CHICAGO American Bulb Eompany NEW YORK 



Index to Contents of This Catalog 
FLOWER SEEDS ANNUALS (Cont.) Page © ANNUALS (Cont.) Page | PERENNIALS (Cont.) Page BULBS 
ANNUALS Page Gloxinia deen: 4 Sweet Peas Delphinium ........... 11 A.B.C. Croft Lilies. Please 
Antirrhinum ........... 1 Gypsophila ........... 5 (Early Flowering)... .8-9 Dianthus @ece een : see outside back cover. 
Asparagus. ee. 2 Heliotropes een eee 5 Dicentra ran. ot oe ee 
Bente Re i oe oe 2 Kalanchoe ee eee 5 PERENNIALS Gaillardiate err 1l VEGETABLE 
Calceolaria ........... 2 Larks purse ee 5 Agrosteniaa- eee 10 Gypsophilagerer eer 11 SEEDS 
Calendulas ........... 3 LUpinus#ieeeee cee or 5 Alyssumi ieee 10 Heuchera Rete ic ea 11 Please sen below, 
Candytuft ..... 3 Moarigolds eee 5 Anchusa essc ee 10 Liatris AN eee. 6 a pat Bc 12 
Calosiagteee aes 3 Pansies) (550i cee ents 6 '‘Anthemis meer 10 Lillunt ee ore 12 PL ANTS Page 
ee baci the hea Primula Wee eee eee 7 Baptisian jeer LO Mvyosotsme eral » as ae ae 
Centaurea ............ 3 Saponaria eee ae 9 Bartonia ss ee ee 10 Pentstemon ........... 12 Cacti and Succulents. .. 
Cinerarias ............ 4 Schizanthus = +. -....5.. 9 Bellis” 0. ease enc oe 10 PODDYg eee ee 12 Calceoloes aa. * 
Chrysanthemums Snapdragon Bolionia sos. oe Stee 10 Primulag eee 12 if csbeisiatat eS ls 13 
(Annual) ............ 4 (See Antirrhinum) Campanula 10 Rudbeckia 2s aan 12 Kalanchoe ............ 
Cyclamen 7 tmeg2. eb Statices. Vee a 9 Gerastiummacee eerie 10 Scabiosa .s.ccceeer oes 12 SUPPLIES 
OO pin Inside back cover Slovia Moons ee ee Gherianthus= 2s LO Staticey ie oc ea: 2 4 
Cynoglossum ......... 4 Stocks, Branching ..... 9 Chrysanthemums ...... 10 Trolliusmeere era 12 Grower Needs ........ 14 
Dimorphotheca ........ 4 Stocks, Non-Branching.. 9 Coreopsisieee peer 11 Violas Peconic were 12 Plant Bands /°7---.... 15 

TOMATO VARIETIES ESPECIALLY FOR FORCING 
Along with Lettuce, Tomatoes are the most profitable crop to grow under 
glass. 
(*) Indicates varieties in greatest demand. 

VY oz. Oz. 
Bonny bestupprighittdecprscanlel meen meee nen ne Eien ae $0.20 
“Globe Strain “A’’. Somewhat larger than regular Globe. Very firm 
Tounlele Fercaleablostbid= wi oy0el ila ins Sa Oe A es OMe MORMON Aniod Amon ae aa ase 3.00 
*Livingston’s Globe. The standard pink most generally grown...... 3.00 
Marglobe Supreme. Select strain of garden type...............-+- P20 .80 
“Michigan State Forcing. Rich deep scarlet. 
Generally POLOW Wc ere mrs ebo nce oi ae oka ee ee 
“Waltham Forcing Certified. Developed by Mass. Agr. Exp. Station. 
Heavy producer. Very 
3.00 
Heavy producer of 4-oz. scarlet fruits. Widely grown in the East.. 1.00 
LETTUCE 
Bibb-Lettuce. Crisp, Tender, Delicious. With a distinct flavor all its 
own you get more in BIBB than any other lettuce. Somewhat loosely 
formed heads have glossy-green leaves vitamin-packed, bleaching 
ee! 
3.50 NAYS | 

Proper packing is important. Investigate 
the requirements of your market before 
to a waxy, golden-green heart. Culture similar other lettuce. Seed Sadeioicee 
ready immediate delivery. 
Oz Sao 35c Vai Voce $1.00 locate $3.50 Srlbstaeease $15.00 RADISH 
Grand Rapids Forcing. Oz.....25c VA MWe. ao othe! 1), 5 AR Scarlet Globe (Short Top). 1% lb...40c  Lb...$1.25 5 lbs...$5.50 

TERMS OF BUSINESS 
Routing: Please give explicit shipping directions with each order, 
giving name of Freight, Express and Post Office stations. If no 
directions 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 
Seeds; 3% on Bulbs; 2% on Plants. Prices on Cyclamen and Lawn 
Seeds are NET. 
Otherwise, on bills for Flowers 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. 
Unknown 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 adyance prices without notice. 
Supsect tro Cuance Wirtuwovet 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 seed and supply 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 
31 West 27th Street—NEW YORK 1 

