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Detroit 



Vaughan's White— 1922 



Martha Washington 



Vaughan's Gladioli 



SINCE the marvelous development of the modern 

 gladiolus began in America, we have been spec- 

 ialists in its culture and have made many impor- 

 tant contributions to the improvement of this won- 

 derful flower. Gladiolus Princeps, 

 Dr. W. Van Fleet's epochal fore- 

 runner of the giant flowered types, 

 was one of Vaughan's Seed Store's 

 early introductions. Our bulbs 

 are grown on our own farms in 

 Michigan and Illinois. Here in 

 addition to varieties of established 

 merit, we grow each year hun- 

 dreds of seedlings,in the hope that 

 some will show the qualities de- 

 manded of aVaughan introduction. 

 Of the many tried, few are chosen, 

 but a goodly number of the best 

 American varieties have been in- 

 troduced by Vaughan. Our mixtures, 

 offered at retail, are the object of especial 

 care. We do not grow discards for this 

 purpose, but make up collections from 

 the finest named sorts. The buyer is assured of a well balanced 

 variety of the most charming colors. 



Vaughan's Rainbow Mixture is the highest quality collection of 

 the finest named varieties which it is possible for us to make up. 

 Price, doz., $1 postpaid; not prepaid, 50, $2.75; 100, $5; 250, $12. 



Vaughan's Gardening Illustrated 



A seed catalogue unlike any other. A maga- 

 zine of home gardening information as well as 

 a complete list with pictures, prices and de- 

 scriptions of everything home gardeners need. 



56 Colored Plates 



The most complete collection of correct illus- 

 trations of annual flowers in true colors ever 

 published in a seed catalog. 



Articles by Experts 



Inspirational and instructive articles by national author- 

 ities on "An Hour a Day Vegetable Garden," "Growing 

 Perennial Flowers from Seed," "Color Schemes with 

 Annual Flowers," "A Garden of Iris," with many 

 color scheme planting plans. 



Sent free, postpaid, on request 



THE DETROIT is a giant flower with orchid color- 

 ings. Fully developed flowers measure five inches 

 across. The color is a light pink with deeper 

 pencilings of light crimson on the inside and outside 

 of the upper petals and carmine 

 splashes overlaying sulphur on 

 the centre third of the lower petals. 

 Some of the flowers show little of 

 the penciling on the upper petals. 

 The flower spike is long and strong 

 like Mrs. Francis King with 13 

 flowers to the spike, 6 flowers 

 open at a time. The general effect 

 is as light as America. This is 

 the largest Gladiolus flower we 

 know of. Each $l;doz.$10; prepaid. 



VAUGHAN'S WHITE, 1922 is a pure 

 white, the finest, we believe, in exist- 

 ence. The flower is large, with no throat 

 markings, with 13 to 15 buds on a spike. 

 It is a prolific reproducer of bulbs, unlike 

 other whites. For cut flowers this variety 

 is invaluable. Prepaid each $2; doz. $20. 



MARTHA WASHINGTON has flowers light red, but with dark, 

 almost black blotches on the three lower petals. They set 

 evenly and regularly on the stalk, which usually contains about 

 13 to 15 flowers, with 5 or 6 open at a time. A splendid variety. 

 Price, each 35c; doz. $3.50; prepaid. 



41-43 Barclay Street 

 New York City 



VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE 



10-12 W. Randolph St. 

 Chicago, Illinois 



