JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
101 
Zinnia 
ZINNIA 
One of the most popular and most extensively 
used of all our hardy annuals for beds, 
mixed borders and for cutting purposes. 
They require very little attention; will grow 
in any good garden soil. Seed sown early 
in heat will begin to bloom in June and con¬ 
tinue until frost, or seed may be sown 
where they are intended to bloom as soon 
as frost has gone. 
BRECK’S NEW GIANT (Grandiflora Plenis- 
sima).—The flowers of this variety measure 
from 6 to 6 inches across; are mostly very 
double, borne on long stiff stems. It is the 
finest strain of Zinnias we can procure. *4 oz. Pkt. 
3600. Crimson . 1.00 .25 
3604. Flesh Color .). 1.00 .25 
3606. Golden Yellow . 1.00 .25 
3608. Purple . 1.00 .25 
3610. Scarlet . 1.00 .25 
3612. Sulphur Yellow . 1.00 .25 
3616. Violet . 1.00 .25 
3618. White .. 1.00 .25 
3620. Breck s New Giant Mixed.75 .25 
BRECK’S TALL DEFIANCE.—2 feet. Oz. Pkt. 
3500. Choice Mixed . 1.00 .10 
3502. Carmine . 1.00 .10 
3504. Crimson . 1.00 .10 
3506. Flesh Pink . 1.00 .10 
3508. Golden Yellow . 1.00 .10 
3510. Light Yellow . 1.00 .10 
3512. Lilac . 1.00 .10 
3514. Purple . 1.00 .10 
3516. Rose . 1.00 .10 
3518. Scarlet. Light. 1.00 .10 
3520. Scarlet. Dark. 1.00 .10 
3522. Striped . 1.00 .10 
3524. White . 1.00 .10 
Collection of 6 varieties, 50c. 
BRECK’S DWARF DEFIANCE. — 1 % feet. % oz. Pkt. 
3540. Choice Mixed . 30 .10 
3542. Carmine .30 .10 
3544. Crimson .30 .10 
3546. Flesh Pink .30 .10 
3548. Golden Yellow .30 .10 
3550. Light Yellow .30 .10 
3552. Lilac .30 .10 
3554. Purple .30 .10 
3556. Rose .30 .10 
3558. Light Scarlet .30 .10 
3560. Dark Scarlet .30 .10 
3562. Striped .30 .10 
3564. White.30 .10 
Collection of 6 varieties, 50c. Oz. Pkt. 
3570. Liliput Mixed. % ft. 1.50 .15 
3572. Tom Thumb Mixed. % ft. 1.50 .15 
3574. Curled and Crested Mixed. 1 ft. 1.50 .15 
3527. Dwarf Red Riding Hood. A perfect 
compact plant, covered the entire season 
with small button-like double flowers of an 
intense scarlet . 2.00 .25 
BRECK’S COLLECTIONS OF FLOWER SEEDS 
Collection “A,” price 25c, contains one packet each of 
Mignonette; Alyssum, white; Sweet Peas, fine mixed; 
Phlox Drunmiondii, fine mixed; Portulaca, fine mixed; 
Chinese Pink, fine mixed. 
Collection “B,” price 50c, contains the varieties in Col¬ 
lection “A,” with the following additions: Nasturtium, 
Tom Thumb, fine mixed; Candytuft, finest mixed; Aster, 
fine mixed; Pansy, finest mixed; Eschscholtzia, fine 
mixed; Morning Glory, fine mixed. 
Collection “C,” price 75c, contains the varieties in Col¬ 
lections “A” and “B,” with the following additions: 
Coreopsis, fine mixed; Balsam, fine mixed; Zinnia, fine 
mixed; Mourning Bride, fine mixed; Petunia, finest 
mixed; Calendula, “Meteor,” yellow. 
Collection “D,” price $1.00, contains the varieties in 
Collections “A,” “B” and “C,” with the following addi¬ 
tions: Tall Nasturtium, fine mixed; Marigold, French, 
striped; Larkspur, dwarf Rocket; Poppy, double mixed; 
Convolvulus, dwarf mixed; Chrysanthemum, fine mixed; 
Antirrhinum, finest mixed. 
Collection “E.” This assortment produces a fine effect 
in the garden and all the sorts are suitable for bouquets. 
Price 50c. Abronia, Ageratum, Amaranthus Bicolor, Aquil- 
egia, Aster, Chrysanthemum-flowered, Calliopsis, Collinsia, 
Dianthus Chinensis, Godetia, Mignonette, Phlox Drum- 
mondii. Zinnia. 
Collection “F.” The following kinds are specially suit¬ 
able for growing in vases or banging baskets. Price 25c. 
Alyssum Maritimum, Convolvulus Mauritanicus, Dwarf 
Nasturtiums, Lobb’s Nasturtiums, Lobelia Gracilis, Mimu- 
lus Moscbatus. 
BRECK’S WILD GARDEN MIXTURE 
Any one who has cultivated flowers in neatly laid out 
beds or carefully planted ribbon borders is aware of the 
amount of labor and constant attention necessary to 
produce the desired effect. To those who cannot give this 
care, we offer “Wild Garden Seeds,” a mixture of over 
I one hundred varieties of hardy flower seeds. No one 
! who has not seen such a bed can form an idea of its 
possibilities, the different seasons of bloom insu ,,5 ng 
something new almost every day. Pkt., 15c; oz., 2„c; 
V* lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 
