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



BAY TREE. BOX TREE. 



BAY TREES. 



(Laurus Nobilis.) 



These are now extensively used for store and 

 lawn decorations and are most useful for all 

 kinds of decorative work. They are hardy and 

 will stand rough usage. They are easily cared 

 for and should pay for themselves the first 

 season. No retail flower store is rightly fitted 

 up without a pair of either pyramids or stand- 

 ards in front, they will attract attention and 

 customer.s. Our prices are for trees due to ar- 

 rive by April 10th. 



ST.ijiDARD on TREE SHAPED. 



Stems. Crowns. Each. 



42 to 45 in. high. 16 to 18 in. diam * 5.00 



42 to 45 in. high, 22 to 24 in. diam 6.00 



42 to 45 in. high, 2S to JO in. diam 8.00 



45 in. high, 30 to 32 in. diam 10.00 



45 in. high, 34 to 36 in. diam 15.00 



45 in. high, 36 to 40 in. diam 18.00 



45 in. high, 40 to 44 in. diam 35.00 



BAY TRE^, Prramidal Shaped. 



4 ft. high. 20 to 24 In. diam.. each $5.00 

 4U ft. high, 24 to 26 in. diam., each 6.50 



5 ft. high, 26 to 2S in. diam., each 8.00 



6 ft. high, 30 in. diam., each 13.00 

 6 to 7 ft. high, 33 to 36 in. diam., each 16.00 

 6 to 7 ft. high, 38 to 40 In. diam., each 30.00 



8 ft. high, 45 in. diam.^ each 35.00 



BABY STANDARD BAYS. 



We have a lot of these small trees which 

 have proven so popular the past season. 

 Heads. Clear Stem. Total Height. Tub. Each. 

 16 inch 23 inch 36 inch 8 inch $3.00 

 18 inch 16 inch 31 Inch 9 inch 3.00 



BOX TREES. 



(Buxus Sempervirens.) 



> Very useful for decoration either In stores, 

 veranda.s or lawns where something cheaper 

 than Bay Trees are wanted. They are equally 

 as hardy and stand all the rough treatment 

 that Bay Trees do. Our importation arrives 

 about April 10th. when we will have a lot of 

 nice shapely trees in various sizes and shapes. 

 Prices do not include tubs. 



ST.\XD.\RD OR TREE SHAPED. 



rtems about 2 'i feet, crowns 2 feet in diam- 

 eter. Each, .$4.00. 



PYRAMIDAL SHAPED. 



Fine Shapely Trees. Each 



1% ft. high, each $1.00 



3 ft. high, each 2.50 



1 ft. high, each 4.00 



% ft. high, each 7.00 



BUSH SHAPED. 

 Very Fine, Bushy Plants. 

 12 to 18 in. high, each 75c; doz., $6.00 



Fancy- Leaved Caladiums. 



12 Choice New Varieties, dry bulbs averaging 2 to 

 •2 'A In. in diameter. Each, 25c; anj- 6 for $1.20. 

 The set of 12 for $3.00. 



Twelve Choice Varieties. 



Acary. White, suffu.'-ed with greyish green, blotched 

 with a very striking scarlet. 



Bilontra. Transparent bluish midrib — delicate. 



Duchesse de Mortemart. Creamy white, marbled 

 with deep mossy green. 



Estaoio de Sa. Green with tinge of brown covered 

 with white freckles. Veins are chocolate brown. 



Elsa. Grand vigorous grower. A very beautiful 

 I)iMk, densely covered with crimson freckles. 



Guararcma. Deep glossy red midrib and veins, the 

 rest lighter red, freckled with white spots. 



Itaqui. Wfiite center, green edge, red veins. 



Meyerbeer. Ground color white, with scarlet mid- 

 l ib. Very vigorous and striking. Extra. 



Porto Novo. Central ground color white suffused 

 pink, edges green. Rosy crimson spots. Fine. 



Ploturatum Troubetzkoyi. Long narrow leaf with 

 deep pink midrib. Distinct and beautiful. 



.Tabatinga. Light pea-grown with a tinge of 

 creamy- white, whole leaf suffused with deep pink. 



Tiriba. Almost entirely red, very glossy. One of 

 tlic most exquisite of tlie red-leaved kinds. 



FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS. 



Fancy=Leaved Caladiums. 



In Standard named kinds, our selection. 



Dry Bulbs, l\z to 2 Inches in diameter. For window boxes, show plants or greenhouse growing, 

 this is one of the most decorative plants. Rich, thrifty leaves, handsomer than Begonias; mar- 

 bled, veined and striped with white, pink, and dark red. Bulbs should be started into growth 

 about .\pril 1st, in a w arm house. Price, named GOrts, per doz., 10 to 15 varieties, $1.50; lOO, $10.00. 



Cyclamen, Vaughan's Giant- Flowered. 



Grown from our celebrated seed in five separate colors. Per doz. Per 100 



2'i in., ready in April $0.50 $ 4.00 



3 in., ready in May 1.00 8.00 



4 in., ready in July 2.50 15.00 



Lueky Clover. The foliage is blcolor, and the zone is a rich velvety chocolate color running 

 a. most to the edge of the leaf with a narrow .band of green, and ^nstead of three leaves to the 

 stem as with other clovers, this one has almost invariably four or five leaves. Thus the name 

 "Lucky Clover." The whole plant has a beautiful appearance, independent of its sentiment of 

 "Good Luck." Each, 10c; doz., $1.00. 



Cassia Alata, Mrs. Temple. 



A new variety of Cassia, a good thing for late Summer blooming, the same as Salvia Splendensi 

 If used for planting around a red-flowering Canna bed 3 feet apart it makes a magnificent show. 

 Also grand for planting around Canna Black Beauty or among grasses, besides making a very 

 showy border plant. Covered with pea -shaped flowers of a deep yellow through August, September 

 and October. Strong plants from 2 inch pots. Doz., 75c; 100, $6.00. 



Castor Bean. Tall and dwarf. Doz., 50c; per 100,$4.00. 



Centaurea Gymnocarpa. Per 100, $2.50. 



Cobaea Scandens. Per 100, $5.00. 3 in., per doz., $1.00; per 100, $7.00. 4 in., per doz., $1.50. 



Chrysanthemum, Queen Alexandra. 



The New Paris Daisy. This is the only true Paris Daisy of pure white with double, semi-doublp 

 and single flowers all on the same plant and at the same time. No florist should be without this 

 interesting and most free flowering of all Daisies, for besides being very useful for cutting, it 

 makes an excellent pot plant. Doz., 50c; per 100, $3.50. 3 in., doz., 75c; 100, $5.00. 



Grand Bedding Coleus. 



Anna Pflster. Pointed leaves 6 to 

 8 inches long, with deep scalloped 

 edges, giving it a Croton-like appear- 

 ance. Color of the foliage is a bright 

 golden yellow intermingled with 

 green and crimson. Habit of growth 

 is compact and bushy, rarely attain- 

 ing a height of over 6 to 8 inches, 

 and measuring 10 to 12 incites across. 

 When bedded they make a very fine 

 show and much more graceful than 

 the old varieties of Coleus. Doz., 60c: 

 per 100, $4.00. 



John Pfister. Same character of 

 foliage as the Anna Pfister; also the 

 same hahit and growth, the differ- 

 ence being in the coloring of the foli- 

 age, which is a bright crimson, edged 

 and topped with old gold. Verv strik- 

 ing. Doz., 60c; per 100, $4.00. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM FRUTESCENS, QUEEN ALEXANDRA. 



Cactus, Deutsche Kaiserin. 



.\ grand new flowering cactus. .\ curi- 

 ous plant with thin wide fleshy 

 stems. When full grown it forms a 

 bushy plant about 18 inches high. 

 Flo^v^rs throughout the year. The 

 flowers arc crab-shaped, fully three 

 to four inches long and of a beautiful 

 rose-pink color. Will thrive In any 

 living room and stand almost any 

 kind of treatment. Price, each, 15c; 

 12 for $1.50. 



