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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
_ (Corporation). 
PRIMROSE. Blue Hardy Hybrid. The most prominent 
feature of this Primrose, and that which clearly dis¬ 
tinguishes it from all others in cultivation, is its remarka- 
able color, which is developed into many shades of blue, 
from pale lavender to deep violet. The 
flowers are freely produced on single 
stalks, not in bunches, rising well above 
the foliage, and are superior in size, 
shape and duration to the best of the 
older sorts. They have received six 
awards of merit from the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society of England, and a spe¬ 
cial award in April, 1895. We recom¬ 
mend this as a sterling novelty to all 
who love spring flowers. Pkt., 50 cts. 
POPPY, Yellow Rose. A beautiful new 
variety of the dwarf double carnation- 
flowered poppy. The color is pale yellow 
and rose ; a very pleasing combination. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
PETUNIA. Purple King. A valuable ac¬ 
quisition to 'the large-flowered class of 
petunias. When opening its flowers the 
color is of a velvety purplish violet, 
Hardy Hybrid 
Blue Primrose. 
which changes in a few days to blood red, and later into fiery red. 
A distinct lilac, dark-veined throat adds to its beauty. Pkt., 25 cts. 
PANSIES. Breck’s Boston Prize. This strain stands easily at the 
head of the list for size, form, substance, color, and every feature 
that goes to make the perfect Pansy. Since the original stock 
came into our possession a few years ago we have been con¬ 
tinually improving it, and now we feel sure that Boston 
Prize Pans/ is superior to all in quantity and quality of 
color^etc. Sold in sealed packages only. Pkt., 25 cts. For 
complete list of Pansies see page 85. 
STOCK. German Ten-Week. White Pearl. This new 
stock is described as being quite a distinct kind. The 
plants grow about 6 inches high, and are of compact habit, 
the leaves lying close to the stem. The petals are short, 
and densely close together in the double flowers, quite 
different, and much superior to any other kind, and of the 
purest white. The value of this new stock is much en¬ 
hanced by its protracted blooming period, which unlike 
other Ten Week Stocks, lasts till the autumn. Pkt., 
25 cts. 
STOCK. Large-Flowered Pyramidal Ten Week. Bril¬ 
liant Rose. Very effective new variety of this 
popular class of Ten-Week Stocks. It produces long 
flower spikes with large, well-formed double flowers of an 
extremely brilliant rose color. 75 to 80 per cent of the 
plants will prove to be double-flowered. Pkt., 25 cts. 
SCABIOSA. Pompadour. A new variety that grows to a height of 
3 feet and produces very large flowers of a globular form. The 
large rounded petals are of a dark 
purple at the base, merging into a 
pure white from the centre to the edge. Pkt., 25 cts. 
STOBAEA MEMBRANIFOLIA. Exceedingly handsome plant 
from South Africa. The leaves are 2 feet long by 6 inches in 
breadth; on the surface dark green, underneath silvery white. 
Flower scape branched, flowers large, sulphur-yellow. Pkt., 20 cts. 
STREPTOCARPUS. Veitch’s Improved Hybrids. These are 
dwarf in habit, profuse bloomers, and have an abundance of 
leaves. This strain is composed of the best and brightest colors, 
most elegant markings and largest forms only. Pkt., 25 cts. 
SAINTPAULIA IONANTHA. The leaves of this interesting nov¬ 
elty, which are dark-green, of fleshy consistence and downy surface, 
spread themselves laterally just over the soil, and form, as it were, 
a rosette, in the centre of which spring up quite a bouquet of flow¬ 
ers, violet-like both in color and shape, but 1 % inches in diameter, 
and gracefully borne on stalks 2 to 3 inches high. These begin to 
appear while the plant is quite young and continue their display 
through the entire season. The seed is extremely fine and it re¬ 
quires similar treatment to Streptocarpus. Pkt., 25 cts. 
New Pyramidal Rose Stock. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
