JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
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NAME. 
DESCRIPTION. 
PORTULACA. Collection of six single-flowered varieties. 25 
Grandiflora, fl. pi., selected from large double flowers of the most beautiful and bril¬ 
liant colors, producing a large proportion of double flowers of unsurpassed beauty ; 
mixed colors .. 
Collection of six double-flowered varieties .35 
POTENTILLA. Handsome plants, exceedingly ornamental in mixed flower borders, lasting 
a long time in bloom. 
Double, choice varieties, mixed. 
Single, finest mixed. 
PRIMULA. (Hrimrose.) Well-known garden favorites of great beauty, succeeding best in 
a northern aspect; protect the plants during winter with an inverted sod. 
Auricula Alpina, various colors . 
Veris. (Polyanthus.) Early-blooming, dwarf-growing plants, valuable for beds or 
pot culture. —. . ,iAa 
Veris Elatior. (Cowslip) . . F 
Mixed, hardy sorts, all colors, beautiful 
Vulgaris, yellow, common English Primrose 
Japonica. (Japanese.) Mixed, all colors 
See also Seeds for Greenhouse. 
PRINCE’S LEATHER. See Amaranthus Cruentus. 
PRICKLY POPPY. See Argemone. mimut.us 
PYRETHRUM. (Feverfew.) Highly ornamental plants, producing a fine effect in mixed 
flower and shrubbery borders. 
Aureum. (Golden Feather.) Golden foliage, invaluable for bedding purposes 
— Selaginoides, a valuable variety for beds or borders ...... 
Golden Gem, double white flowers, foliage brightest yellow, fine for beds . 
Hybrid Single, hardy flowering sort, saved from an extra fine collection . 
Hybrid Double, hardy flowering sort, a choice strain, large proportion double flowers 
Partlienifolium GLmcum, elegantly cut foliage of whitish color . 
QUAKING GRASS. See Ornamental Grasses. 
RAGGED ROBIN. See Lychnis. 
RANUNCULUS. Brilliant, showy flowers. 
Asiaticus Superbissimus, various colors . 
RED HOT POKER PLANT. See Tritoma. 
RESEDA. (Mignonette.) A well-known fragrant favorite, which produces a pleasing con 
trast to the more showy occupants cf the garden. 
Breck’s Giant Machet. This is the sweetest, largest and best Mignonette in culti 
vation; flowers very large and of a striking red color 
Crimson Giant or Queen, red flowered. 
Golden Queen, distinct, with large spikes of golden yellow blossoms 
Miles’ Hybrid Spiral, profuse-blooming, very fragrant, splendid for pot culture 
Parson’s White, distinct, delightfully fragrant variety, highly recommended 
Giant White Spiral, white, fine spikes, fragrant. 
Odorata Grandiflora. (Sweet.) Very fragrant. 
Machet, well adapted for pot culture, dwarf, pyramidal growth, flowers red 
White Prize, extra large compact spike, deliciously fragrant 
Victoria, dark-red, very sweet. 
RHODANTHE. See Everlastings. 
RlCINUS. (Castor Oil Plant.) Magnificent and highly ornamental genus of stately growth, 
with picturesque foliage. 
Borboniensis Arboreus, violet 
Coerulescens, bluish-green, very fine 
Gibsoni, foliage deep red, very attractive 
Sanguineus. (Obermanii.) Splendid red fruit in clusters, very ornamental, producing 
a grand effect. 
Phillppinensis, gigantic foliage. 
Fine Mixed Varieties. 
Zanzibariensis, Mixed. The most ornamental ...... 
—Maculatus, coppery bronze, changing to dark green, red ribs . 
—Cinerascens, brownish purple, changing into dark green, with lighter ribs 
ROSE OF HEAVEN. See A^rostemma Cadi Rosea. 
ROSE CAMPION. See Agrostemma Coronaria. 
SABBATIA. Very ornamental plants, suitable for borders. 
Campestris, rose and yellow ............ 
SAINTPAULIA IONANTHA. See Seeds for Greenhouse. 
SALPIGLOSSIS. Useful plants for autumn decoration; curiously penciled and marbled 
funnel shaped flowers, effective in beds, borders, edgings, and ribbons. 
Choice Mixed, tall. 
Dwarf Varieties. 
SALVIA. (Flowering Sage.) Magnificent bedding plants, loaded with spikes of scarlet 
flowers. 
Argentea, silvery foliage, white flowers. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
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