

Vaughan's Flower Seeds 



(THE BEST IN AMERICA) 



SWEET ALYSSUM LITTLE GEM VAUGHAN'S SELECTED STOCK 



To Have "The Best Flower Seeds in America" is and has been our aim and ambition for years, and judging by the great increase in our sales 

 of flower seeds to the trade and to florists, as well as to retail buyers, and knowing the quality we supply, we can safely say There Are None Better. 

 Our knowledge of the flower seed business has been gained by practical labor among the plants in the fields, by frequent trips of inspections 

 through European and American seed farms, and by the study of the demands of the trade. 



They are in all the important kinds, special strains selected and 

 kept true for florists' use. In every class of interest for florists, 

 such as Asters, Pansies, Primulas, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, etc., we 

 not only carry a complete assortment, but also the most expensive 

 strains that the most careful growers and specialists can produce. 

 We use in all our choicest mixtures of the florists' seeds some 

 varieties which actually cost us more than the selling price, but 

 which bring up the mixture to a high standard. 



Of New Crop and Tested Germination 



We pove the growth of our active selling stocks twice a year, 

 and none are sent out which do not show the right percentage of 

 growth. 



ALYSSUM, VAUGHAN'S LITTLE GE..U 



80. This should really be called the "Snow White Carpet 

 Plant," for the plants, which are only a few inches high, grow so 

 dense and are so completely covered with snow-white blossoms, 

 they create the impression of a beautiful carpet spread over the 

 grouid. We know of no other white flower which is so particu- 

 larly well adipted to borders, ribbons, etc., as our "Little Gem'' 

 Alyssum. The plants commence to bloom when qui'e small, and 

 will flower all summer long till late in the fall. This habit with its 

 fragrance makes it indispensable. Pki., 5c; ^ oz., 15c; Y% oz., 

 25c; 1 oz., 40c; J4 'h., $1.25. 



VAUGHAN'S SPECIAL PHLOX MIXTURE 



1313. Contains all the above varieties and several other strains 

 only to be had in this mixture, and will delight and astonish all 

 with its extensive variety of colors. Over 30 different shades will 

 be produced from a single package. A bed of Phlox Drummondi 

 in assorted colors makes a grand displav all summer. The most 

 liberal off^r ever made. Pkt. (250 seeds), 15c; extra large pkt. 

 (500 seeds). 25c; 34 oz., 40c; 1 02., $1.50. 



"VAUGHAN'S BEST" MIXTURE of VERBENAS 



1729. Thi.-> mixture embraces all that is choice and desirable in 

 Verbenas. It includes the Mammoth Flowered strains of three cele- 

 brated Verbena specialists, the beautilul and dazzling Defiance, 

 the New Mammoth Snowball, Purples, Striped and all the Auric- 

 ula-Flowered varieties, the New Giant Striped, the new "May- 

 flower," the new Mammoth Reds and Pinks, and Howard's 

 '"Royal Solendor" Verbenas. We feel perfectly safe in stating 

 that this mixture of Verbenas will eclipse every other strain offered 

 by any other house, and it will produce flowers that will delight all 

 beholders throughout the whole summer. Pkt. (125 seeds), 15c; 

 extra large pkt., 25c; Y& oz., 50c; 1 oz., $3.00. 



VAUGHAN'S INTERNATIONAL PANSIES 



1 190. Vaughan's International Pansy Mixture was first prepared 

 and offered by us, in 1889. We imported from all the best Euro- 

 pean sources and personally inspected the fields of French and 

 German specialists for their finest strains. These with best Ameri- 

 can types made up the collection Each year has added to the 

 quality of its flowers, the variety of its colors. We buy every year 

 novelties of known merit to improve the mixture. This is the 

 reason it is always complete, always the latest and always the best 

 mixture AS WE BELIEVE. We add to all the Pansy Mixtures 

 which we now buy more than fifty percent, of choicestnamed kinds 

 obtainable, each in rightful proportion. We thus know what it 

 will produce. This is one of the SPECIALTIES which has estab- 

 lished and held the reputation of Vaughan's Flower Seeds and this 

 is one which we maintain most carefully, not alone as to quality 

 but in vitality and germination. You are beginning right in Pansy 

 growing when you start with Vaughan's International Mixture. 

 Pkt. (2^0 seeds), 25c; 3 pkts. (750 seeds), 65c; 5 pkts. (1,250 

 seeds), $1.00. 



"VAUGHAN'S BEST" MIXTURE OF LARGE 

 FLOWERING PETUNIAS 



1271. This mixture is made by ourselves and includes, besides 

 the Giant Ruffled, the Giant Emperor and the California Giants, 

 all the colors of the Large- Flowering and Fringed sorts and the 

 unsurpassed Superbissima varieties, with their delicately veined 

 throats in various colors, and their truly mammoth flowers. We 

 are positive that no other Petunia mixture can produce flowers 

 with as wide a range of colors as "VAUGHAN'S BEST." Pkt., 

 25c; 3 pkts. for 60c. 



VAUGHAN'S EXCELSIOR MIXTURE TALL 

 ASTERS 



300. This is a mixture of the most beautiful, striking and dis- 

 tinct colors of all the above tall growing Asters, selected from the 

 cream of the Truffaut's, Victoria, Crown, Giant, Comet, 

 Hohenzollern, Ostrich Plume, Carlson, Branching and 



other desirable sorts, and includes many kinds specially purchased 

 for this mixture; also the kinds listed in the Novelties. This is 

 the finest mixture of Tall Asters in existence and the most 

 critical lover of this flower will be astonished at the wide range of 

 colors and varieties given in this truly Excelsior strain. Pkt. 

 (250 seeds), 15c; extra large pkt., 25c; l /s oz., 50c. 



\AL<illAVS >I*KC1AL MIXTIRFA Because the regular flower seed mixtures as imported from the best sources are often improperly balanced in composition of colors and lack in the newer, 

 rarer kinds, therefore we have found it best for our trade to prepare Vaughan's Special Mixtures exclusively. We make these up in separate colors from special strains and from the newest, rarest 

 and most exclusive novelties. They are put up separately from carefully calculated formulas, and results are bound to be most satisfactory to the buyer. Remember that seeds can be sown most 

 successfully at only one time in the whole year and the best to be had with the highest germination is none too good for any planter. 



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CHICAGO, 84-86 Randolph Street Greenhouses, Trial Grounds and Nurseries, Western Springs, 111. « Barclay Street, NEW YORK 



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