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



inPROVED SHASTA DAISY SEED. 



Burbank's 1904 Selection. 



Fluted, quilled, curled, fringed, laciniated, semi- 

 double, pure white and lemon yellow, selected varie- 

 ties. The verv cream of the" whole Shasta Daisy 

 collection. New types offered for the first time. 100 

 seeds. 50c.; lOOO seeds. $4.50. 



The 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 months— 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 stems, nearly 2 feet in length. 



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



20c. 



50c. 



SHASTA DAIS- 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



CYPKRT'S rnit.,lius, Umbrella Plant 'A OZ., 40C..S0.15 S1.60 



CTPKKSS VIM-:, scarlet, white or pink Each, .05 .15 



Mi\.-,1 i iilor-, lb.,S1.40 .05 .10 



DAIII.I V <;i ;i( ills, striped and mollkd 10 .-10 



Slnt'le, : .ixi i, «>jod quality 10 .30 



SinKle, Giant Perfection, immense flowers, good colors 10 .40 



Double Llliput, mixed .'40Z., 50c. .15 



Double, best mixed 50 5.50 



Double Mixed, good quality 10 .60 



Double Cactus-Flowered best mixed 35 3.50 



Vaughan's Best Dahlia Mixture, includes all the above and 



others !4 oz.,80c. .15 3.00 



DAHLIA, Burbank's Selection. The seed we offer is of 

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

 a greater proportion of large, clear, bright colored, perfect double 

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

 can be expected." The colors are salmon, light and dark crimson, 

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

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

 Pkt. (100 seeds). 50c. 



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

 jPlowered Dahlia. The flowers are very large, single, 4'^ to 6 

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

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

 the yellow center. The color contrasts are exquisitely lovely and 

 can be compared with the beautiful orchids. The flowers have 

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

 fect condition. Pkt. (100 seeds), 30c. 



t^Ptease note that Dahlia Serd will produce blooming plants the 

 first Summer, if the seed is sozvn before April. 

 DAISY. See Bellis. 



Burbank's New Shasta Daisy 



DATl-RA Fastuosa fl. pi., double m 



Fastuusa Alba pi., double white 



Cornucopia 



Triple-flowered Yellow 



DELPHINIUM Elatum Hybridum, mixed 



Elatum Hybridum Nanum, new 



Font-iosum, blue, 3 feet 



Crelcstinum, sky-blue 



Double Hybrids, mixed; very choice. . . 



Nudicaule, scarlet 



Zalll, sulphur yellow, hardy 



Sibericum Hybridum, new; very fine % 0Z.«40c. 



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



Many Varieties Mixed 



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



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



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

 feet high, bloom m a short time after sowing and for a long time. 



They are splendid cut-flowers. Large Flowerlnj? White 



Large Flowering Sky Blue 



♦♦ Vaughan's Special " Mixture of Perennial Larkspur. 



Includes, besides the above sorts, several other choice sorts. This 

 mixture is very valuable for its great variety in shades of color, 

 -which range from yellow to pure white; from the palest lavender 

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

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

 of which are single, some semi-double, and some perfectly double.80.50 S2.50 

 See also Larkspur. 



DIANTIirS, Double Chinese Pink, best mixed 



.Slni:li' Chinese, mixed; might be called an annual Sweet William 

 Iledilewli;! H. i)l., Double Japan, mi.xed 



DRAC-«NA Indivlsa . . 



Indivisa Lineata lb., 3.00 



Indi\-isa Latifolia 



Australis 



ECHEVEKIA, mixed, iiianv varieties, 



100 seeds 30c.; 1.000 seeds, S1.50 



ECHLNOPS Ritro, blue, for bees 



EDELWEISS, l^ontopodium alpinum . . 



H oz.,40c. 



ERYTHMNA Crista Galli. Coral Plant. . 



100 seeds, 75c. 



ESCHOLTZIA, many colors mi.xed 



lb., 80c. 



Glory of the West, very fine 



C'anallculata Rosea, new 



Hunnemannia, Bush Escholtzia 



Californica, the true yellow California 



Oz 

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Nobllls, the i lioicest strain of single varieties, extra 



Diadematus fl. pi. (Diadem Pink) 



Mourning Cloak, double 



Midnight, double blood-red 



The Bride, single white 



Snow Queen, best double white H OZ., 15c. 



Lacinlatus fl.pl. Double mixed 



" SiiiKl<- mixed 



Double Inip<Tlal Pink, mixed 



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



"Cyclops" extra fine, single !4oz., .350. 



Single Clove Pinks Ib.,91.35 



Barbatus. See Sweet William. 



bICTAMNUSFraxinella. Gas Plant, purple, perennial 



DIGITALIS Grandiflora, Golden Foxglove, dwarf 



Purpurea Monslrosa, alba, fine white 



Rubra red 



Purpurea Monstrosa, mixed 



Punnifea, mixed lb., 81.00 



Maculata Ivcryana, very fine 



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El'L.VLI.\ Zobrina, Ornamental Grass . . . 

 M oz., 35c. 



japonica, Ornamental Grass 



EtTATORIUM Fraseri, white7good for bouquets'. '.i ] 



Ageratoides, fine white cut-flower 



EUPHORBIA Heterophylla (Mexican Fireplant) 



Variegata (Snow on the Mountain) 



ECHINACEA HYBRIDA. These truly magnificent new hv- 

 bnds were obtained b\- crossing different Rudbeck-ias on the 

 Echinacea Purpurea aiid E. Angustifolia. The flowers differ 

 greatly m size and shape; 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 colore 

 range from flesh color to deep purplish-red, 350 seeds, 50c. 



Erlgeron, "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 

 flower 



Erlgeron (Jraiidlfiora Eiatior. A fine cut-flower. It blooms very 



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cut -flower. The plants grow 



tn„n :■! to 4 feet high; flowers hh 



e. Of easiest culture and as 



hardy as an oak.... 



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FER.N SEED. 



Any of the following, per trade 



pkt., 40c.; any 6 kinds for S2.00. 



.4dlantum Cuneatura. 



Pterls Ouvrardi. 



" Gracilkmum. 



" Argyrsa. 



Asplenlum Nidus Avis. 



" Palmata. 



Cyrtomlum Falcatum. 



" Serrulata. 



Lomaria Gibba. 



" " Cristata. 



Nephrolepls Cordata Compacta 

 E.Kaltata. 



" Tremula, 



" Wimsetti new, extra fine. 



Pterls Cretica .'Vlba Lineata. 



Onychlum Japonicum. 



FEVERFEW, double white, for cut-flowers, trade pkt.. 10c. ; oz., 35c. 

 VAUGHAN'S EARLY AND LATE FLOWERING FORGET-ME-NOT. 



ight weeks alter ; 



bring forth its flowers 



and Fall, and continue through the Wi 



taken up and potted. TIk 



ers are home on long, stiff stems, arc of most 



exquisite sky-blii 



center, and they furnish the best cut- 



flowers. Trade pkt., 10c. 



oz., 35c.; oz., 80c. 



FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis),Alpestris, blue 



.Mpestris .Mba, white 



Ehza Fanrobert, flowers verv large, sky-blue 



Victoria, valuable for cut-flowers and pot culture, blue 



" • white or pink Each, 



Dlsslfiflora, one of the best for florist H oz.,45c. 



Palustrls, true 



P;ihistris Sempcrflorcns earlv blooming 



Svlvatica ' 



FOt'R O'CLOC K (Mirabilis, or Marvel of Peru), mixed, lb.,40c. . 



Dwarf Mixed, choice assortment . 



Langiflora Alba, sweet scented 



FOXGLOVE. See Digitalis 



FREESIA Refracta Alba, seedlings bloom the first year, lb., 81.00 

 FI'CHSI.\, double and single varieties, mixed, 350 seeds, 76c.; 



per 1.000 seeds, S3.50. 



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

 GRANDIFLORA SPLENDENS. new, lOO seeds, 65e. 

 t^fuchsias U'tll bloom from seed the first year. 



QAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA. 



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1 to these brantitul hardy pt-ri nnials. They are very 

 ■ Inivers, and every florist should have a good supply 

 lest culture. Trade pkt. Oz. 



a, double mixed 80.05 80.30 



I. This is an exceptionally fine sort of 

 u- flowers are orange with a white margin. 

 ! \\\\\, h (in. ran hardly have too many, 



GrandUlorji, I ..nixed lb.,»8.50 



Grandlflor'a Co m n .1, , - train 



New Crimson llar(l\- (Jalllardia 11 ..nllardia Grandifl. Maxima 

 Kcrmesina SpU ndens). .-V macmlu enl color; rich crimson center 

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



inches across and are borne on long, stout stems 



'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 aT'Pearance 



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