VAUGHAN’S SEED STORE, CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, BOOK FOR FLORISTS 
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Fre esias — c alifornia Grown 
PURITY—True Strain. White. Yi to Y in.: per 100, $1.00; per 
1,000, $6.50. Y to Y inch, per 100, $1.50; per 1,000, $11.00. 
Elder’s Giant White. Much demand for the flowers on all markets 
because of the size and strong stems. Y to Y in.: per 100, $2.00; 
per 1,000; $15.00. Y to % in.: per 100, $2.75; per 1,000, $22.50. 
WHITE CHIEF 
A new Giant White. Stems average 18 to 30 inches long; 
single flowers 2Y inches long. Can be had in bloom first week 
in January. Forty-five to forty-eight degrees night tempera¬ 
ture would bring out the good qualities to perfection. At the 
prices at which we offer this variety a grower should try five 
hundred or more. Y to Y in.: per 100, $1.50; per 1,000, $12.00. 
Y to % in.: per 100, $2.00; per 1,000, $17.00. 
Golden Daffodil. The yellow you must have with your planting of 
the White varieties. Color, clear, light yellow and orange blotch. 
Large flowers on strong stiff stem. Yi to Y in.: per 100, $1.00; 
per 1,000, $7.50. Y to % in.: per 100, $1.50; 1,000, $12.00. 
Apotheose (New). Very large robust flowers, opening deep mauve- 
lilac, turning to bright carmine-pink; white throat. Yi to Y in.: 
per 100, $2.00; per 1,000, $15.00. Y to % in.: per 100, $2.50; 
per 1,000, $20.00. 
Pink Beauty. A giant rose-pink with broad petals, flat open 
flower. Y to Y in.: Per 100, $1.75; per 1,000, $15.00. Y to 
% in.: Per 100, $2.25; per 1,000, $20.00. 
Mrs. Marc Peters. A very attractive deep rosy salmon with lower 
petals blotched orange with yellow. Yi to Y in.: Per 100, $1.60, 
per 1,000, $14.00. Y to % in.: Per 100, $2.00; per 1,000, $18.00. 
Ruth Chatterton (Patented). The color is distinctly new to 
Freesia, the upper portion of the petals, both inside and outside, 
are Tyrian rose shading down the petals to Tyrian pink. These 
colors being shot with delicate streaks of cadmium yellow in 
varying degrees becoming solid yellow down into the perianth. 
Yi to Y in.: Per 100, $3.25; per 1,000, $30.00. Y to % in.: 
Per 100, $4.00; per 1,000, $35.00. 
Sunset. A flame orange, reminding you of the glorious sunsets of 
California. Yi to Y in.: Per 100, $1.60; per 1,000, $14.00. 
Y to % in.: Per 100, $2.00; per 1,000, $18.00. 
FRITILLARIA p er 100 1,000 
Meleagris, Mixed.$2.25 $20.00 
Ixia 
These easily grown, quick selling bulbs are rapidly becoming 
popular as cut flowers. Planted from September to early December 
in pots or bench, they produce beautiful, long stem flowers during 
late February and early March. Main requisites for successful grow¬ 
ing are careful watering at beginning of growth, and a cool tempera¬ 
ture (Carnation temperature, or cooler). 100 1,000 
Named Varieties... $2.50 $20.00 
Mixed. 1.75 15.00 
Leucocoryne Ixiodes Odorata 
(Glory of the Sun) 
I leads of large, fragrant flowers, blue with white center, carried 
gracefully on a wiry stem about eighteen inches tall. Culture 
same as freesias. This novelty has received mtfch favorable com¬ 
ment, winning several European awards. Per doz. $1.75; per 
100 . $ 12 . 00 . 
MUSCARI (Grape Hyacinth) 
Make good pot plants. Force easily for January blooms. 
Blue. Pretty little spikes of dark blue flowers; an old garden favor¬ 
ite, used largely for small beds, edging, etc. Per 100, $1.50; per 
1 , 000 , $ 12 . 00 . 
Pure White. Per 100, $2.50; 1,000, $20.00. 
Heavenly Blue. Sky-blue. Per 100, $1.65; 1,000, $14.00. 
Plumosum. Violet (feathered). Per 100, $5.00; 1,000, $45.00. 
RANUNCULUS 
Bulbs are claw-like in shape and should be planted with claws 
downward two inches deep and ten inches apart. Soak bulbs same 
as Anemones. French Mixed, 1 year old per 100, $2.00; per 1000, 
$16.00; 2 year old, per 100, $3.00; 1,000, $27.00. 
Victoria Hybrids. Best strain produced on Pacific Coast, just the 
colors florists want. 1 yr. old, number one bulbs, per 100, $3.00; 
1.000, $25.00; 2 year old, per 100, $4.00; per 1000, $35,00. 
Dutch ! 
ris 
$40.00 
7-8ctms. 8-9ctms 
Per 1,000 Per 1,000 
Adrian Backer. A beautiful, large flowering novelty 
of uniform lilac purple.$30.00 
A. Bloemaard. Standards dark purplish blue, falls 
lighter blue, very large flower, early. 25.00 
D. Haring. Early flowering. Standards greyish 
white, falls pure white, very large flower. 20.00 
E. B. Gamier. One of the very earliest. Standards 
and falls uniform deep blue, the improved Imperator 20.00 
Golden Glory. Standards golden yellow, falls darker, 
the dark Yellow Queen. 20.00 
Hart Nibbrig. Brilliant, clear blue, the finest flower 
of the whole selection. Late. 20.00 
J. W. De Wilde. Uniform dark yellow, a novelty.. 
Leonardo Da Vinci. Standards creamy white, falls 
canary yellow with orange stripe, very large flower 
and early. 22.50 
Poggenbeeck. Uniform dark blue. An extra good 
variety. 20.00 
Theresa Schwartze. Standards pale corn-flower 
blue, falls purest white, with very narrow orange 
stripe, excellent cut flower. 22.50 
White Excelsior. Uniform pure white, falls very 
broad, very good form and substance, very early 
forcer. 20.00 
Yellow Queen. Standards pale yellow, falls golden 
yellow. Thin wiry stems, excellent for forcing or 
outside, the best medium priced yellow. 30.00 
We can supply also bulbs of the 6-7 ctms size for outdoor planting. 
Write for special prices. 
25.00 
33.00 
20.00 
27.00 
■20.00 
27.00 
20.00 
27.00 
20.00 
27.00 
26.00 
35.00 
22.50 
30.00 
20.00 
30.00 
22.50 
30.00 
20.00 
28.00 
30.00 
Filifolia Imperator. This beautiful iris is a very consist¬ 
ent performer, producing tall strong spikes of deep blue that 
always sell well. The best iris for greenhouse planting where a 
cheap and easily grown iris is wanted. The large bulbs we offer 
are the best obtainable, and do not require much urging to 
produce excellent cut flowers. 7-8 Ctms., 1,000, $20.00; 8-9 
Ctms., $27.00 per 1,000. 
Tingitana Wedgewood. A seedling of the old favorite 
Tingitana that is just as early, but a much more reliable 
bloomer. Can be brought into flower in January, as it is the 
earliest of Iris. A great cut flower, that has commanded 
enormous prices during the past few years. Light blue in color. 
9-10Ctms.,per 1,000,$50.00; lOCtmsandupper 1,000,$60.00. 
ORNITHOGALUM AUREUM 
Ornithogalum Aureum is a rich apricot orange color, and is per¬ 
haps the finest of all Ornithogalums. The flower stems are usually 
much over a foot in height, with most of the upper half covered 
with flowers shaped somewhat on the order of a Paper White Nar¬ 
cissi, only a deep orange color. Its ease of culture, and the long 
lasting qualities of the flowers make it an ideal cut flower. A pot 
of this plant was exhibited at San Francisco, where it received the 
gold medal as the rarest plant in the show. A flower that possesses 
such long lasting qualities and ease of production is bound to become 
very popular. Doz., $2.50; 100, $18.00. 
Thrysoides, pure white. Doz., 60c; 100, $4.00; 1,000, $35.00. 
SCILLA NUTANS ALBA 
Grown cool, it is a sure bloomer, producing a stem of twelve to 
eighteen inches, with a flower truss of purest white about four inches 
long. Best results are obtained by planting in deep flats, plunging 
in cold frame, then bringing them into a cool house. Per 100, $1.80; 
Per 1,000, $16.00. 
SNOWDROPS 
Single. 
Double. 
Giant Byzantinus. 
SCILLA (Campanulata) 
Per 100 Per 1,000 
Blue.$2.00 $18.00 
Rose. 2.50 20.00 
White. 2.50 20.00 
SCILLA (Sibrica) 
Blue. Large bulbs.$2.75 $22.00 
Per 100 Per 1,000 
_$2.00 $18.00 
.... 3.25 27.50 
.... 4.00 35.00 
SPIRAEAS 
For Easter and Mothers’ Day 
Blooming. 
Freeze roots before potting. 
Grow 90 days for Easter. 
Grow 75 days for Mothers" Day. 
Temperature 55 degrees. 
Pink and white varieties of best 
named. Per doz., $4.00; 100, $30.00. 
