10 in. Compact, dwarf plants for bedding and edging. 
Mixture of colors. Each of the above: Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.50c 
SCHIZANTHUS {Butterfly Flower) 
Mother's Favorite (New). The last word in Schizanthus. A choice 
assortment of colors; exceptional as a pot plant for Mother's Day sales. 
Tr. Pkt.$1.25 3 Tr. Pkts..$3.00 
Tr. Pkt. Vb oz. Vi oz. 
Caraway's Hybrids. 
A. B. C. Special Dwarf Mixed. Desirous as a pot 
plant. Seed sown in January and pinched once 
STOCKS 
VVISETONENSIS 
Mixture . 
SENSITIVE PLANT {See Mimosa). 
SHAMROCK 
True Irish. Tr. Ptk. 15c Oz. 50c 14 lb. $1.50 
SMILAX {Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides) 
A well known greenhouse climber. Valuable for floral decorations. 
Tr.Pkt. 15c Oz. 50c 14 lb. $1.50 Lb. $5.00 
SNAPDRAGON (S ee Antirrhinum) 
SOLANUM 
CHRISTMAS PEPPER 
Capsicastrum Nanum. An attractive dwarf strain producing medium 
size berries ranging in color from purple to brilliant red. 
Tr.Pkt. 25c 1/4 oz. 
Bird's Eye. Small bright red berries. 
14 oz. 50c 
.35c 
Oz. 
.$ 1.00 
Tr. Pkt. 25c 
Oz. 
.$1.75 
CHRISTMAS CHERRY 
Hlavacek's Masterpiece. Cleveland Cherry. More compact than the 
old type and produces much more freely of fruit. 
Tr.Pkt. 35c Oz. $2.00 
STATICE 
SINUATA 
Lavender Queen (New). The flowers are a beautiful clear bright 
lavender, quite distinct from any of the other colors, and will doubtless 
rival them all in their usefulness for winter bouquets. 
Tr.Pkt. 15c Oz .25c Lb. $2.50 
Market Grower's Blue. Blue Statices are of interest to every market 
grower of flowers. An ideal blue variety. 
Tr.Pkt. 15c Oz .25c Lb. $2.50 
True Blue. The standard blue. Tr. Pkt... 15c Oz.. .25c Lb.. .$2.50 
Puberula (New). A most desirable Statice for pot plants. Dark violet; 
6 inches high; flowers 5 months from seed. Tr. Pkt... .50c Oz... .$3.50 
Atrocoerulea (New). Clear Delphinium blue. Very distinct new color. 
Tr.Pkt. 15c Oz .25c Lb. $2.50 
Kampf's Tall Improved. Extra long-stemmed, deep blue. The best blue 
cutting variety. Tr.Pkt. 15c Oz. 25c Lb. $2.50 
Rosea Superba. Tr.Pkt. 15c 
White. Tr. Pkt. 15c Oz. 
Oz. 
.25c 
Lb. 
.25c 
Lb. 
shades that add a bright variation to the mixture. 
Tr.Pkt. 25c Oz. 50c Lb. 
Bonduelli. Similar to Sinuata. Yellow. Tr. Pkt. 
Oz. 30c Lb. 
RUSSIAN OR RAT-TAIL STATICE 
or can be sown in January for a late spring crop. Tr. Pkt. 
Oz.60c 4 oz. 
.$2.50 
.$2.50 
STEVIA 
Serrata. Fragrant white flowers. Tr.Pkt.30c 
A. B.C. GARDENIA ' 
New Double White Column Stock 
Produces 12 to 15 inches of florets on stems nearly 3 ft. in length. 
Absolutely the "last word" in White Column Stocks. 
Tr.Pkt. . $1.25 1/8 oz.$2.50 
1/4 oz.$4.50 1/2 oz.$8.00 Oz.$15.00 
See Page 43 Full Description and Picture of This Wonderful New Stock 
NON-BRANCHING {Double Excelsior) 
GIANT COLUMN 
This new type produces one enormous spike 2 to 3 feet in height and 
is especially adapted for greenhouse culture, as the plants can be 
grown close together. We have discontinued listing the other separate 
colors in this type, due to its being practically impossible to obtain 
seed that will prove satisfactory and give a high percentage of doubles. 
Those listed are, in the opinion of most florist growers, the only reliable 
colors to grow. 
1/2 
Tr. 
1.50 
$1.00 
$1.50 
Rose Pink. 1937 All-America winner. 
Tr. Pkt. 
Pkt. 
Vi oz. 
Oz. 
. {Vb oz.. 
$2.50) $0.85 
$1.50 
. . . 
..« 
Ball's White Improved. 
.60 
1.00 
$2.25 
$ 8.00 
.50 
1.00 
. . . 
Ball's Dwarf White. 
.60 
1.00 
2.25 
8.00 
Chamois Rose (Chamois-Pink). 
.60 
1.00 
2.25 
8.00 
.35 
.60 
1.00 
Silvery Lilac (Lilac-Lavender). 
.60 
1.00 
2.25 
8.00 
.35 
.60 
1.00 
Dark Blue. (Rather a deep lilac). .. 
.60 
1.00 
2.25 
8.00 
Ruby. Rich crimson red. 
.60 
1.00 
2.25 
8.00 
American Beauty. Old rose. 
.60 
1.00 
2.25 
8.00 
Mixed . 
.60 
1.00 
2.00 
7.00 
BRANCHING TYPE 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
"The World's Best Double." 
This magnificent new group is 
so marked in improvement 
that we believe they will head 
the list in florists' forcing 
Stocks in the very near future. 
Giants of California are very 
early flowering, with a high 
percentage of double mam¬ 
moth flowers, and they have 
the branching habit of the 
Bismarck. If planted close, 
they will attain the height of 
2 V 2 to 3 feet. We feel this 
strain justifies our highest rec¬ 
ommendation. 
Golden Gate. Clear golden 
yellow. 
Monterey. Bright pink. 
Pacific. Light blue. 
Redwoods. Blood red. 
Santa Barbara. Chamois. 
Santa Maria. Pure white. 
Sequoia. Rich sparkling car¬ 
mine. 
Tahoe. Lavender. 
Oz. 
1 new 
Yosemite. Rose. 
$5.00 
Prices on the 
above: 
$2.75 
Tr. Pkt. Vi oz. 
Oz, 
$0.35 $1.15 
$ 4.00 
beds 
. .15c 
Splendid Mixture. 
$1.90 
Tr. Pkt. Vi oz. 
Oz. 
$0.25 $1.00 
$3.50 
$1.50 
Stocks Continued on 
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