VAUaHAN'S SEED STORES, OHICAQO AND NEW YORK, BOOK FOR FLORISTS. 



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STOCKS 



Beauty of Nice. 



A very conspicuous and handsome new Winter 

 ock o£ qxiick growth, with flowers of very large size, 

 le color is a very pleasing daybreak pi.;K It is 

 own in large quantities in the south of France for 



Fment north. Under good culture the plants 

 grow 24 to 30 inches high. The seedlings will 

 Dom in 10 weeks, and if the seed is sown by the 

 d of May the plants will bloom in September, 

 len cut-flowers begin to get scarce, and continue 

 bloom during the Winter. 



Beauty of Nice, Pink, pkt. (250 seeds), 25e. 

 Beauty of Nice, Stock Pure White, trade 

 ct., 3-)C. 



Fireflame, the most brilliant red of all, i oz., 

 tc; trade pkt., 25c. 



Snowflake, forcing, the earliest Ten Weeks' Stock 

 oz., s-4.00; trade pkt., 50c. 

 Emperor or Winter, white, pink, crimson or 

 ixed, each, trade pkt., 35c. 

 Mammoth White Column. The plant is of 

 xunant growth, attaining in the open ground a 

 ight of 3 feet, and producing only a single long 

 id sturdy spike of bloom, closely furnished with 

 ormous faultlessly formed double flowers of the 

 irest possible white; trade pkt.,25c.; i oz.,50c. 

 Crimson Column, trade pkt., 35c.; i oz., 60c. 

 Large Flowering Pyramidal 10 Weeks 

 ock. A magnificent variety of strong growth 

 d fine branching habit, producing large spikes of 

 11 double flowers. White, water-blue, sky-blue, 

 rv rose, dark blood-red. Each, trade pkt., 

 .c; any 3 for 65c. 



STREPT0C.4RPUS 



"Cut and Come" Again Stocks. 



One of the best stocks for cut -flowers, the plant! 

 producing many side branches with a large percent- 

 age of double flowers. 



White Perfection or Princess Alice, pure white, 

 Blood-Red, Brilliant Lilac. Pink, each, per 

 pkt., 25c.; 4 oz., 40c.; oz., S2..';o. 



^Ilxed, the above colors and others, trade pkt., 

 20c.; t oz., 35c.; oz., S2.0O. 



Imported collection of 6 colors, 50c. 



New Stock "Queen Alexandra" 



of the .same type as Beauty of Nice, with flowers 

 of a delicate rosy lilac, a tint of incomparable 

 be.Tuty. A strong center spike about one foot in 

 height is surrounded by numerous side shoots, all 

 carrying beautiful large blossoms. From a summer 

 sowincr the plants flower within eight weeks, and 

 sown in February and March they bloom within 

 four months. Trade pkt., 'iac. 



Stokesia Cyanea. 



The plant grows from 18 to 24 inches high, 

 bearing freely from early July until frost, its hand- 

 some lavender-blue Centaurea-like blossoms each 

 measuring from 4 to 5 inches across. Trade pkt., 

 20c.; 1 02., 4:5c.; oz., S1.60. 



Streptocarpus Vaughan's Giant Hybrids. 



This seed should be sown in January, February 

 or March and commence blooming in July or August, 

 and if the seed pods are removed as fast as they 

 appear, the plants will bloom all Winter. These 

 Giant Hybrids are the best that exist in Strepto- 

 carpus and will produce flowers two or three times 

 larger than those of the ordinary strain, in colors 

 ranging from pure white through lavender, purple, 

 violet, red and rose. Trade pkt. (500 seeds), 50c. 



Please Note. — We carry about 80 different 

 kinds of Sweet Peas, but list here only those 

 most suitable for florists. 



SWEET PEAS. 



0"Any of the following, per oz., 6c.; 

 except where noted. 



OrothV Eckford "The grandest pure white. 



: In addition to 'ts pureness 



is a grand giant flower, also robust in gowth and 

 n;, with no tendency whatever to tinge or go pink; 

 I lant is very short iointed, and grows an 

 1 r,us mass of bloom." }i lb.. 1.5c. : oz..lOc.; 

 .. .">o. 



orence Fraser An Improved Blanche 



Ferry. Color, pink and 



tlower stems 12 to 14 inches long and very 

 Ijcaring three or four large blooms. A strong, 

 : : us grower and a free early bloomer. It sur- 

 - Blanche Ferry in vigor, flower and stem, 

 . in and eariiness. Oz., 15c.; 3 OZS., 25c.; 

 lb., 45c.; lb., S1.75. 



Ill kindred varieties, being a brighter blue and 

 r color. y2 OZ., lO. ; oz., ; M Ih., SOc. ; 



ht blue, showing practically no tint of mauve. 



is a thing our growers have been working for for 

 ars, and while it is not any larger than the old 

 untess of Radnor, it is a particularly fine shade. 



is especially valuable for florists and is a decided 

 veltv. y2 oz., lOc; oz.. 15c.; y^ lb., 30c.; 



$i.oo. 



Countess Spencer Hybrids 



THE NEW ORCHID-FLOWERING 

 SWEET PEA 



The type and form of these is a complete de- 

 parture from anything yet introduced. Both the 

 wings and standard are very large, and its grace- 

 ful form, together with the immense size, makes 

 it by far the most attractive variety in existence. 

 There are five or si.x di.stinct shades contained in 

 this mixture, but all are of the large flowering 

 type and of the same form. The different shades 

 it contains are as follows: Deep pink, light pink, 

 ovid shade, orange-pink, white with light pink 

 .edging. oz,., lOc: oz., aOo.; ii ozi^., 33c. 



King Edward VII. A true giant flowering 



~ variety, with strong stems 



and growth, with no inclination to bum in the sun. 

 A fine variety, much brighter than either Mars or 

 Salopian; in fact, the best dark red in existence. 

 Oz., lOc. ; lb., SOc; lb., 50. 



nerlca, the brightest blood-red. striped white SO.IO 



jple Blossom, bright rose and pink 10 



ack Knight, deep maroon .10 



anche Burpee, very large white .10 



ijAanchc Ferry, pink and white 10 



anche Ferry, extra early, 10 days earlier .10 



■Idesmaid. This is a selection from Katherine Tracy 

 and is exactly like it, except in color, which is a bright 



and deep pink Oz., lOe. .30 



itterfly, white edged lavender ^ .10 



iptain of the Blues, purpUsh mauve 



iccinea, new, brilliant cherry red. 



(Untess Cadogan, bright violet, wings pure sky-blue . . 



•untess of Radnor, delicate lavender 



linty. Very large and of good substance. Color, pure 

 white, with the edge of the petals daintily tinted 

 with pink, making a most charming contrast. Oz., 10c. 



)rothy Tennant, deep rosy mauve .10 



ike of Westminster, deep rose-maroon .10 



irliest of All, 6 days earlier than Extra Early B. Ferry. .10 



nily Henderson, white, early and free .10 



/ening Star. A pale buff, flushed with salmon-pink. It 

 is really an open form Venus; it stands the sun without 



burning Oz., 10c. .25 



)rgeous, salmon-orange 10 



er 3Iajesty, beautiful rose, large .10 



on. F. Bouverie, standard coral pink, wings lighter. . . . .10 

 •sephine White, one of the very earliest flowering 



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idy Grisel Hamilton, the best of all lavender sorts, 



idy Mary Currie, bright orange-pink 



»ttle Eckford, white suffused lavender 



»vely, soft shell pink 



aid of Honor, white, edged with violet 



a]estlc, rich deep rosy-pink, extra 



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 .30 1.20 



Sliss Wlllmott, of enormous size, brightest orange-scarlet. 



31 ars, large bright scarlet : . . . . 



aiont Blanc. The best white for growing under glass 



3Irs. Dugdale, standard lovely rose-shaped primrose 



3Irs. Eckford, delicate primrose- yellow 



Navy Blue, a new, deep violet-blue 



Othello, a very dark maroon self-color 



Pink Friar, soft carmine-rose on white ground 



Prima Donna, soft pink 



Prince Edward of York, scarlet and rose 



Prince of Wales, new, bright rose self, of intense color. . . 



Royal Rose, bright pink and blush white 



Sadie Burpee, white, white-seeded 



Sadie Burpee, white, black-seeded 



Salopian, dark bright red 



White Wonder. The flowers are pure white, of the largest 



size, and are borne six to eight and frequently as many 



as ten to twelve large flowers on a long stout stem. 



The stems are frequently double. The flowers are well 



placed near the top of stem and generally all facing one 



wav. The vines bloom profusely, about half the flowers 



having double standards Oz., 10c. .20 .60 .... 



SWEET PEAS IN MIXTURE 



VAUGHAN'S " PRIZE " 3IIXTURE.— This mixture contains the cream 

 of the new standard sorts. It is made up entirely of new and separate colors, 

 carefully proportioned as to its composition, and we can safelv say, "There Is 

 no better mixture in existence." M lb., 15c.; lb., 40c.; 5 lbs., 81.75. 



VAUGHAN'S FLORISTS' MIXTURE.— This mixture, which is made up 

 by ourselves from separate colors, carefully proportioned of the best cut-flower 

 sorts and colors, is bound to give satisfaction. J4 lb., 10c. ; lb., 30c.; 5 lbs., 

 S1.25; 10 lbs., S2.25. 



ECKFORD MIXTURE. — This mixture contains over thirty varieties, in- 

 cluding novelties of 1904. Per 54 lb., 10c. ; lb., 25c.; 10 lbs.. S2.00. 



