26 JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
Calochortus 
(California Butterfly Tulip or Mariposa Lily) 
This genus contains some of our gayest and most 
beautiful half-hardy bulbs. The flowers resemble a tulip 
somewhat in shape, and are of brilliant colors, including 
white, lilac, crimson, yellow and blue, many being 
veined, spotted or edged with deep yellow. They suc¬ 
ceed well when grown in pots. Those on our list are 
all perfectly hardy so far as extreme cold is concerned, 
but they will not withstand alternate thawing and 
freezing so well. If to be grown outdoors, they 
should be planted in the fall, and it is better to 
plant late so that leaf growth is delayed until spring. 
A light, rich soil and perfect drainage is best. Cover 
with leaves after ground is frozen. When the bulbs 
have ripened it is best to take them up and replant in 
the fall. 
Each 
Doz. 
100 
Albus. Pearly white with rich blotch. 
$0.10 
$0.S5 
$6.00 
Benthami. Yellow with black spots.... 
.10 
.85 
6.00 
Lilaciuus. Pale lilac. 
.10 
.85 
6.00 
Venustus Yictus. White, gold blotch.. 
.15 
1.25 
9.00 
Venustiis Purpurescens. Purplish lilac 
and white . 
.10 
.85 
6.00 
Venustus Roseus. White inside, car¬ 
mine outside . 
.15 
1.25 
9.00 
Mixed. All sorts. 
.10 
.85 
6.00 
Camassia 
(The Quamash of the Indians) 
An excellent border plant, especially effective when 
grown in clumps. The flowers are produced in long, 
graceful, loose racemes; color blue or purple. 15c doz., 
$1.00 per 100. 
Cyclamen 
See Special Offers on Third Page of Cover 
(Persicum Giganteum) 
It is generally more satisfactory to grow Cyclamen 
from seeds rather than bulbs. Seed may be sown in 
late fall or early winter and the plants should begin to 
bloom freely about fifteen months later. Before any 
growth appears the seed must produce a bulb; conse¬ 
quently germination takes a long time, sometimes eight 
or ten weeks. When two leaves are well developed, set 
the plants around the edges of five-inch pots until each 
is large enough to occupy a three-inch pot. The roots 
develop slowly at first, so care must be taken not to 
allow too much pot room. By September the plants will 
be ready to transfer to five or six-inch pots, in which 
they are to flower. 
Cyclamen Bulbs. 15c each, $1.50 doz., $10.00 per 100. 
Breck’s Giant Crimson Seed. Per pkt. $0.50 
Breck’s Giant Pink “ .50 
Breck’s Giant White “ .50 
Breck’s Imperial Mixed ** .50 
Brock's Imperial Selection Cyclamen 
Chionodoxa Lueillie 
Chionodoxa 
(Glory of the Snow) 
The most attractive and desirable of the dwarf, blue, 
hardy spring flowers. It somewhat resembles the Scilla 
Siberica, but is larger, taller, and more showy. It will 
thrive in any kind of soil, and almost any location. The 
bulbs continue to bloom year after year without de¬ 
terioration. Chionodoxa is suitable for pot culture and 
forces well. 
Lucilise. Sky blue with white centres; 
Doz. 
100 
1000 
ten to fifteen flowers borne on a stem 
Sardensis. Deep blue with small white 
$0.20 
$1.50 
$12.00 
centre . 
.20 
1.50 
12.00 
Gigantea. Similar to C. Lucilise, but 
with much larger, slightly lighter- 
colored flowers . 
.30 
2.00 
15.00 
