IV 
JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(COKI'OR ATION.) 
CYCLAMEN. Bush Hill Pioneer. Flowers white, of con¬ 
siderable substance, with a strikingly distinct crest or 
feather of the same color upon the face of each petal. 
This, the first variety of its kind, is undoubtedly destined 
to be the forerunner of an entirely new strain of Cycla¬ 
men, the feather adding enormously to the substance and 
lasting properties of the flower, besides opening up the 
possibility of endless variety by the introduction of a 
colored feather on the white ground or a white feather 
on the colored ground. Pkt., 50 cts. 
—Large Flowered, Double. An entirely new variety from 
Persia. The flowers are of beantiful form, and the rich¬ 
ness of their colors 
yield to none cf the 
older single sorts. 
They are without 
doubt of first merit and 
will increase the love¬ 
liness of the entire 
family by contrast. 
Pkt., 50 cts. 
CUPHEA. MiniataCom- 
pacta. A pretty novel¬ 
ty of dwarf and com¬ 
pact habit, eight inches 
in height and about one foot across, blooming profusely during the summer, 
and late into autumn. The range of color includes crimson, carmine, purple, 
and scarlet. Equally useful for the flower garden and for pots. Pkt., 15 cts. 
CONVOLVULUS. Japanese Morning Glories. Those who had the oppor¬ 
tunity of trying these last year were loud in their praise. The descriptive 
terms mostly used regarding them being, “Entrancing,” “Gigantic,” 
“ Magnificent,” “ Incomparable.” The colors range from rose to maroon, 
from sky blue to purple, from white to cream and gray. They are striped, 
starred, spotted and edged. Pkt , 10 cts. 
— Heavenly Blue. A beautiful, climbing Morning Glory. The flowers are large,four 
and of a rare blue shade with a yellow throat. Pkt., 5 cts. 
— New Double White The flowers remain open nearly all day. They are white, with delicate purple marks 
in the centre. Very double and finely fringed. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Cyclamen. Bush-Hill Pioneer, 
Japanese Morning Glories. 
to five inches across, 
Cosmos 
COSMOS. This is now a fashionable flower, and with good reason, for the strains offered vie with the rose in 
variety and brightness of colors, besides its cost is low and cultivation easy. The only difficulty in growing it 
in New England has been its late blooming habit. These plants seem to be very much at home in California 
where they bloom in from five to six weeks from time of planting. To induce early blooming grow the plants 
in small pots or shallow boxes, allowing them to become pot bound before they ore planted outside. Sow the seed 
in March, as soon as possible, transplant into two-inch pots, and again into four-inch pots which should be well 
filled with roots before the plants are set out in the garden. Do not either over feed or over water as semi¬ 
starvation will produce more satisfactory and earlier bloom than the usual kindness. On the next page we 
list all the best varieties produced to date, including the New Early Blooming sort. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
