AMERICAN FLORIST SUPPLY CO 
• 9 
CHICAGO 
PEAT MOSS 
( Granulated) 
Imported. Finest quality. Approximately 22 
bushel bales. To neutralize, mix in 5 lbs. of 
hydrated lime per bale. 
Per Bale 
1 to 4 bales. $3.75 
5 to 9 bales. 3.65 
10 or more bales. 3.60 
Garden size: German Peat. 
Approximately 10 bushel bags.Each $2.50 
SPECIAL FLORISTS’ MIXTURE 
All inorganic and quickly available—5% 
nitrogen, 15% available phosphoric acid, 5% 
potash. Highly recommended to the commer¬ 
cial grower for all types of plants either under 
glass or outside. Promotes thrifty growth and 
profuse blossoming. 
Size bags—100 lbs. 
100 lbs.$ 2.70 
500 lbs. 13.25 
1000 lbs. 23.00 
Ton . 45.00 
F. O. B. Chicago Heights. 
DRIED BLOOD 
13 V4% organic nitrogen. Rather coarse in 
physical form and dissolves slowly. Ideal in 
manure mulch on bench plants. 2 to 4 lbs. per 
100 sq. ft. Size bags—-100 lbs. 
100 lbs.$ 6.45 500 lbs. $ 28.00 
1000 lbs. 54.00 Ton . 105.00 
F. O. B. Chicago Heights. 
STEAMED BONE MEAL 
2% nitrogen, 24% total phosphoric acid. Used 
under glass or outside for nearly all plants. 
Size bags—100 lbs. 
100 lbs.$ 3.25 500 lbs. $13.25 
1000 lbs. 26.00 Ton . 51.50 
F. O. B. Chicago Heights. 
NITRATE OF SODA 
16% inorganic nitrogen, readily soluble and 
quickly available—use inside or outside as top 
dressing—side dressing—or in liquid manures. 
Size bags—-100 lbs. 
100 lbs. $ 3.30 500 lbs. $14.20 
1000 lbs. 27.50 Ton . 54.00 
F. O. B. Chicago Heights. 
For All Other Supplies 
Not Listed Here 
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tire address, type of business and com¬ 
plete Street Address and P. O. Box. 
ROSE GROWERS’ BONE MEAL 
3%% nitrogen and 22% total phosphoric acid. 
Has same strength as raw bone meal but is 
more quickly available, therefore more desir¬ 
able. Size bags—100 lbs. 
100 lbs. $ 3.60 500 lbs. $16.25 
1000 lbs. 31.50 Ton . 60.50 
F. O. B. Chicago Heights. 
ALUMINUM SULPHATE 
Used by growers for turning Hydrangeas blue 
5 lbs. $0.40 10 lbs. $0.60 
25 lbs. 1.15 50 lbs. 1.95 
100 lbs. 2.95 200 lbs. 5.00 
4 oz. to 5 gallons of water—twice a week. 
SUPERPHOSPHATE 
20% available inorganic phosphoric acid. Used 
in place of bone meal in bench soils—quickly 
available. 
Size bags—100 lbs. 
100 lbs. $ 1.75 500 lbs.$ 7.45 
1000 lbs. 13.95 Ton . 26.95 
MANGANESE SULPHATE 
An element which is now recognized as very 
necessary for vigorous growth and sturdy 
structure of plant life. 
10 lbs. $1.10 25 lbs.$ 1.95 
50 lbs. 3.25 100 lbs. 5.50 
500 lbs. 25.00 
HORN SHAVINGS—Synthetic 
13*/2% organic nitrogen—slowly available— 
use under glass. 
Size bags—50 lbs. 
50 lbs. $ 3.45 100 lbs.$ 6.50 
500 lbs. 29.00 1000 lbs. 57.00 
Ton . 112.00 
F. O. B. Chicago. 
“VIGORO” FOR GENERAL 
FERTILIZATION 
l-lb. packages .Each 10c 
Case of 30 packages. $2.00 
5-lb. bags.50c; Case of 14.$ 4.75 
10-lb. bags.85c; Case of 6. 3.50 
25-lb. bags ... $ 1.50; Dozen . 13.50 
50-lb. bags . .. 2.50; V 2 dozen . 13.20 
100-lb. sacks... 3.50; 500 lbs. 16.25 
1000 lbs. 30.00; Ton . 58.00 
300 lbs. or more—Freight Prepaid within 500 
miles of Chicago. 
WIZARD SHEEP OR CATTLE 
MANURE 
2% nitrogen, 1% total phosphoric acid, 2% 
potash. Treated so that weed seeds in it are 
killed. Size bags—100 lbs. 
100 lbs.$ 1.90 
500 lbs. 8.75 
1000 lbs. 15.50 
Ton . 29.50 
F. O. B. Stock Yards—Chicago. 
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA 
"Arcadian" Brand (NH4>2 SO 4 
50 lbs.$ 1.75 100 lbs.$ 2.85 
500 lbs. 11.75 1000 lbs. 22.95 
F. O. B. Chicago Heights 
BLOOD AND BONE-Tanfeage 
5V2% nitrogen, 30% bone phosphate of lime. 
Made from the best quality packing house by¬ 
products obtainable. 
Size bags—100 lbs. 
100 lbs.$ 3.35 500 lbs.$15.00 
1000 lbs. 28.95 Ton . 54.45 
F. O. B. Chicago Heights. 
LEAF MOLD 
Finest quality milled. 2-bushel sacks. Weight 
65 lbs. 
F.O.B. Chicago F.O.B. Indiana 
1 to 4 Sacks... $1.40 $1.00 
5 to 9 Sacks... 1.30 .95 
10 or more Sacks 1.20 .90 
Produced in Northern Indiana. 
PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET FLUCTUATIONS AND CHANGES WITHOUT NOTICE 
INDEX TO 
PAGES 
4 to 49 
41 to 44 
33 to 40 
4 to 29 
30 to 32 
45 to 49 
ALL NAMES ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY 
Vegetable Seeds .50 to 51 
Bulbs and Roots .52 to 59 
Amaryllis .53 
Begonias .52 
Cannas .53 
Caladiums . 53 
CONTENTS OF THIS 
Bulbs and Roots ( Cont’d ) pages 
Dahlias.54 
Gladiolus .55 to 57 
Gloxinias .52 
Ismene Calathina .59 
Lilies .58 to 59 
Peonies .73 
Tuberoses .59 
Plants and Cuttings .60 to 75 
Miscellaneous Plant Stock.63 and 64 
Hardy Perennial Plants.71 to 75 
Bouvardia .64 
Buddleias .Inside front cover 
Calceolarias .62 
CATALOG 
Plants and Cuttings (Coni’d) pages 
Carnations .60 
Chrysanthemums .65 to 70 
Chrysanthemums (Hardy) ....74 and 75 
Ferns .63 
Ficus Elastica (Rubber Plants).63 
Hydrangeas .61 
Ivy .63 
Poinsettias .62 
Roses.63 
Sansevieria.63 
Spiraea .63 
Stephanotis .64 
Supplies .76 
blower Seeds . 
1941 Novelties. 
Petunias (Color Plates) . 
Annuals. 
Perennials and Biennials 
76 
