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



NITRATE OF SODA. FOR ONION'S. 



A to|j dressing of from 75 to 100 Ihs. 

 iwo or three 

 (hree weeks 

 ^l:irle<I. 



Vaughan's Pedigree Onion Seed. 



OHIO YELLOW GLOBE. 



Nitrate of Soda vs. Farm Yard Manure. 



Market Kar(i< ncr.-^ are in the haljit of u.sinB from 50 to 

 130 tons of .stable manure every year. They will tell us 

 that they might as well stop gardening as stop manuring, 

 and they will continue to use year after year sueh enormous 

 (luantltlfcs of manure containing no ready formed nltrio 

 acid, which is the main source of nitrogen in plants. If 

 they re -elve the manure for nothing, the labor of hauling 

 it. handling and distributing It costs more than the amount 

 of nitric acid which it naturally yields by decomposition In 

 the soil could be purchased for In the form of nitrate of 

 soda, and in these market gardens the soil Is so charged 

 with carbonic acid that It excludes the oxygen and de- 

 composition proceeds very slowly, and to produce the neces- 

 sary quantity of nitric acid more and more manure must 

 be used. Try nitrate of soda. It acts like magic; it will 



lbs", Vol^rioThs.. 50c: 25 IbH.. »I.OO: 100 lbs.. $10.50. 

 At <;iileinfo or New York, Prlee» Kubjeet to ehnnKe with- 

 out notice. 



^I^E are taking a great deal of pride in our strains 

 of Southport Onions; the white and yellow as 

 well as the red. Our Seed Onions are selected with 

 greatest care, and none are planted except they have 

 all the necessary requirements of the true type. The 

 Onions are almost perfectly globe shaped, with thin 

 necks and clear skins. 



Southport Blood=Red Globe. 



Blc 



d-red Glob* 

 lutiful criir 



■d, and a better lot of seed cannot be found. This variety has 

 ir the past five years proven one of the most profitable for the 

 larket and shipping trade, commanding uniformly good prices 

 1 carload lots. Ours is the best selling col ir and sliade. 

 I'rice: Eastern Grown, oz., 15c; % lb., 45c ; lb., SI. 80; 5 lbs., 

 I'rice: Western Seed, oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., ijil.lO; 5 lbs. 



VAUGHAN'S 

 SELECTED 

 STOCK. 



Finest Shaped 

 Best Colored 



Largest Croppers 

 Excellent Keepers 



$8.75; 10 lbs., $17.00. 

 $6.75; 10 lbs., $13.00. 



So uthport Yellow Globe. ^ main crop, late, large, round Onion. It is sure to 



satisfy the one who buys a packet or the one who 



sows. 50 pounds fur carload shipments. A trtjly grand Onion whose large golden yel- 

 low spheres make a beautiful appearance, sacked or barreled for the market. Finest 

 of all yellow Onions for keeping. 



Price: Eastern Growm, oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; lb., $2.15; 5 lbs., $10.25; 10 lbs., ?20.00 

 Price: Western Seed, oz., 15c; % lb., 55c; lb., $1.90; 6 lbs., $9.25; 10 lbs., $18.00. 



Vaughan's Ideal White Globe. 



tlie Iinmlsomest of all Onions. Our 

 e < .>niir. t i. Ml (iron-n stock is of the 

 1 y early and evenly, a 



Kooa Keeper. We ^ujiplx tli,- larmst laai, . aaro and the west. No 



market gardener or tmioii grower can ali. t i , , i i n. s stock, with only cheap- 

 ness of price to recommend it when seed I 1 ' !iad, the results of a few 

 ounces often paying twice the first cost oi 



Price: Kastem Grown, oz., 20c; % lb., "n, . Ii. . s. i ii; 

 Price: Western Seed, oz., 20c; % lb., 5". ; lb., .SMti; , 



Ohio Yellow Globe VauglianN special Ohio Grown Seed, finest shaped, best 

 '. colored ami largest cropper of any yellow Onion. This is an 



extra lin. s. . t i. .n . .f i h. i - - r . I .i . . i - 1 ^lia |..- an.l li. a % i. - . yielding bulbs, entirely 



di-stin. I I ' . 1 1 . I ■ M i ■ [ 1 ' ■ I . I 'I ■ . ! 1 1 : ■ . ! I 1-, has a smaller neck, is 



of]. <>, . 0, ; 2 oz., 35c; % lb., 60c} 



lb., .s-;.i.',. Kn c\i>r,.-., .-, Ih^., Slii.r.; hi sjoaio. 



Is absolutely the darkest 



.I.e. Fifteen years 

 i:arly Ked Globe. 

 a|., and color. It 

 N l.est of its class, 

 ised in the famous 



lb., 70c; lb., .-fiJ.oO. 



Prizetaker. 



lOc Ih., .^1.40; 5 lbs., .f6.75; 10 lbs., $13.00. 



keeper, of finest flavor, hand- 

 iKle Onions having been raised 



The I'rizetaker grows always 

 viii; the necks ara very small 

 -grown seed. Oz., 15c; % lb.. 



Whit<» Rermildfl '■'"""c Teneriffe Gro«-n. These are the first early Onions which 

 WnitC KCrmuaa. ^ ^ ,,,,,,,„ ,, j^rge quantities both In Bermuda nnd our 



south. I II III. , I'.i Mii|..ii .1 I I! M.rihern markets in the early sjirinf;. In the 



soutli. Ill i .iii ..1 111. I iiii .i .1 .1. . .s. ll as Bermuda our imported Teneriffe Seed 

 gives III. I.. .--I 1. nils In . III n.iih.iii i-limate the bulbs are much snialb-r. but ma- 

 ture early, and r<lain imnii ..1 tin iiiild sweet flavor of the Imported ones. Whllo 

 these are' called White, the Unions are actually of a light straw colored skin, but 

 pearly white, very mild flesh. Shape flat. 



We offer seed Imported direct from the best growers. Oz., 15c; lb., 50c; lb., $1.60, 



em e. olieii weinhinn froiu L' 'j to 4 pounds each. It matures early and Is of uniformly 

 large size and line sli.ipe, being llattened, but thick. The skin is of a beautiful silver- 

 white flesh snowy and tender, of mild, sweet flavor. Its striking size and handsome 

 appearance, as well as mild flavor, recommend It for the fancy market. Oz., 15c; » 

 oz., 25c J % lb., 45c; lb., $1.00; 5 lbs.. $7.50. 



SOMETHING NEW. 



sweetest of 



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