VAUGHAN'S BOOK FOK FLORISTS, CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. 



Mushrooms 



The increase in the demand for this rich flavored Agrarius is wundcr- 

 ful, and yet the prices are not only maintained, but increased. We have 

 been most successful in supplying with satisfaction our Imported English 

 Spawn (Vaughan's Special) to market growers. For this purpose and to 

 have a fresh supply always on hand, we make five importations yearh-. 

 We now supply annually. East and West, scores of wholesale Mushroom 

 caves, sheds or greenhouses with their entire planting stocks of spawn. 



English Mushroom Spawn i^^c^*^.^r^;c\^^5^.';V^,V:; 



Sl.OO, postpaid. By e.xpross or freiRht, per brick, 15c.; 3 for 2o<-.; 

 10 lbs., .Sl.OO; 25 lbs., $3.00; 100 lbs., S6.50; if shipped from New 

 York, S6.00. Special prices on ton lots and upward. 



• 2 lbs. each. 

 ?5c.; if by 



mail, 81.20. The same loose, per lb., 35c.; if by mail, 45c.; 

 10 lbs., S3.30. 



French Mushroom Spawn "p boxes 



J- Price per box. 



T HE FORCING BOOK 



3y Prof. L. H. Bailey. 



In this work the author has compiled in handy 

 form the cream of all available information on 

 the subject of forcing vegetables under glass. 

 Price, Sl.OO. 



Every gardener should have this book, as it 

 contains a great deal of valuable information. 



Pure Culture "Garden City" Spawn Jpn,enj'^^n'*th'i'"'art 



of spawn making. This new method of breeding the spores of Mushrooms 

 in air tight tubes, sn that the exact sort may be reproduced and the extent 

 of the inoculation of the bricks positively known, will, it is believed, soon 

 supersede others. By this selection of varieties the inferior yielding kinds 

 are avoided. We now offer the Cream Brown variety which increases the 

 yield from !^ to 1 lb. per square foot over other kinds. Pure Culture 

 Spawn, price per brick, 35c.; 5 lbs., S1.35, postpaid. By express or freight, 10 lbs., S1.35| 

 25 lbs., .S3.75 ; lOO lbs., SIO.OO. 



Virgin French Mushroom Spawn These compressed tablets, about SJ^ inches long and l inch 

 " ; — . 1. thick, produce one type only of the best and whitest Mush- 



room. In producing tliis new spawn, the spores are kept in air-tight receivers to avoid all admix- 



MUSHROOM BOOKS 



Tell All About It 

 MUSHROOM CULTURE 



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 the Mushr 

 English bo 

 postpaid. 



MUSHROOMS 



Postpaid, Sl.OO. 



the beds and 

 as, Robinson, 

 cloth bound, 



MUSHROOMf 



How to Grow. By Eraser, 12 

 pages, published by Vaughan's 

 Seed Store. Price, 10c. or FREE 

 with every order for spawn 

 amounting to one dollar or over, 

 if requested with order. 



common to this fungi. We have given the new 1 

 Price, per tablet, .30e; per dozen, .S3.00; prepaid. 



years' trial. Full directions 



Water Melon 



its great merit. 



Improved Kolb's Gem 



Vaughan's Black Diamond 



A cross between Kolb's Gem and 

 Hoosier King. Its prominent points 

 of merit are its extreme size and productiveness. Melons weighing 

 75 to 90 pounds are frequent It is the most prolific W ater Melon. 

 Its color is a rich, dark green, almost black. Ot uniform symmetrical shape, 

 roundish to bluntly oval, and this similarity of shape rimmng through tli.- 

 whole field. Oz., 10c. ; H lb., 30c.; lb., 50c.; 5 lbs., 

 $2.00; 10 lbs., S3.50. 



Thp niYlP We can recommend it as one of the. 

 luc LfiAic ^^^^ shipping melons grown. Of 

 very fine appearance, being darker than Kolb's Gem and 

 more beautifullv striped ; unexcelled for eating. Lb., 

 50c.; H lb., 15c.; oz., 10c. ; in 5 and 10 ib. lots, 

 45c. per lb. 



Triip Irp Crfnm The great Home 3Iarket 



irue ice v.ream ^.^^i^^^ ^ has too thin a 



rind for shipping unless packed in straw. Few. if any. 

 surpass a True Ice Cream for quality and productive- 

 ness. Lb., 50c.; M lb., 15c.; oz., iOc. 



This 

 Melon 

 V prohfic 



bearer. The flesh is red, of extreme firmness, m fact 

 almost as hard as citron, very brittle and dchciouslv 

 sweet. In color it is very light green, almost white. 

 The firmness of the flesh causes it to be the longc 

 keeper of the Water Melon family. Placed in a co 

 place it will k ep as long as a Hubbard Squash and st 

 retain its delicious sweetness and flavor. H oz., 15c. 

 oz., 25c.; 3 oz., 40c.; \i lb., 60c.; lb., S1.80 



Winter Water Melon (Novelty) 



is early, earlier than Sweetheart and a vc 



mg close 



being only about one-half inch m thickness. The large, solid heart does 

 not crack open when ripe. The flesh is sweet and sugary. The Melon is better 

 for home use than for shipping, and we believe it is the best Table Melon to-day. 

 Monte Cristo is identical. 5 lbs., S2.50; lb., 60c.; M lb., 30c.; oz., 10c. 



Mclver's Wonderful l}-'^ °f tl?^ sweetest Water Melons of all. 



Ihe Melons attain a great weight, are of a very 



handsome appearance, never crack or lose their fine flavor in the wettest 

 season. Oz., 10c. ; lb., 60c; }4 lb., 30c.; 5 lbs., S3.50. 



Cole's Earlv ^'"^ best Early water Melon for the home market 



Z. to-day. For sweetness and delicate texture of flesh it has no 



equal. The rind is thin but brittle, and therefore not suitable for shipping; for the 

 home market we know of none better. Extreme earliness 

 5 lbs., S3.65; lb., 60c.; M lb., 20c.; oz., 10c. 



The .seed of this is saved from large, smooth 

 melons of adarker mottled green than the Kolb's 

 Gem. The melons show a yellow blotch on the bottom. It is fully a week earlier 

 in ripening, besides growing larger and a heavier yielder. 10 lbs., S3.25; 5 ibs., 

 S1.75; lb., 40c.; M lb., 15c.; oz., lOc. 



Triumoh ^ cross between Duke Jones and Kolb's Gem. It has the 



" handsome appearance of the former and the shipping qualities of 



Gem; very early, very prolific, dehciously sweet, and of enormous size. It 

 possesses all the qualities that go to make up a desirable melon. Lb., 60c.; 

 }i lb., 20c.; oz., 10c. 



THE NEW ICEBERG. Lb., 75c.; H lb., 25c.; oz., 10c. 



Any of the following standard kinds at the uniform price of 5 lbs., 

 S3.25; lb., 50c.; K lb., 15c.; oz., 10c.; except where noted 



Citron, red seeded Colorado Citron 

 Cuban Queen 

 Dark IcinK Dixie 

 Duke .Jones 

 Florida Favorite 

 Gypsy Striped, or Rattlesnake 

 Gray 3Ionarrh, or Long White Icing 

 Jones' Tumbo 

 KolhV 'Jem 

 Phinne/'s Improved 

 Early Fordhook. Lb., 65c 



Mustard 



Oz. yi i„. Lb. 



White London .S0.05 SO.IO S0.30 



Brov?n .05 .15 .30 



New Chinese 10 .30 .60 



Okra 



White Velvet 05 .15 .40 



Dwarf .06 .15 .40 



Tali 1 Perkin's Mammoth) .05 .15 .40 



