VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. BOOK FOR FLORISTS. 



PEONIES 



We have over 30,000 peonies pnnvinir in our nursery wliiili have 1h>-m trued-up with 

 he greatest care and our list comprises most of the best sorts uitlier for cut llowers 

 r landseaoe work. 



Divided Roots are of our division from trued-up plants and have from 3 to 5 eyes. 

 Oae Year from Division roots were divided last year (in a number of cases we fur- 

 iish roots that are two years from division.) and were planted out and have there- 

 "le a much better root system than Divided Roots and will bring better blooms 



Septemberis by all means the best time to plant peonies, thev 

 >luom and will produce better flowers than if planted later. 



much surer to 



Divided 



h, large stiff stem il.ri 



red with metallic reflex l.fi 

 I- ball-shape; midseason .'i.T 

 jrspersed with white and 

 and keeper 



grower 



4.00 



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Achillea. I-i?ht llesh shading to bli 

 Adolphe Rousseau. Very large, darl 

 Alba Sulphurea. Large, cream-wh 

 Alexander Dumas. Brilliant pink in 

 salmon; very early, a fine shioo 

 Berlioz. Very large, bright red, g'ood keeper * dwarf 



good landscape sort; late , „„ 



Caraea Elegaas. Flesh pink; desirable . . ' ". ' 

 Couroaae d'or. (Crown of OoUi). immense llower; very double 

 ball-shaped bloom; snow-white with gold reflei, good 



bloomer, stiff stem; late 4 00 



De Caadolle. Deep red, very desirable late " 70 



Delachel. One of the best of the dark reds; late 2.00 



Dellcatlsslma. (True). Very large and double fine form, good 



stem, fragrant flesh pink; early 2.85 



Duchess de Nemours. (Calotl. Fine cup-shaped flower, sul- 

 phur-white with greenish reflex 2.50 



Edulls Superba. soft pink, large, fragrant, earlv. Splendid 



cuttlower \ariety ". 1.65 



Edward A ad ree. Deep crimson, large, very strik- 

 ing; strong grower; mid-season ! 2.00 15.00 2.5 



Eugene Verdler. shell pink, intermingled with yel- 

 low and salmon; stiff stem, free; midseason... 4.50 



Faust. Delicate rosy lilac, center flesh, shaded 



chamois; midseason; desirable 



Felix Crousse. Bright, brilliant red. good stem, 

 hall-shaped. Late midseason. This is in our 



opinion the best all-around red Peony 3.50 



Pestiva. True. Ivory white with a few carmine 

 spots on center petals; very fragrant. An ex- 

 cellent keeper and shipptr. Resembles Festiva 

 Maxima but is dwarter and later and a better 

 producer. Fine cutflower and landscape sort.. 2.40 

 Festiva Alba, Resembles Queen Victoria ; a free and 

 early white. Many European grow-ers substitute 



this for Festiva. which it does not resemble 2.00 



Festiva Maxima. This is undoubtedly the most pop- 

 ular of all the white cutflower sorts. Our stock 



is true and in splendid condition 1.65 



Floral Treasure. True. Flowers of enormous size, 



color a suoerb pink: very desirable 



General Cavlgnac Clear flesh pink; very large, 



good stem, extra fine 3.50 



Golden Harvest. Blush guard, collar clear yellow. 



center white with carmine tips 



Joan of Arc We prefer this to the Golden Harvest 

 for cutflowers, the color is quite similar, but the 



flowers are larger and the stems longer 2.80 



Jules Calot. Bright carmine rose, edged white; 



large; good stem 2.00 



La Tullpe. Delicate rose, fading to creamy white, 

 center petals tipped with carmine, outside of 



guard petals striped with carmine 2.sn 



LadyLeonore Bramwell. Fine silvery rose, large 



guard petals; free. Good cutflower sort; early.. 2.00 

 Lee's Rubra Grandlflora. Color similar to that of 

 an .Vnierican Beauty Rose, of enormous size, 



extremelv double very long stiff stem: late 4.00 



Louis voa Houtte. Brilliant red. medium size 



free. Good cutflower and landscape variety.... 1.50 

 Mad. Barlllet Deschamps. Delicate rose pink bor- 

 dered with white, center deeper rose, silvery 



reflex. An extra fine sort. Late midseason 



Mad. Bollet. Clear rose with white reflex. Very 



large and very double. Late midseason 3.20 



Mad. Breoa. Guard petals brilliant rosy flesh, cen- 

 ter creamy white fading to pure white; very 



large, on long, stiff stems; early 



Mad. Bucquet. Deepest velvety amaranth. fine 



One Tear 

 Roots. from Div. 

 Doz. 100 Doz. 100 



1.50 $10.00 J ... . S 



15.00 



30.00 4.50 35.00 



22.00 3.50 



2.00 l."i.no 



4.00 30.00 



3.50 



30.00 



10.00 



25.00 



for 



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Mad. Calot. Pinkish white, tinted with flesh, a 



very good cutflower sort. Midseason 4.50 



Mad. Crousse. Just about like Pestiva Maxima 

 except that it is about a week later and a bet- 

 ter grower. If we were restricted to but one 



White Peony this would be our choice 4.00 



Mad. de Galhan. Very soft, glossy, flesh pink, 

 shaded salmon, enormous, very double, imbri- 



4.50 35.00 



cated liloom. Late midseason 



4.00 





4.75 





Mad. de Vatry. Guard petals flesh, center sulphur 

 Mad. de Vernevllle. Pure white, very double, very 



2.65 



20.00 



3.30 





free, early and one of the most fragrant 



Mad. Furtado. A fine rose pink with large rose 



Mad. Gelssler. Glistening silvery pink, base of 



2.00 



15.00 



3.30 



25.00 





20.00 



3.20 



25.00 



petals salmon rose. I^ate midseason 



Mad. Muyssart. Glossy silvery pink; large. Late 

 Magalflca. white, tinted flesh and creamv white 

 Marie Lemolne. ivory white, of enormous size, ex- 







3.50 



27.00 



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tremely double and extra heavy stem. The 

 latest flowering white 



Mathllde de Roseneck. Soft flesh pink, shading 

 deeper toward the center, petals bordered with 

 silver. Large size, very double and tall. Late 



Mathllde Mechln. Very pretty anemone ball-shaped 

 bloom of perfect build, flesh pink mixed with 

 small salmon petals: extra fine 



Melssonler, Brilliant crimson, very large, tall; late 



FBSTrVA MAXIMA. THE BEST WHITE PEOm 



Divided One Tear 

 Roots. from Div. 



rdered silvery 

 shape ; late. . 

 ne; very large 

 ;e and of ex- 



Model of Perfection. Flesh pink; bo; 

 rose, of enormous size and perfect 



Modeste Guerln. Bright, lively carmi 

 ball-shaped bloom, splendid foliaj 

 cellent habit; an extra fine variety 5.1 



M. Barral. Soft clear pink, fine rose-shape flower; 

 strong grower; one of the best late pink sorts.. .. 



M. Boucharlet. Bright lilaceous pink with silvery 

 border; medium sized flower of good form 



M. Chas. Leveque. Beautiful soft rose color shad- 

 ing to light salmon pink in the center 0.1 



M. Dupont. Of enormous size, cup-shaped, ivory 

 white with carmine edge on center petals; 

 stems very tall and strong; free, late 5.i 



M. Jules Elle. Silvery pink, of immense size, glob- 

 ular, very double, imbricated. The most perfect 

 pink Peony. Fine lawn and cutflower sort 6.1 



Nigricans. Rich, dark blood-red. almost black 



Nivea Plenlssima. White, shaded yellow, early.. 2.1 



Officinalis, Single Red. Brilliant scarlet, single 



Officinalis, Double Red. The old-fashioned red." . 



Officinalis, Rosea Superba PI. Rose-pink, early 



Perfection. Salmon pink, fragrant, large flower. .. 



Pulcherrima. Fine li^ht pink, early, good cut- 



Queea Victoria. Opens flesh white, closed petals 

 tipped with red, fine broad guard petals. Splen- 

 did cutflower. good keeper and shipper : 



Richardson's Rubra Superba. Brilliant, deep crim- 

 son, fragrant; the latest Peony to bloom : 



Room von Boskoop. Soft pink shading to white, 

 fine globular form, good cutflower; free '. 



Rubra Triumphans. Brilliant crimson showing 

 golden stamens, one of the earliest of the red; 

 good landscape sort 



Souv. de Gaspard Calot. Satiny pink, overlaid with 

 soft silvery lilac: vt-rv large bloom 



Tenulfolla PI. PI. Double red, fern-like foliage, 

 . dwarf, very early 



Triumphe de I' Expos, de Lille. Soft shell pink w ith 

 white reflex, very pleasing color: flower medium 

 size. Good for all purposes. Late midseason.. 



Double White, Double Pink, Double Red. I n-named 

 varieties, each 



Mixed, all colors, contains many choice sorts which 

 were rogued out of our field 1 



PAEONIAS IN CASE LOTS 



For several years we have imported these specially packed cases. Th^ 

 lock is young, one year from division and each with 3 to 5 eyes. These 

 ases contain 67 double white, 66 double pink, 6 7 double red. each sort 

 amed. 200 roots in all. 



Price, 200-case for $18.00; 2 cases for $33.00. We cannot divide cases. 



GERMAN IRIS (Iris Germanica) 



Doz. 



Clio. s. 



purple. 

 Darius. 



ich glowing 



lavender passing to white; 



i white; very handsome 



mon yellow; F. purple bleaching on edges and 



tin to pale yellow; large; 30 inches 75 



Hector. S. soft clouded yellow; F. velvety crimson; showy .75 

 Mad. Chereau. The prettiest and tallest of all. S. and F. 



white: daintily edged with porcelain blue; 40 inches .60 



Maori King. S. golden yellow; F. rich velvety crimsoa edged 



yellow, most effective; 14 inches 85 



Mars. S. light yellow; F. pale yellow with violet blotches .35 

 Mrs. H. Darwin. S. clear waxv white; F. white with violet 1.25 



Pharaon. Lilac 60 



Queen Emma. Pure white 1.25 



Oueen of May. S. lilac iiink; F. lilac blended with white .60 

 Mixed German Iris «o 



