Chicago AMERICAN BULB CO. New York 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Amaryllis not only find a ready sale to the public in 
dry bulb form, but as well provide fine pot plants for 
store sales. Usually sell on sight when in bloom, 
and at a good price. Also, they are of the easiest culture. 
GLOXINIA CULTURE 
I Gloxinias are fit companions for the tuberous rooted Begonias and 
* the fancy leaved Caladiums. Their richly colored flowers are most 
outstanding. Start the tubers in 4 inch pots in a mixture of leaf mold, 
sand and a little well-rotted cow manure with good bottom heat. 
Keep shaded and as the leaves appear, be careful with the watering. 
You cannot do it with the hose so make use of the old fashioned 
way, the watering can, and go over each plant carefully, examine 
every one and don't apply water unless it is needed, on the other 
hand, they suffer every bit as much if they don't get water when 
ready for it, for they want a moist soil. Keep the leaves dry. To get 
them moist on a hot day early in the morning doesn't hurt but they 
soon go if you wet them every time you water the plants. They 
want most of all a little shade, but if you overdo it you may obtain 
foliage but no flowers. 
SPRING BULBS 
AMARYLLIS (Prize Winning English Hybrids) 
(Produced in California) 
While the "American Hybrids" offered below are of really HIGH 
QUALITY, the above strain obtains colors and shades that are in a 
class by themselves. Likewise flowers are of extra large size. Highly 
recommended. 
100.$30.00 1000.$250.00 
r\MARYLLIS (Giant American Hybrids) 
The value of Amaryllis depends on the quality of the strain. We 
buy our bulbs from several sources of known reputation and mix 
these strains ourselves, thus making certain that you get the best 
obtainable. Every bulb we ship is of flowering size and many produce 
more than one flowering stem. 
100 
1000 
2 
to 
21/4 
inch. 
.$ 9.50 
$ 85.00 
21/4 
to 
21/2 
inch. 
. 11.00 
100.00 
21/2 
to 
23/4 
inch. 
. 13.50 
125.00 
GLOXINIAS 
Ready in January 
Few flowers can surpass the large tubular blooms of Gloxinia for 
richness and variety of coloring. They make a gorgeous display dur¬ 
ing the summer and early fall months, and as a pot plant are 
unexcelled. 
ETOILE DE FEU, brilliant red 
EMPEROR WILLIAM 
EMPEROR FREDERIC 
ROI DES ROUGES, dark red 
VIOLACEA, blue 
PRINS ALBERT, violet blue 
MONT BLANC, pure white 
TIGRINA, spotted, a mixture of different colors 
BLANCHE DE MERU, light pink bordered white 
REINE WILHELMINE, dark pink 
Medium Size. Per 100.$ 7.50 
Large Size. Per 100. 10.00 
Large Flowering Gloxinia 
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