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Joseph Breck & Sons’ 
LINUM GRANDIFLORUM RUBRUM. ADONIS. 
NAME. 
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Color 
of 
Flower. 
Price 
Per Oz. 
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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 
Phlox Drummondi. 
hA 
i 
finest mix’d 
1.00 
5 
Phlox.—Excellent for bedding in masses or 
II 
“ alba . 
ii 
t 
white. 
‘•25 
5 
for borders, flowering in great profusion. 
ii 
“ alba oculata . 
it 
i 
wht. & pur. 
1.2* 
5 
Alba oculata. — White, with purple eye. 
it 
“ atropurpurea . 
if 
i 
purple. 
1.25 
5 
— Atropurpurea.—Black warrior, deep 
II 
“ cocctnea . 
if 
I 
scarlet. 
*•25 
5 
blood purple. Coccinea.—Brilliant scar- 
If 
“ Isabellina. 
ii 
1 
yellow. 
* 25 
5 
let —Leopoldi. — Bright rose, white eve. 
II 
“ Leopoldi. 
<1 
i 
red. 
« 25 
5 
Radowitzki. — Rose striped. Queen 
c. 
“ Radowitzki. 
41 
i 
rose striped 
*•25 
5 
Victoria.—Blue, white eye. 
(1 
“ Queen Victoria... 
if 
I 
b. X: w. 
1.25 
5 
II 
“ perennial sorts . 
hP 
3 
io varieties 
1.50 
5 
Poppy.-See Papaver. 
Poor Man’s Weather Glass . 
, # 
• • • • 
•. 
9 . 
Poor Man’s Weather Glass. — See 
Anagallis. 
Portulaca finest single . 
hA 
A 
mixed. 
1. 00 
5 
Portulaca. — Beautiful showy annuals, 
it 
alba striata ... 
ii 
A 
striped. 
• • 
10 
blooming all summer long, delighting in a 
Cl 
aurea striata . 
ii 
A 
ii 
• • 
JO 
sunny situation. Most desirable for ex- 
if 
“ vera . 
(i 
golden. 
• • 
10 
posed lawn borders and masses. Excellent 
it 
caryophylloides . 
u 
A 
maroon. 
• • 
10 
tor rockeries — the double varieties are un- 
ii 
rosea . 
tt 
A 
rose. 
• • 
JO 
surpassed for brilliancy of color. It is 
it 
splendens . 
ii 
A 
purple. 
• • 
IO 
noticable that a bed of Portulacas will 
ii 
Thellusoni ... 
4 4 
A 
crimson. 
• • 
IO 
seed itself for a number of years in sue- 
ii 
Thorburni . 
it 
A 
orange. 
• • 
IO 
cession, being naturally adapted to our 
ic 
grandifloradble.extraqual. 
ii 
A 
mixed. 
• • 
*5 
climate. 
ii 
double good . 
it 
A 
• • 
10 
Potentilla single . 
hP 
A 
ii 
• • 
10 
Potentilla.—Handsome herbaceous plants; 
ii 
it 
25 
highly recommended for their neatness 
of' J fofiage and long duration of bloom. 
Primula sinensis . 
hhP 
X 
it 
• • 
25 
Primula.—Should De sown in under glass 
Cl 
“ fimbriata . 
Cl 
X 
it 
• • 
50 
in February and March, although many 
ii 
ii i< 
if 
X 
red. 
• • 
50 
follow the English custom of sowing in 
it 
it ii 
ii 
X 
white. 
• • 
5 ° 
July and August, but which proves to be 
it 
sinensis fim. alba, magnifies 
• . 
• • * • 
• • 
less successful in this country. Our seed 
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Carter’s Perfection . 
hhP 
X 
deep car. 
50 
is raised by one of the most renowned 
II 
“ Village Maid. 
if 
X 
car. striped 
5 ° 
growers in England, and has always given 
If 
“ Versuvius . 
tt 
X 
scarlet. 
• • 
50 
the best satisfaction. 
If 
“ Exquisita . 
it 
X 
deep crim. 
• • 
5 <> 
P. sin. fim. alba mag.—See Novelties. 
Pyrethrum parthenifolium aurea . 
hP 
I 
foliage yel. 
2.50 
10 
Pyrethrum. — Golden Feather, or Fever- 
<< 
Golden Feather . 
.. 
.. 
... • 
• • 
few. P. fol. lac. — Splendid acquisition 
ii 
parth. aurea fol. laciniatis 
hP 
I 
foliage yel. 
20 
with elegant laciniated foliage. 
Reseda odorata . 
hA 
X 
buff. 
25 
5 
Reseda. — Mignonette Sweet. R. amelio- 
Cl 
“ ameliorata . 
. 
rata is a large flowered variety and of py- 
<< 
“ “ Golden Queen.. 
• • 
• 5 ° 
ramidal growth, esteemed very highly. 
ii 
“ Miles’New Spiral.. • 
hA 
buff. 
2.00 
25 
Miles’ New Spiral; very profuse flowering, 
if 
gigantea pyramidalis . 
2 
1. 00 
10 
bearing flowers in spiral spikes from 8 to 15 
ii 
Parson’s New White . 
4 < 
t'A 
white. 
1. 00 
10 
inches in length and delightfully odorous. 
if 
ii 
iA 
R. odorata. — Golden Queen. See Nov- 
Rhodanthe maculata . 
hhA 
i 
crimson. 
2.50 
10 
elties. 
1 4 
“ alba . 
44 
i 
white. 
7.00 
10 
Ricinus borboniensis arboreus . 
ft 
»5 
orn. fol. 
• 5 ° 
10 
Ricinus. — Castor Oil Bean. A robust, 
it 
giganteus glaucus . 
it 
lO 
it 
.50 
10 
stately growing, ornamental foliage plant, 
ii 
Gibsoni . 
8 
.40 
10 
whose immense leaves render it an object 
U 
sanguineus (Obermanni) . 
n 
IO 
ii 
.40 
10 
of universal admiration. Excellent for 
• i 
species from the Philippines . 
io 
.40 
10 
centre plants in large beds where a sub- 
ii 
dwarf rose . 
* 4 
• 4 °l *0 
1 tropical effect is desired. 
