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VAUGHAN'S BOOK FOR FLORISTS— CHICAGO AND NEW YORK 



GERANIUMS 



NEW GERANIUM. TELEGRAPH 



A SURE mone.v-maker for the trade. Sells at sight. Its mammoth size, strong habit of 

 growth and remarkable productiveness will give it a place on the market above all others. 

 The foliage is dark green with heavy zone: flowers of mammoth su-e, single and a 

 rich, deep orange-cerise in color. Has proven gilt-edged through every test during the past 

 four years. Awarded certificate of merit by New York Florists' Club. Plants ready in Sep- 

 tember out of 2^4 inch pots. Price, each, 25c.; doz., $2.00; per 100, $15.00. 



SIX GRAND NEW GERANIUMS 



Price for Strong 2U Inch Pot Plants, each, 15c. ; the set of Six for 75c. 



Mme. Quentin de la Gueriniere. Large 



semi-double florets; color purest bright rose. 



Princess Olga Altieri. Large semi-double 

 flowers; center tender rose, brighter at the 

 edges. 



Sesastris. A beautiful "fancy" double rosy 

 carmine-violet, marbled in white. 



GERANIUM TELEGRAPH 



M. S. Breton. A grand velvety-scarlet; 

 flowers semi-double and enormously large: 

 beautiful in form, with white eye. 



Idole. One of the prettiest of the new 

 fancy double "Aureoles;" color snow white 

 and pure pink. 



Guitare. Large semi-double flowers. 

 Center very bright pink, shading to white 

 at the edges. 



LIST OF BEST STANDARD GERANIUMS 



Price, Strong 8!4-lnch Pots. Per 100, S4.00; per 1,000, S35.00. 



Alphonse Rlccard. 'Bruant.) Brilliant orange- 

 red; semi-double; large trusses ; grand bedder. 



Beaute Poitevlne. The old stand-by pink 

 bedder; semi-double; light salmony pink. 



Columbia. Single; deep scarlet; one of the 

 best. Enormous flower heads; very finelbedder. 



Dr. Baumetz. Double; Bright scarlet. We 

 find this one of the best summer bedders. 



Jean Vlaud. The best of all semi-double pink 

 Geraniums. A pure Bruant of enormous size. 

 Stands rain or drought and is a perfect mass of 

 bright pink all Summer. The flower trusses are 

 as large as Hvdrarifci heads. 



Uttle Pink. II,,, I. (,f the Dwarf or Mars 

 type, never -riiw III ..\.-r six to eight inclies in 

 height and liti i.ilU ( cAcrint; itself all Summer 

 with trusses of double deeii imik flowers. Just 

 the plant for borders. We had a lied of this at 

 the St. Louis Fair, and it was greatly admired. 



Mary Hill. Double; clear, rosy pink. Com- 

 pact flower heads and a profuse bloomer. 



Mrs. Hill. Singie; fine Summer bedder; clear 

 salmon-pink. Always in demand. 



Mad. de la Roux.TSingle. Light salmon bor- 

 dered deep rose. Fine bedder. 



Pasteur. Grange-scarlet. Very fine double 

 sort. Grand.bedder. 



Queen of the West. The old stand-bjjj'.single 

 bright red. Will stand the sun better than any 

 other. 



S. A.Nutt. Double. Dark crimson. The old 

 favorite, and the one that is used by the million. 



VARIEGATED-LEAVED GERANIUM S 



Wm.L.anggutb, or Ked Flowered .^Irs. Parker. 



It beats all silver-leaved kinds, l lowei s double. 



bright red. Per do/... $1.00; per lOO, $«,00. „ , „, , , , , , j t-- 



M *o e M J ji -.u Prince Bisniark. Od gold and red zone. Fine 



si^Ka\ret"flo'v?e"rI-p|'r'S^oz?^^^^^^^ for edging or pot use. Per doz., SOc. ; per 100, S4.00. 



Happy Thought. Green and yellow leaves; Kose Geraniums. Are rose-scented. Per dc 



always in demand. Per doz.. 60c. ; per 100. $4.0o! 50c. ; per 100. $4.00. 



i.i-..\\Kn g|':kanhim. wii.i.iam langguth 



IVY-LEAVED GERANIUMS 



Price 



Ijcopard. 'I In-, 1 1 

 The fl..«rl IS I,,, :e s, 

 distiiu't .IS am < h c li 

 heavily hi. iirhnl u iih 

 Eacli, !<»( .; d<«7.., .SI 

 Sou\ . lie ( has. Tun 

 Beauty ol Jersey. 

 Joan of Arc. ( )iilv 

 Gen. Chanipionet. 



rd. per doz., ".Oe.; per 100, 



per loo, S.S. 



ally marked ■ 

 with soft ro: 



I. '11 \et originated. 

 : liill\ as rich and 

 ipi'ei petals being 

 ■.liiu t maroon dots. 



NEW PELARGONIUMS 



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We Offer Fine Plant? of Fall Struck Cuttings, all Strong Plants from Z'A and .3 

 Inch Pots. Price, per doz., SL.'iO; per 100, $10,00. 



plon. Kiiie, large flowers; bluish-white, with m 

 ■lals. Splendid habit. 



.Iladani Tlilbaiit. While, rirlily M.iU hed ,ind marbled with rose and 



crimson blotch on up|)er 

 imson 



MRS. ROBERT SANDIFORD PELARGONIUM 



.>lrs. Kc.berl Sa ndiford. 



IK I ulll,',l .ll.Mi,; llie .air, 

 .>ladani Vlbert. I Ins 1 



six feet under m .1 ma i \ cull n 

 the flowers. 1 lies,- .nr i u li 

 four inches ,an>l ,i ,u 1 1 .ss, 

 resembling a iii.ii^inlied ( 'di e( 

 Plants only. lOacb, 2rtv, 



■rs large size, well doubled, beauti 

 ill color. 



. (if its class: of the same sturdy 

 bliHHn: iiiiist striking and effoctiye 

 ed wllh \ ii)lel red, while the entire 



per petals, which Iki 

 blotched maroon. 



liery-red edge sur- 



.\llluHii;li l,iu:e, llies ,1 

 ISIS lance, ,lal,i. ill How, 

 3 for G.5c.; doz., Sa.50. 



plant is exceed" 

 lim; the height of 



II leirMli c,in l>,' cut with most 

 .1 ,1,11 U ( ciid i , ,111,1 ni,-asure 



dm nig July ami August. 



