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



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Vaughan's Pedigree Onion Seed. 



•FANCY" YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. 



brown, orange yellow. The entire 

 11. No gardener can afford to ex- 

 , S5c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.50; S Ib8.„ 



The .«hape is uniformly round: color, a 

 crop ripens down at one time and winter! 

 periment with doubtful seed. Oz., 15c; 2 

 $7.25; 10 lbs, $14.00. 



Yellow Globe DanverS. "^^^^ strain of Globe Danvers Is equal to any 

 ' usually sold, and may be relied upon as a flrst- 

 class cropper. Oz., 10c; i/4 lb., 35c; lb., $1.30; 5 lbs., $6.25; 10 lbs., $12.00. 



White Portugal or SilversKin. 



A large, flat Onion of mild flavor and great beauty, 

 5 cltar white skin glistening likei silver. A favorite 

 ith many for use when young as a salad or bunch- 

 ^ nion, and for pickles; it is also a good keeper 

 lie for fall and early winter use. An excellent 

 r gard^-ners who do not plant more than one 

 Oz., 15c; 2 oz., 25c; % lb., 45c; lb., $1.65; 

 II.-., $7.75. 



ITALIAN ONIONS. 



Lb. % lb. Oz. 



ant Brown Rocca $1.40 .40 .15 



ant Yellow Kocca 1.40 .40 .15 



•d Bermuda 1.40 .40 .15 



iie Early Yellow Cracker. The earliest of aii 



1 our yellow sorts, 



d is an excellent kind to raise where the seasons are 

 I ort. It is the best of all the yellow Onions in qual- 



". but needs to he harvested as soon as it dies down 



d handled carefully. Oz., 15c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.15; 



bs., $5.50; 10 lbs., $10.50. 

 I IKLY RED CRACKER. Like above, except in color. 

 I, Price, same as Yellow Cracker. 



sets. Oz., 10c; lb., 30c; lb., $1.15; 5 lbs., $5.30. 



(tra. Earl V Red '^'<?'">' early; sometimes used for 



£ ' sets. Oz.. 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., 



30; 5 lbs., $6.25; 10 lbs., $12.00. 



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iVHY PLANT ONION SETS? Because they produce 

 ectly an Onion ready for market or the household 

 m four to six weeks earlier than can be done by 

 • sowing of the seed, and the product of the set is 

 ntical with that of the seed. This gives the market 

 -dener ample time to sell his entire crop at a high 

 besides enabling bini to sow for another crop the 

 year. 



Oz., 10c; V4 lb., 30c; lb., $1.15; 5 lbs., $5.50; 10 lbs., $10.50. 



LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. 



This is the Standard Red Variety and a favo 

 mense crops are grown frr sh.ipment. Large 

 round, somewhat flattened; flesh, purplish- whil 

 stronger flavored than any of the other kinds. 



and one of the most popular for general cultivation. 



large necks, if planted on unsuitable soil, than the 

 variety on poor or dry soils. Oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; Ih 



onion in the east, where Im- 

 cin, deep purplish-red; form 

 moderately fine grained, and 

 Very productive, the best keeper 



more inclined to form 

 ers, but it is the best 

 $1.15; 5 lbs., $5.25; 10 lbs., 



Da 



Large Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg. ^he best Yeiiow for sets, we sen 



° ! 2_ hundreds of pounds for that pur- 

 pose. Flat; tlesh white, fine grained, mild and well flavored. Oz., 10c; % lb.^ 

 30c; lb., $1.15; 5 lbs., $5.50; 10 lbs., $10.50. 



The Bolton ^he Onlon for sets. A central New York variety, pale red, 



1 medium in size, shaped like a thick, flat Danvers; very firm, 



with small tops, quick grow'th. This Onion makes the best and longest keeping 

 sets in the world. Earliest in the market. Oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.15; 10 



lbs., $10.50. 



grown larger for cooking. 



small, round, hard, crisp, tender and 

 iriety, with an opaque white skin, which does 

 , excellent sort for use in bunching for pickles 

 25c; % lb., 45c; lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $7.00. 



its earliness and very mild flavor; it is small and white 



family should sow an ounce or two for pickling in jars; 



a fine table relish. % oz., 12c; o/.., 15c; 14 lb., 45c; lb., $1.50: 5 lbs., $7.00; 10 lbs., $13.00. 

 WHITE BARLETT.4. It is a beautiful waxy-white color, much admired by housewives. 



same as that of White Queen. 



ONION SETS. 



We sell Bottom Onion Sets, Shallots, 

 AVhite Multipliers, and Potato Onions 

 by weight, 32 lbs. to the bushel. Top 

 Sets, 28 lbs. to the bushel. : : : 



Q XIOX Sfat.s are subject to market clianges, and while we shall try to maln- 

 ta;:; these prices, we cannot guarantee them to last throughout the sea- 

 ."^on and idvise early orders. "By express or freight" always means the pur- 

 chaser pays the transportation charges. 



BOTTOM ONION SETS. 



These are the product of seed and are used for "Green Onions" or to pro- 

 duce large Onions, which they do much quicker than can be grown from seed. 



White Bottoms. Our sets of this are very choice, small, dry and unsprouted. 



Bushel (32 lbs.). $3.00: peck. 85c.; 14 peck, 50c. 



Yellow Bottoms. Fine, dry sets, medium in size and unsprouted. 



Bushel (32 lbs.), $2.50: peck, 75c; 14 peck, 45c. 



P, _ Bright, deep red in color, even and dry; these are scarcer this 



Ked Bottoms, year than the white bottom sets. Bushel (32 lbs.), $2.50; 

 peck, 75c; peck, 45c. 



„ By express, buyers* expense. 



SPECIAL I Four quarts, each, Wliite, Yellow and Red Bottom Sets $1.30 



nPPPD-'i peck, each. White, Yellow and Red Bottom Sets 2.25 



urrctc . I One bushel, each. White, Yellow and Red Bottom Sets 7.75 



Red Spring Top Sets. 



$1.00; bushel 1 .b: lbs ), $3.50. 



ire planted to produce both early "Green Onions," and 

 iting Onions. By express or freight, % peck, 55c; peck. 



Egyptian, or Perennial Onion. ^^^^ variety never forms a large bulb; their value 

 — 2iLL : lies wholly in their special adaptability for pro- 



ducing Green Onions for spring or fall use. They are perfectly hardy and stay in the ground 

 all the time. Top Sets, by express, peck, 75c; bushel (28 lbs.), $2.50. 



Shallots," or Yellow Multipliers 

 Yellow Potato Onion Sets, 



% peck, 60c; peck, $1.00; bushel (32 lbs.), $3.50. 



They produce large, dry ripe Onions, earlier than any 

 other. % peck, 60c; peck, $1.00; bushel (32 lbs.), $3.50. 



They are of a pure silvery-white color, enormously productive, frequently producing as 

 many as twenty bulbs in a single cluster from one bulb planted; of excellent quality and 

 size for bunching. Their keeping qualilies are remarkable, ha.-ing kept perfectly sound 

 for a year, but their most important quality is extreme earliness, being ready for market 

 three to four weeks ahead of other Onion Sets. % peck, 60c; peck, $1.00; bushel (32 lbs.), 

 $3.50. 



