VAUGHAN'S BOOK FOR FLORISTS — CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. 



SHASTA DAISY 



■PERUS Altemifolius, Umbrella Plant .. 

 i PRESS VINE, scarlet, white orpiuk... 



ilixed Colors 



IlHLIA Gracilis, striped and mottled. 



inPROVED SHASTA DAISY SEED. 



liiirbaiik's 1904 Selection. 



Fluted, quilled, curled, fringed, laciiiiated, semi- 

 douhk", pure white and lemon yellow, selected varie- 

 ties. The very cream of the whole Shnsta Daisy 

 collection. New tvpes offered for the first time, tou 

 .seeds.sl.no. IDOD seeds. $4.50. 



Tlie seed we offer is Mr. Burbank's own selec- 

 tion. .Shasta Daisies can be grown out of doors by 

 everybody where it is not cold enough to kill oak 

 trees. They bloom for several month.s — in Califor- 

 nia nearly all the year. The flowers are very large 

 and graceful - averaging about four inches, often 

 more, in diameter, with three or more rows of 

 petals of the purest whiteness, on single strong, stiff, 

 wiry .stem.s, nearly 2 feet in length. 



Shasta Daisy'. Regular stock. Pkt. (500 seeds), 

 20c.; '/s oz., 50c. 



DRAC^NA Indlvlsa. 



Indivisa Lineata. . . . 

 Indivisa Latifolia. . . 



Australis 



ECHEVERIA, mixed, nianv var 

 100 seeds 300.; 1.00(1 seeds, 81..50 

 ECHINOPS Ritrc. blue, for b,r>s. . . 

 EDELWEISS, Len,itn|„Ml,,,.M mIi^h 



ER\T HRI.N A CrV-i.; <.. > " I •*. 



ESC iiOLTZi.x', nun iV . /j 1 . 1 ; 



lb. 



Glory of the West, very fun- . . . 



Canaliculata Rosea, new 



Ilunnviiiannia, Bush ICseh jltzia 

 ('alifornica, the true velluw Cali 



Pkt. 



lb.,S3.50 SO.IO 

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Oz. 

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EVE.\Ll.\ Zebr 



Japonica, Ornamental Or 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



oz.,15( 



iingle. 



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■ced, good qualitv 10 



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: flowers, good cole 



,50c. 



ingle. Giant Perfection 

 Jouble Lilipiit, mixed . . 



Jouble, best mixed .5U 



touble Mixed, good quality .10 



3ouble Cactus-Flowered best mi.xed .3.5 



('aughan's Best Dahlia aiixture, includes all the above and 



thers }ioz.,80c. .15 



I IILI.\, BurbankVs Selection. The seed we offer is of 

 .. Hurbank's own saving, and he writes. "This seed will produce 

 Iter proportion of large, clear, bright colored, perfect double 

 s than any ever before offered; 90 per cent of good flowers 

 H expected." The colors are .>almon, light and dark crimson, 

 t purple to maroon and almost black, light straw, deepest 

 V and a few white, mostly of the Cactus type this season, 

 •kl. (100 seeds), .50c. 



^^ DAHLIA, "20th Century." The New Orchid 

 ; vored Dahlia. The flowers are very large, single, 4!4 to 6 

 u iiLS in diameter, of perfect form and exquisite finish. The color 

 ; intense rosy-crimson with white tips and white disc around the 

 111- yellow center. The color contrasts are exquisitely lovely and 

 an be compared with the beautiful orchids. The flowers have 

 teins 2 to 3 feet long, keeping a long time after being cut in per- 

 ;ct condition. Pkt. (100 seeds), 30c. 



(ffVease note that Dahlia Sfed will produce blooming plants the 

 f t Summer, if the seed is sown be/ore April. 

 1 ISY. See Bellis. 



Burbank's New Shasta Daisy OZ..S3.00; l-H0x.,»Oe. JtO 



I TI;R.\ Fastuosa fl. pi., double mixed. .. 



astuosa Alba pi., double white 



•ornucopia 



'riple-flowered Yellow 



I LPHINIUai ElatumHybridum, mixed 



;iatum Hybridum Nanum, new 



'ormosum, blue, ,3 feet 



Ccelestinum , sky-blue 



>ouble Hybrids, mixed; very choice. . . 

 ^ iudicaule, scarlet 



ialll, sulphur yellow, hardy ... 



ibericum Hybridum, new; very fine _ oz.,40c. 



peclosum Glabratum, new; magnificent bright blue flowers.. . 



lany Varieties Mixed 



telway's New Hybrids. The seed we offer was raised by Kel - 



^ay, and a better strain of Delphinium is not to be found. 



Chinese Larkspurs. These are magnificent plants, grow 3 to 4 



?et high, bloom in a short time after sowing and for a long time. 



'hey are splendid cut-flowers. Large Flowering White 



.arge Flowering Sky Blue 



• ^aughan's Special " Mixture of Perennial Larkspur. 



1 hides, besides the above sorts, several other choice sorts. This 



iL\ture is very valuable for its great variety in shades of color, 



hieh range from yellow to pure white; from the palest lavender 



p through every conceivable shade of blue to deep indigo; and Trade 

 r the variety of size and form of their individual blooms, some Pkt. Oz. 



f which are single, some semi-double, and some perfectly double $0.!J3 SJi.SO 



ee also I.,arkspur. 

 I VNTHUS, Double Chinese Pink, best mixed .... 



Ingle Chinese, mi.xed; might be called an annual Sweet William 

 t leddewigi fl. pi., Double Japan, mixed 10 



ingle mi.xed .... 



fobiiis, the choicest strain of single varieties, extra. 



)iadematusfl. pi. (Diadem Pink) 



lournine Cloak, double 



lb., $3.30 



lb.. $4.50. 



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iidnight, double blood-red 



'he Bride, single white 



■now Queen, best double white '4 oz., 15c. 



.aclniatus fl. pi. Double mixed 



" Single mixed 



)ouble Imperial Pink, mixed 



'lumarius fl. pi., double Pheasant's Eye Pink 



"Cyclops" extra fine, single 14 oz.. .35c. 



Single Clove Pinks lb., .'¥1.25 



iarbatus. See Sweet William.. 



^TAMNUSFraxinella. Gas Plant, purple, perennial 



GIT.\LIS Grandiflora, Golden Foxglove, dwarf 



'urpurea Monstrosa, alba, fine white 



Rubra red 



'urpurea Monstrosa, mixed 



•urpurea, mixed lb., $1.00 



laculata Iveryana, very fine 



rloxiniae flora alba, white 



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EUPHORBIA Heterovh>dia%txicVnFirVpiant) 



Varlegata (Snow on the Mountain) 



ECHliVACEA HYBRIDA. These truly magnificent new hv- 

 bnds were obtained bv crossing different Rudbeekias on the 

 hchinacea Purpurea and E. AngustifoHa. The flowers differ 

 greatly in size and snape; some are long and narrow-petalled, 

 others show broad and short ray-florets, but all of them are very 

 pretty and furnish a splendid material for cutting. The colors 

 range from flesh color to deep purplish -red. 250 seeds, .50c. 



Erigeron, "Orange Daisy" New Hybrids. Beautiful hardy 

 perennials with large flowers, varying in all shades from white to 

 rose, and from yellow to light and deep orange. A splendid Spring 



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Erigeron Grandiflora Elatior. A fine cut-flower. It blooms 



early and free. Color, pale Hlac »."> 



Eryngium Planum. An A No. 1 cut-flower. The plants grow 

 from 3 to 4 feet high; flowers blue. Of easiest culture and as 

 hardy as an oak lO 







Any of the following, 



per trade pkt.; 40c.; any 6 kinds for $2.00. 



Adiantum Cuneatum, 



Pteris Serrulata 



Cibotium Schiedei. 



Cristata. 



Cyrtomium Falcalum, 



" Tremula. 



Lomaria, Gibba. 



'• Winisetti. extra fine. 





" Cretica Alba L,ineata. 





Onychium Japonicum. 



FEVERFKW, double white, for cut-flowers. Trade pkt., 10c. ; oz., 3So. 

 Vauglian'x Early and Laf o Flowering Forset-me-iiot. This sort 

 will bloom in eitjht weeks after sowing, and will bring forth its riovvers through- 

 d Fall and continue through the Winter if taken up 



^nd potted. The 1 



skv-bhi 



ith a delicate 



pf most exquisite 



and thev furnish the best cut 



Trade r.kt., lOo.. or.., giie.; or.., 80c. 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



FORGET-ME-NOT (M yosotis),Alpestris, blue SO.IO »0.40 



Alpestris Alba, white 10 .40 



Eliza Fanrobert, flowers very large, sky-blue 10 .50 



Victoria, valuable for cut-flowers and pot culture, blue 10 .70 



Dissitlflora, one of the best for flonst f4oz.,45c. .In 1.50 



Palustris, true 15 1.50 



Palustris Semperflorens early blooming .IS 1,30 



Sylvatica 



FOUR O'CLOCK (Mirabilis, or Marvel of Peru), mixed, lb.,40c. . .05 .10 



Dwarf Mixed, choice assortment 05 .10 



Longiflora Alba, sweet scented 05 .15 



FOXGLOVE. See Digitalis 



FREESIA Refracta Alba, seedlings bloom the first year, .lb., SLOP .05 .10 



FUCHSIA, double and single varieties, mixed, 250 seeds, 75c.; 

 per 1,000 seeds, S2.50. 



PRES. GOSELLI, new. very free-blooming, 100 seeds, 65c. 



OAILLARDIA GRANniFLORA. 



We call special attention to these beautiful hardy perennials. They are very 

 much in favor with private buyers, and every florist should have^^a gpod_ supply 



of plants. The 



of easiest culture. 



GATLLARDIA I.orenziana, double mixed S0.05 



Plcta Alba Slarginata. This is an exceptionally fine sort of 

 the annual Gaillardias. The flowers are orange with a white margin. 

 It is one of the plants of which one can hardly have too many, 



being ornamental and useful for cutting .10 



Grandiflora, Perennial varieties, choice mixed lb., 98.50 .10 



Grandiflora Compacta, a verv good strain l-» 



New Crimson Hardy Gaillardia (Gaillardia Grandifl. Maxima 

 Kermesina Splendens). A magnificent color; rich crimson center 

 with a border of canary yellcw. The flowers are immense, over 4 



inches across and are borne on long, stout stems 30 



•Sulphur Queen" (Gaillardia Grandiflora Sulphurea Oculata). - 

 The most striking of the hardy Gaillardias. Flowers are of good size 

 and substance, are borne 'on wiry stems and are excellent for 

 decorations. The color is pale sulphur-yellow with a bright ma- 

 roon eye, giving the flowers a very distinct appearance .16 



Kelway's. This is, to our knowledge, the choicest strain o f 

 Hardy Gaillardias. The flowers are of enormous size, and the 



colors the 



varied 



ever seen. This is one of the 



hardy perennial plants that no garden should be \ 

 might by rights be called an ever-blooming plant. 



it hout , and it 

 since it bears 



flowers for about thr 



iths. Our seed is from Kelway direct . 



Hardy Gaillardias will bloom from seed the first summer if sown early. 



