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



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Vaughan's New Crop Flower Seeds for Early Sowing. 



VAUGHAN'S INTERNATIONAL PANSIES. 



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PANSIES. 



Vaughan's Pansies. 



Boulogne Giants. This a special selection of a French Pansy grower' 



the flowers are of the largest size, of great substance 



and fine form, and are borne on particularly strong stems. They are mostly 

 3 and 5 blotched, delioatelv veined, while the colors are rich and varied. Like 

 all high-bred Pansies the.\- are shy .seed bearers. Trade pkt., 50c. 



The flowers of this new interesting variety are very 

 large and of fine form. Its ground color is a Rosy White, 

 rivaling in delicacy and beauty the finest .\pple-blossom. and most strikingly 

 sets ofT the dark blotches of the center. Trade pkt., 25c.; J OZ., 45c.; 4 OZ., 

 75c.; OZ., $2.60. 



margined with a clear white 

 n-y deep and rich; 



as the weather grows warmer, the color gradually turns a pleasmg rosy car- 

 mine and the silver edge becomes wide. Trade pkt., 25c.; J OZ., 60c. 



The flowers are very large, without any blotches or 

 reins, and are of tlie same pleasing, delicate cream 



Bridesmaid. 



Rosy Morn . ti^^^i^^^%,,^, ,Ke 



Marechal Niel. 



color as the rose whose name it bears. Pkt., lOc. 



Siegfried. 



Of giant size, 

 are mostly 5 

 r shades such £ 



[he flowers are borne on strong stems. They 

 potted with a clear white margin. The colors 

 i are found in the English wall flowers. Trade 



Color, bright dark red, each petal being marked with 

 a very large dark blotch. The flowers are of large 

 ze and good substance and the edges of the petals are curled like those of 

 Masterpiece," from which it is a selection. Trade pkt., 25c. 



\ most interesting type of Pansies of the Giant 

 Flowered Class, containing a mi.xture of most sur- 



r of nearly"all the flowers is i'^n light shades, "the 

 arge brown or golden yellow blotches which diffuse 

 tlie edge. The upper petals are upright and plaited, 

 olors are terra cotta, flesh, orange, rose, pink and 



i OZ., 70c.; I oz., $1.25; os., $5.00. 



This is not r, complete ^mixture like 



elf colors. It is comprised of the cream 

 I most expensive mixtures, and such new 



Giant Volcano. 



Orchid-Flowered. 



prising, novel, unique and 

 Pansies. The gtound col< 

 petals being marked witli 

 into rays and veins toward 

 resembling orchids. The 

 lilac. Trade pkt., 25c.; 



Vaughan's "Elite" Pansies. 



tain any pure white, yellow or any 

 of four Pansy specialists' choicest a 

 and novel kinds as listed above. 



Trade pkt., 50c.; ; oz., $1.00. 

 VAUGHAN'S " GIANT PANSY MIXTURE." 



Embraces, besides all the above shades and colors, five special strains not 

 listed elsewhere in this Catalogue and which can only be had in this and our 

 International Pansy. This mixture includes the richest reds, coripers and 

 bronzes, together with the most delicate rose and pink shadings, all the dis- 

 tinct colors of Trimardeau,the splendid Cassier strain with its delicate veinings. 

 Wehave spared no expense to secure the newest, richest-and finest sorts. Price, 

 i lb., $14.00; oz., $4.00; I oz.,60c.; trade pkt., 25c. 



VAUGHAN'S PREMIUM PANSIES MIXED. 



Embraces all the varieties of the Fancy German Sorts. We have sold this 

 mixture for the past seventeen years, and it has given general satisfaction. 

 Per pkt., 25o.; J oz., 80c.; I oz., $3.00; oz., $5.50. 



IMPROVED GERMAN MIXTURE. 



This is a mixture of three strains from different German growers, and is 

 made up mostly of separate colors, -vith a sufficiently large percentage of white 



and yellow. Per large pkt., 10c. ; J oz., 20c.; i oz., 30c.; oz., $1.00. 



THE WORLD'S BEST. 



types, blending- and uiii.n 

 made up and -old ii- U> 

 in existence mi l i- m 



florists. It rrr, >, ,1,, I 



awarded the l" ! I ' . 



sition in 191)1 . i < ■( 



besides S dilT.-rnil ><'.r.u- 

 which we purchase cvciy 



ition of as many separate colors, 

 ound in the world. It has been 

 is the best general mixture 



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$10.00; i oz., $5.00; i oz., $1.50; trade pkt., 50c. 



nk, s:i 



Adonis, liKht blue witl, 

 Auricula Colors, m, i: 



Black, h. ,ru<- Mark 



Beaconsfield, uiiri 



Bronze, ncli -li:id<-- . 

 "Fiery Faces," 



edge and ,\cll..w r, ,.,, 



Freya, deep pui iiic \ 

 Mad. Perret, l<.v. K -i, 

 President Carnot, tuu 

 President McKinley, 



Pink, lovely shades ,,f p 



Purple, verv large, ricli (lec|> iiuri.lr 



Violet Blue, a very pleasing shade 



Striped, mahogany, striped, and flaked white. . 



Parisian Striped, stripes are broader and 

 louder than the preceding; a good seller 



Emperor William, dark navy-blue 



Yellow, immense flowers with dark e\ e 



4dz., $4.25 



Sweet Scented, a very fine mixture 



Golden Queen, clear golden-yeilow 



Trimardeau, mixed 



Trimardeau Improved, contains all the Tri- 

 mardeau colors in the right proportions 



Pretiosa. Masterpiece Pansy type, each petal 

 is marked with a very large blotch of deep 

 violet color; these blotches are surrounded by 

 a brilliant crimson rose background and the 

 ground color is margined with a pure white 

 edge ! OZ., 65c. 



Psyche. Elegantly curled and undnlat. d and 

 in every respect a beautv in fmiii a id l olor. 

 The five velvety violet blotches aic su. iuundeii 

 by a broad w-hite edge 



Butterfly, a unique mixture 



Paris Market, an improved strain of Trimar- 

 deau, with better flowers and more compact 

 habit 



Gassier, 3 spotted 



Cassier, 5 spotted, an .\1 strain 



Bugnot. The flowers are of enormous size, per- 

 fectly round, of great substance. Our "Bug- 

 not" contains shades of red.' bronze and red- 

 dish-brown that are not found in other mix- 

 tures 



MASTERPIECE— NEW GIANT CURLED. 









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This strain comes nearer 

 duced under that name. I 

 in other Pansy flowers, but 

 the flowers appear double, 

 across, and the color variati' 



to "Double Pansies" than anything ever intro- 

 1 reality the number of petals is the same as that 

 hey are crimped and curled in such a fashion that 



Tlie flowers are of enormous size, often 3 inches 

 ns and combinations are odd and striking. Trade 



pkt., 35c.; i oz., 60c.; i oz., $1.00; oz., $4.00. 



CHICAGO PARKS BEDDING PANSIES. 



J Oz. 

 $0.25 

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 .25 



Trade pkt. 

 . . . $0.10 

 10 



Auricula Colors 



Black, with Gold Bronze 



Blood -Red 



Blue-Black 



Bronze 



Cardinal 



Coppery Scarlet, rich brown-red 



Coquette de Poissy, slate 



Dark Blue 



Diana, cream-color, new, distinct 



Dr. Faust, or King of the Biacks 



Emperor Frederick 



Emperor William 



Fairy Queei?, sky-blue, bordered white 



Fire King 



Golden Gem, pure yellow 



Gold-Margined 



Havana Brown 



Light Blue 



Lord Beaconsfield ... 



Mahogany Colors 



Peacock, extra fine . . 



Pelargoniflora, fine . 



Prince Bismarck 



Quadricolor (Pheasant's Eye) 



Red Ridinghood ... 



iSilveredge 



Snow Queen, pure wldte 



Striped and Mottled 



Variabilis various shades of salmon, terra cotta and Iniff 



Victoria, red 



Wallflower colors 



White, black eve lb., $7.00 



Yellow, black eve lb., $7.00 



Chicago Parks Bedding Pansies, Choice mixed, " pkt., 10c. 



oz., 75c.; 4 ozs., $2.50. 

 Pansy Seed. Good mixture of colors. Oz., 35c.; lb., $3.75, 



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