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



VAUOHAN'S CANNAS 



Our Caiiiia fields at Western Spriiisrs when in bloom in August ami September make 

 a ,<;rand shcnvinji. They attract thousands of visitors, both professional and amateurs. 

 We grow all of the stanilard kinds, many of the novelties, and discard the inferior ones 

 every year as the impro\ ed merits of the newer ones are proven. We have won highest 

 awards at four great expositions, Chicago, Omaha, Buffalo and St. Louis. The Grand 

 Prize, one of the seven, only awarded to American exhibitors in horticulture, was 

 awarde<l to us at St. Louis. 



. rw U ^ Theres is no other Best Canna toda}-. None can compare 



King n Umoert .^jth it. This remarkable "Gold Medal" Canna has been 



The Best of all Can nas the sensation of the past five 5-ears. Of all the wonderful 



flowering and foliage plants introduced, this one takes the lead for size, color and habit. 

 It is a cross between the Orchid flowering and the French or Crozy type, combining tlu 

 best features of both, the large flowers of one with the free-blooming character of the 

 other; the handsome leather}^ foliage with a .strong noble habit, i'/i feet in height. 



Its giant flowers, orange scarlet in color, the very broad, rubber-like, bronze leaves, 

 altogether make up a plant so distinctly in advance of any other Canna that the deniaml 

 for and use of it must be universal. 



Bacli Uuz 1.10 



Size A. L":.-inoh pots $0.15 



Size B. 3 -iiiOi pots 20 



Size r. 4 -inch i)..ts 30 



Size D. 5 -inch pots 40 



Dormant Roots 



$1.25 

 1.50 

 3.50 



Kl^a HUMBERT 



SIXTEEN NOVELTY CANNAS 



STRONG PLAN'TS 

 READY APRIL ISth 



Price fur 

 I. Pot P!a 



Bach 



Charles Lutz. 4 it. A magnificent new suit, loliage 

 large, vigorous and of a healthy green. Flowers 

 very large, yellow. Might describe this as a 

 green-leaved, yellow flowering Kin.g Humbert, be- 

 cause it has the same massive foliage and im- 

 mense flowers as that "best of all Cannas" $1.00 



Director Freudemann. 4 ft Foliage brown ied 

 Flowers scarlet with orange reflex. Flowers arc 

 composed of four large, broad petals, very ef- 

 fective for novelty 50 



Feuermeer. 5 ft. Deep green foliage. Very free 

 and robust grower, throwing up many strong 

 flower spikes. Early. Blooms large and of a 

 clear crimson scarlet without markings 25 



General Merkel. 4 ft. Foliage light green. Flowers 

 brilliant red. spotted dark yellow in the center and 

 surrounded by a yellow margin. Very free bloom- 

 ing. This variety might be called an Orchid- 

 flowered Souv. de .\ntoine Crozy 1.00 



Improved Mont Blanr. A great improvement on the 

 old Mont Blanc, flowers nuicli larger, cai ricd erect 

 and well above the foliage .25 



Inspector Ncs.sler. SV™ ft. Foliage light hrnwn red. 

 Flowers large, light Xasturtium r. d with darker 

 reflex and a narrow edge of canary yellow. Of 

 dwarf growth and extremely free bloomer 1.00 



Julius Koch. 3 ft. Foliage dark green. Flowers 

 composed of four broad, well rounded, large petal.-; 

 and of the most brilliant blood red. One of tin- 

 best reds in our collection .00 



MIe. Charlotte Mongeot. 3*4 ft. Very large, well-shaped 

 flowers of beautiful cherry carmine. A free grower 

 and one ot the best introductions :{0 



Montreal. 4 ft. A new French Canna which is al- 

 most an exact counterpart of tlKit tri and. st of all 

 Cannas. King Humbert. havinK tl-. i i. li reil 



vigorous leaves of mammoth il im . n i: - iIm -anie 

 large flower head and gigantic lil.Muns ljul the 



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$10.00 



cob 



distinc 



.Multiflora. 4 



merit. Dee] 

 robust growt 

 and four pei 

 very bright ■ 

 border 



■ ■.lling of special 

 . Ver>- free and 



■ r. carrying three 

 one time. Color 



row golden yellow 



Xew Chicago. 4i4 ft. This new variety of French 

 origin is a great improvement in every respect on 

 the old Philadelphia. The plants are of vigorous, 

 healthy growth, stool out well; foliage rich green: 

 spikes tall carrying its flowers well above the 

 foliage and in a fine large head. Color the most 

 brilliant and striking scarlet without any bluish 

 cast 



Pfitzer's Meteor. 4 ft. Green foliage. Strong, robust 

 grower. Large, heavy flower stalks, the individ- 

 ual flower being over 3 inches in diamet«r and of 

 great substance. Color a clear orange seai let 



Prince Weid. 31,2 ft. Foliage dark t^reeir Fl.nvis 



fiery velvety blood red. One nf tlie b.st led c-^n: 



nas of dwarf growth, attaining n lieio],, 



three feet 



$3,110 $2(1.00 



Schwabenland. 



large flowers 



ft Dark 

 beautiful 



bronze fol 

 rich crinis 



Stuttgartia. 5 ft. Broad leaves, darlc green 

 jestic growth. Flowers glowing orangt 

 with canary-yellow band and peculiarly 

 and mottled. The mammoth flowers are 1 



ind 



abo 



age and having four bpoad petals of uniform 

 size. This \ arieiy has the size of orchid-flowering 

 Cannas as well as the richness of the Crozy Types 



William Saimders. 3H ft. Foliage rich bronze. The 

 flowers are splendid form, borne very freely in im- 

 mense clusters. Color, deep rich shining scarlet, 

 lightly dappled 



One Each of the 16 Novelty Cannas and King Humbert for $8.00. 



The immense growth < f our Canna Business during the last few 

 j'ears has been so great that we have put up a winter storage house 

 with a capacity of 150,000 Clumps, thiis enabling us to keep the 

 roots in best condition, and we hope during 1910 to send out better 

 plants than ever before. Cannas should be planted in good, rich 

 garden soil, mixed wath half of old, rotten stable manure. Water 

 sparinglj- for first two weeks after planting. When growing freely, 

 water liberally. Set the plants 18 inches apart each way, and if 

 more than one kind is to be used, be careful to plant the taller 

 growng kinds in the center and the dwarf ones along the edge, 

 This applies to planting in beds. 



We Recommend the following as most desirabl 

 colors: 



DAVID HARUM. Bronze leaved, 4 ft. 

 EGANDALE. Bronze leaved. 3'- to 4 ft. 

 FLORENCE VAUQHAN. Green leaved, 

 4^2 ft. 



PAPA NAROV. Green leaved. 5 ft. 

 KING HUMBERT. Bronze leaved, 5 ft. 



FOR ROUND 



Diameter. 7 feet 



Diameter, in feet 



Diameter. I.'? feet 



PENNISETUM LONGISTYHJM makes ; 



or beds of .solid 



.MAD. CROZY. Green4eaved. 3'.' ft. 

 MILWAUKEE. Green leaved, 4 ft. 

 souv. A. CROZY. Green leaved, 3»- ft. 

 BEAUTE POITEVINE. Green leaved. 



BLACK BEAUTY. 

 CANNA BEDS 



: leaved. 



Plants required, 19 



Plants required, 37 



Plants required. 61 



splendid border around a Canna bed. 



