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Index to Contents of This Catalog 
FLOWER SEEDS 
VEGETABLE 
ANNUALS Page Page Page Page SEEDS 
Antirrhinums)-3 see 1 Gloxinia’... c222 00nter 4 Statice Geren rcrers 6 ier. .cke Delphiniumipcnc steer 11 Please see below 
Asparagus. sees a 2 Grevillea. oo Scns es 4 Ste wick fe erage clo yeteetals 8 Digitalisae. eee 10 
Begonias jyss%5..t0cte 2 Gypsophila )2...- 4 5 Stocks, Branching...... 8 Gaillardiaw perce ee 19 
Calceolarias.;....45e >. 2 Heliotrope's... 1. ntee 5 Stocks, Non-Branching.. 8 Geta 82 os eat eicte 10 PLANTS 
Calendulas7...42 0... 3 Kalanchoe!:. eee 5 Sweet Peas Gypsophila wai 10 Pp 
Candytutt ee. - 3 Larkspur ose 5 (Early Flowering).... 9 Hibiscus A¢4/000 Sensei os 12 Caleseler "Eh 
eek aes To 205, aa 3 Lupinus iy cette ee 5 Holly hock mere tetrrne 12 Hydrenaeen pian cates" 13 
inerarias. |. sess.» «. - 4 Marigoldsi#..4 ree 5-6 Lathyrus eee ite | | i mr OF EONS 
Chrysanthemums Pansiés “Sin tee 6 PERENNIALS Liatris ¢...cioc setae ree 12 Kalanchoe Va gs See wa at i 
(Anduch ame... A>) ' Primula eee Te) Anchusa. jvc seen 10% “Liliane See ee 12 roe ee Basen got tia F 
Clarkia sie oss 0s cc 4 Saintpaulia =... eee 8 Anthemis 2. oceiene 10 Mairicarich ree 12 0 OLDS a 
Cyclamen. oo. on-% SCQDONCTiC uN eee 8 Aquilegiaunee ee 10 Myosotis@ oer eer 12 
sae eae Inside back cover Schizanthussee nin S Campanulas eee Lo Pyrethrum Hybridum.. .12 SUPPLIES 
Cynoglossum ......... 4 Snapdragon Candytuft (See Iberis) Scabiosa We Soe weer 12 
Cyperusae. os .s-23 20 4 (See Antirrhinum) Chrysanthemums ...... 10 Statice ©s ae ces 12 GrcewerNeeds......... 14 
Dimorphotheca ........ 4 Solanum ya ee 8 Coreopsis 77.-7 eee 10 Violaj}iminetee cee 12 Plant Bands scree 15 

Along with Lettuce, Tomatoes are the most profitable crop to grow under 
glass. 
(*) Indicates varieties in greatest demand. 
Bonny Best. . Bright despescanlot purser acini reteiree caer 
“Globe Strain “A’. Somewhat larger than regular Globe. Very firm 
and? productiv.egpinksrrreae cis siccte re nlestevrere crite ere talerthetereretra eran 
Globelle?-SslectionvioutroisGlobe +. asian semicsine cease eel ite 
*Livingston’s Globe. The standard pink most generally grown....... 
Marglobe Supreme. Select strain of garden type............eeeeeee 
Marhio.) Wiltresistantvoright#rose@e cic -iietiesie iste citisinterete sie ieeeretere 
“Michigan State Forcing. Rich deep scarlet. Heavy producer. Very 
CGonerall y, Qrowlrene as octevisdercuctere ele sterelevewicue eat lacs etetetonMenec aeaeterens 
“Waltham Forcing Certified. Developed by Mass. Agr. Exp. Station. 
Heavy producer of 4-oz. scarlet fruits. Widely grown in the East.. 1.00 
LETTUCE 
Grand Rapids Forcing. Oz.....25c a Noseete OC Hobo 5.6 oR AA 

V4 oz. Oz. 
$0.20 $0.60 
1.00 3.00 
1.00 3.00 
1.00 3.09 
25 80 = a ‘ 
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1.00 3.00 Wee é 
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1.00 3.00 aba 
Proper packing is important. Investigate 
3.50 the requirements of your market before 
shipping. 
RADISH 
Scarlet Globe (Short Top). %lb....40c¢ Lb....$1.25 5 lbs....$5.50 


TERMS OF 
Routing: Please give explicit shipping directions with each order, 
giving name of Freight, Express and Post Office stations. If no 
irections are given, we will use our best judgment, but all goods 
travel at purchaser's risk. 
Parcel Post: We will be pleased to send such items as can be mailed 
by Parcel Post; customers to remit for postage. We do not deliver any 
goods free at Wholesale Prices. 
Disclaimer: The American Bulb Company gives no warranty, express 
or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness or any other 
matter of any seeds (bulbs or plants) it sells and will not be 
responsible for the crop. 
If the customer does not accept the goods on above terms, he must 
return them at once, and money will be refunded or proper credit 
given. We exercise, however, the greatest care to fill our orders with 
the highest quality possible, as it is our constant aim to give our 
customers fullest satisfaction. 
Cash Discounts: Cash with order only. 5% on Flower and Vegetable 
ALL 
Prices SuBJECT TO 
BUSINESS 
Seeds; 3% on Bulbs; 2% on Plants. Prices on Cyclamen and Lawn 
Seed are NET. 
Otherwise, on bills for Flower and Vegetable Seeds, Bulbs, and 
Plants, a discount of 2% for payment 10 days from date of bill may 
be deducted. Exception to the above is taken when goods are supplied 
under special quotation, in which case particular terms will be noted. 
Prices: This list cancels all previous offers. 
nknown correspondents desiring to open an account will please 
furnish three references to parties in the trade with whom they have 
had credit relations, and sufficient time to investigate same; otherwise 
cash must accompany order. 
Goods desired C.O. D. must be accompanied by a partial remit- 
tance to guarantee acceptance. We cannot arrange to send perishable 
stock C. O. D. 
All goods are offered subject to crop failures, shortages or other 
causes beyond our control and to being unsold on receipt of order, 
and we reserve the right to advance prices without notice. 
CuHance Witnovt Norice 
NOTE~AII prices listed are subject to any and all governmental regulations issued for the purpose of governing the items herein shown. The right 
is reserved by this Company to cancel any item offered, modify the price shown, or substitute similar products if the cause of the war so demands. 
To the best of our knowledge prices on supply and seed items in this catalog conform to existing price regulations established as of the 
date this catalog was issued, 
AMERICAN BULB COMPANY 
CHICAGO 7 — 1335 West Randolph Street 
ABS 
31 West 27th Street — NEW YORK 1 

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