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



30 



33 Years 



Experience in Supplying the 

 Needs of Market Gardeners 

 and Florists. 



BOSVALLEVS GIANT ASPARAGUS 

 {For Results) 



Thirty-five years ago our Mr. J, C. Vaughan com 

 Florists in and about Chicago; first located on the 

 then at 45 La Salle Street, later occupying the entire 

 time owing to the growth of the market garden 

 on the well-known West Randolph Street market at 

 became necessary to remove the entire wholesale 

 Washington Street. 



In 189") our warehouse and market garden bu 

 dolph and Halsted Streets, and our new store at the 

 seed stoi-e for retail wants was located at S4-86 

 During the past few years we have increased 

 ways. Our nursery and greenhouse department and 

 enlarged by more buildings and added purchases of 

 trade and limited room, moved into new and more 



The rule of our house in our dealings with our 

 as they are known to us concerning the seeds which 

 has yet found a label of a western grower in seeds 

 dependable record of dealings with market gardeners 

 Seed Store that class of trade. 



ASPARAGUS, BONVALLErS 

 GIANT 



This best American variety of Asparagus now 

 on the market. It is more vigorous than the im- 

 ported French; is acclimated to our soil and 

 climate. The shoots are as large as any variety 

 we have ever seen. They are purplish in color, or 

 when planted deep make the finest of all white 

 Asparagus. Seed grown by originator. 



Price, oz 15c. % lb 35c. lb $1.25. 3-year-old 

 plants, per 100 ?1.75, per 1,000 $12.00. 



EARLY GIANT ARGENTEUIL 

 ASPARAGUS 



Our seed is from one of the largest plantations 

 near Paris. A'ery large and desirable for either 

 green or white grass. Price, oz 10c, 14 lb 25c, 

 lb $1.00. 



menced the sale of seeds for Market Gardeners and 

 5th floor of the Ashland Block. 123 Randolph Street 

 building at 42 I.a Salle Street in 1881. About this 

 trade he opened a branch store for their convenience 

 No. 159. With the growth of this business it soon 

 business to the large double building at 146-148 W. 



siness was located at the southwest corner of Ran- 

 above location is shown on these pages. Our main 

 Randolph Street about the same time, 

 our facilities in our different departments in many 

 trial grounds at Western Springs liave been greatly 

 land. Our New York Store, on account of growing 

 commodious quarters with an added storage building, 

 market gardener friends has been to tell exact facts 

 n^e are selling to them, and we believe no gardener 

 which we have sold him as eastern grown. It is this 

 and florists that has gained and held for Vaughan's 



I Artichoke Green Globe. Pkt 10c, oz 30c. 



^— Globe Artichoke Plants. £ach 35c, 



doz $3.50, by express only. 



JEKUSAIEM ARTICHOKES (Tubers). Peck 35c, 

 bu $1.15, bbl $3.25. If shipped from New York, 

 add 50c per bbl and 20c per. bu. 



ASDaraSfUS Roots Conover's Colossal ; 1-year- 



L - old roots, per 1,000 $3.75, 



2-.vear-old roots, per 1,000 $5.00, 5,000 at $4.00 per 

 1,000. 



BARK'S MAMMOTH. 1 -year-old roots, per 1,000 



$5.00; 2-year-old roots, per 1.000 $5.50. 

 COLUMBIAN M.A1MMOTH. White 1-year-old roots, 



per 1,000 $5.00; 2-year-old roots, per 1,000 $6.00. 

 BONVALLETS GIANT. 1-year-old roots, per 1,000 



$10.00; 2-year-old roots, per 1,000 $12.00. 

 PALMETTO. 1-year-oId roots, per 1,000 $4.00; 

 2-year-old rootSj per 1,000 $5.00. 



ASOaraeUS Seed The seed should be sown in 

 r ° good rich mellow soil in 



March or April, just as soon as the ground can be 

 worked, in drills one foot apart, then covered with 

 earth from I2 to ?i inch deep. 



STANDARD KINDS 



BUSH BEANS 



GREEN POD VARIETIES 



LONGFELLOW 



An ideal round green pod variety 

 7 to 8 inches long; pale green in 

 No green pod beans sell better on tl 

 Price, qt 35c, peck $1.25, bushel $5 



the Market Garder 

 and of good flavor 

 irket. This variety 



Oz. 



Conover's Colossal $0.10 



Barr's Mammoth 10 



Palmetto -10 



Columbian Mammoth, wlutc 10 



Early Giant Argenteuil 10 



The pods are 

 1 fair quality, 

 heavy yielder. 



.$0.15 

 .15 

 .15 



BLACK VALENTINE 



A variety which in the last few years has suddenly become v( 

 on account of its hardiness, rust resistance and prolificuess. Pods 1 

 but of poor quality. Price, qt 30c, peck $1.50, bushel $6.00. 



STRING LESS GREEN POD 



An early extremely stringless round green pod bean. Desirable 

 Gardeners with a trade which demand.s quality. Vines are a ti- 

 Price, qt 25c, peck $1.40, bushel $5.50. 



MAMMOTH STRINGLESS GREEN POD 



ater than Stringless Green Pod, otlurw 



STANDARD SORTS 



Long Yellow Six Weeks. . . 



White Marrow 



White Kidney 



idney 



Horticultural 



Englisli or Broad Windsor 

 Improved Navy 



Qt. 



Pk. 



Bu. 



$0.25 



$1.25 



$5.00 



.35 



1.1.5 



4.50 



.35 



1.15 



4.50 



.35 



1.10 



4.25 



. . .25 



1.10 



4.25 



.30 



1.00 



4.00 



.30 



1.00 



4.00 



.30 



1.00 



4.00 





1.40 



5.50 





1.45 





.20 



.85 





.40 









1.35 



5.66 



BUSH LIMAS 



BLACK VALBNTINB BEAN 



Henderson's Bush Lima $0.30 



Burpee's Bush Lima 



Dreer's Bush Lima 



New Wonder Bush Lima. 



LONGFELLOW GREEN POD 



