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



VAUGHAN'S CANNAS 



OUR EXPERIENCE WITH CANNAS 



Our Canna fields at Western Spiiiig.s whon in bloom during 

 August and September make a grand showing and present a wonder- 

 ful blaze of color. They attract thousands of visitors, both pro- 

 fessionals and amateurs. Last year we grew over 10 acres of standard 

 sorts and novelties besides 1,000 seedlings. Canna culture is one 

 of our main specialties now as it has been for over 20 years. Our 

 Cannas have won important prizes wherever exhibited — Chicago, 

 Omaha, Buffalo, and St. Louis. 



We ought to know something about Cannas and realize that 

 many so-called novelties are being sent out every year whose only 

 claim for existence in many instances is a new name only. We had 

 to pay dearly for the knowledge that ignorant and unscrupulous 

 growers give almost any name to their stock of Cannas, as long as 

 the color is somewhere near correct. To them any red is a new 

 Chicago, any yellow a Florence Vaughan, etc. 



Our Cannas are true to name, and furthermore, the stock we 

 use for propagation has been specially selected on points of vigor, 

 true type, color, evenness of height and size of flowers. 



In our list of sorts will be found all the good old standard kinds, 

 and many of the best novelties, the inferior varieties being discarded 

 every year as the merits of the newer ones are proven. 



FIREBIRD 



This is by all means the very best red-Bowered, green-leaved 

 Canna today. 



The flowers are borne in immense trusses, on strong stalks well above 

 the leaves. They are of splendid form, round and shapely. The petals 

 measure 2 inches and over across. The color is a clear glistening scarlet 

 without any streaks, spots or blotches. 



We have seen and tested many varieties during the thirty years we 

 have devoted to their culture and have never .seen one that can approach 

 it. Florists who visited our greenhouses last summer will remember it 

 as seedling No. 111. 



Our stock is limited. Order early! 



3-Inch pot plants, ready May 1st each $2.50 



FIREBIRD 



The very best red-flowered green-leaved Canna. 



OUR COLLECTION OF CHOICE VARIETIES 



ADOLPH GRIMMINGER. 4 4 feet. Foliage broad dark green. 

 Flowers of enormous size, brilliant light carmine. A very effective color. 

 The flower heads are loose and of immense size. 3-inch ipot plants. 

 Each. 26c: doz.. $2.S0. 



CHARLES LUTZ. 4 ]i feet. A magnificent yellow. Foliage large, 

 vigorous and of a healthy green. Wo might describe this as a green-leaved, 

 yellow flowering King Humbert, because it has the same massive foliage 

 and immense flowers. 3-inch pot plants. Each. 36c; 3 lor $1.00. 



FEUERMEER. h feet. Deep green foliage. Very free and robust 

 grower, throwing up many strong flower spikes. Early. Blooms largo 

 and of a clear crimson scarlet without markings. Roots. Doz. 86c; 100. 

 $6.00. 3-inch pot plants. Each. 16c.; doz.. $1.26; per 100, $8.00. 



GARAM. 3 14 foot. Foliage green, of vigorous growth, trusses very 

 large. Flowers of magniflcent build, flery carmine, cinnabar red. 3-inch 

 pot plants. Each, 26c; doz., $2.60. 



HUNGARIA. SJifeet. Very compact, almost dwarf and of very 

 luxuriant growth. Leaves bluish green, never burns. Trusses of enor- 

 mous size borne well above the fohage. Flowers very large with very 

 broad petals. Color purest La France pink with satin sheen. The most 

 d(-licate pink in Cannas. Roots or 3-inch pot plants. Each, 26c; doz., 

 $2.60; per 100, $20.00. 



JOHN FARQUHAR. 4 feet. Foliage bright metallic brown. The 

 flowers, which are borne well above the leaves, form a beautiful contrast 

 over the handsome foliage. Roots or 3-inch pot plants. Each, 25c: 

 doz.. $2.60. 



JULIUS KOCH. 3 feet. Foliage dark green. Flowers composed of 

 four broad, well-rounded, largo petals and of the most brilliant blood-red. 

 On(! of the best reds In our collection. Roots or 3-lnch pot plants. Each, 

 20c; doz.. $2.00; 100. $16.00. 



For Vaughan's Flower Seeds for Florists, see pages 28 to 43 of 

 this catalog. t)ur list contains all the best novelties as well as all 

 the standard son s. and the finality of our seeds is the very best. 

 Hi-A- jjago 28 for Nijecial cash di.scount on flower seeds. 



LONG BRANCH. 5 feet. Tough, leathery, green foliage. Tk 

 flowers resemble a giant flowering Queen Charlotte in the Orchld-floweri 

 class, being bright crimson with a wide, irregular border of yellow, whiBI 

 stands the sun equally as well as King Humbert. Roots. Doz.. 81 

 100, $6.00. 3-inch pot plants. Each. 16c; doz.. $1.26; 100. $8.00. Dl 



MONTREAL. 4 feet. A new French Canna which is almost j. 

 exact counterpart of King Humbert, having the same rich red vigorC, 

 leaves of mammoth dimensions, the same large flower head and giganf 

 blooms, but the color is distinct, being a ri<'h vermilion scarlet. Roj. 

 or 3-inch i)ot plants . Each. 20c; doz.. $2.00; per 100. $16.00. 



NEW CHICAGO. 4 }4 feet. A most brilliant and striking sea 

 without any bluish east. Strong, vigorous grower. Roots or 3-inch ; 

 plants. Each. 16c; doz.. $1.60; per 100. $10.00. 



PRINCE WIED. 3 foet. Foliage dark green. Flowers of extra i\ 

 borne in massive clusters and of a flery velvety blood-red. One of 

 best dwarf red Cannas. Roots or 3-inch pot plants. Each 16c: d«], 

 $1.60; 100. $10.00. 



PFITZER'S METEOR. 4 feet. A clear orange scarlet: strong robMl 

 grower and e.xtra free flowering. 3-inch pot plants. Each. 20c; d< 

 $2.00; per 100, $16.00. % 



STUTTGARTIA. 4 foet. Broad leaves, dark green, of maje 

 growth. Flowers glowing orange-scarlet with canary-yellow band 

 peculiarly marked and mottled. The mammoth flowers are borne ^ 

 strong stems and are carried erect above the foliage. Roots or 3-1 j 

 pot plants. Each. 26c; doz.. $2.60; per 100. $20.00. 



WM. SAUNDERS. 3 H feet. Rich bronze foliage. Flowers a d !i 

 rich, shining scarlet. Roots or 3-incU pot plants. Each 16c; doz.. $1 

 per 100. $10.00. 



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Special Oiler 883, C. 

 Humbert for $2.60. 



One of each of the above 14 Cannas and | ) 



HELPFUL BOOKS FOR THE FLORIST 

 Bulbs and Tuberous Rooted Plants. Allen. Cloth., 



Greenhouse Mananement. Taft. lllus , cloth 



Handbook of Plants. Henderson. Latest edition. . . 



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