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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
NAME. 
Hard. 
and 
H’g’t 
Feet. 
Color 
of 
Dur. 
Flower. 
Cyclamen giganteum 
—Breck’s Imperial. 
tP 
I 
mix’d 
—Breck’s Blood Red. 
tt 
<< 
d.crim. 
—Brilliant. 
<< 
tt 
r. Sc p. 
— Crimson King. 
<( 
tt 
crim. 
—Duke of Fife. 
(< 
tt 
d. rose 
—Mont Blanc. 
tt 
p. white 
—Princess May. 
<< 
a 
pink 
—Prince of Wales. 
tt 
tt 
red 
—Rosy Morn. 
.< 
tt 
rose 
—Salmon Queen. 
a 
tt 
s. pink 
—Sunray, pink and claret. 
tt 
it 
p. & c. 
Giant Fringed . 
Cl 
n 
mix’d 
Cyperus altemifolius. 
it 
2 
or’ge 
Dracaena Australis. 
it 
8 
indivisa, per 1,000 seeds.1.00 
it 
<{ 
Veitchii. 
Cl 
3 
Ferns, collection, 12 fine sorts.1.2- 
Freesia ref racta alba. 
Cl 
2 
white 
Fuchsia hybrida, single. 
It 
var. 
mix’d 
— double. 
ll 
tt 
it 
Geranium, see Pelargonium 
Gesnera, veined hybrids. 
It 
y 
tt 
Gloxinia hybrida grandiflora 
—Aigburth crimson. 
It 
1 
crim. 
—Avalanche. 
It 
a 
white 
—coelestina. 
tt 
ll 
1 ). Sc w. 
—Cyclops. 
tt 
t. 
c. Sc w 
— Brilliant. 
tt 
tt 
crim. 
—Defiance. 
tt 
tt 
scar. 
—Goliath. 
it 
tt 
pur. 
mix’d 
—Hetherset Hybrid. 
tt 
tt 
—Princess Maud... 
It 
tt 
C. Si w. 
—French Spotted and Striped. 
It 
tt 
spot. 
mix’d 
—Giant Hybrids. 
It 
it 
Gr evil lea robust a. 
tt 
4 
or’ge 
Heliotropium (Heliotrope) 
Chieftain (dark). 
it 
it 
d. pur. 
Snowball. 
it 
it 
white 
Giant Hybrids, mixed. 
tt 
2 
mix’d 
flume a elegans. - 
hhP 
4 
red 
Kennedy a, finest mixed. 
gp 
tt 
mix’d 
Lantana hybrida. 
tP 
2 
a 
Tapageria rosea. 
1 C 
1 5 
rose 
Musa ensete (Banana). 
tt 
IO 
Myrsiphyllum (Smilax) 
asparagoides. 
ft 
<( 
white 
Nertera depressa (('oral Berry). 
tt 
2 in. 
<. 
Pelargonium (Geranium) 
apple-scented. 
It 
pink 
double scarlet. 
t< 
2 
scar. 
ivy-leaved. . . 
tt 
mix’d 
tt 
<( 
show pelargoniums. 
it 
tt 
tt 
Periwinkle, see Vinca 
Phormium tenax foliis variegatis (New 
Zealand Flax). 
hhP 
12 
or’ge 
Primrose, see Primula 
Primula sinensis (Chinese Primrose) 
Breck’s Superb. 
tP 
% 
mix’d 
gigantea magnum bonum. 
i 4 
a 
d. red 
—Ruby Queen. 
tt 
tt 
ruby 
— rose . 
(. 
tt 
rose 
—White Queen (green stem). 
<( 
n 
white 
—salmon.». 
it 
t% 
sal. 
alba magnifica. .. 
tt 
11 
white 
alba oculata lutea (white, yellow eye).. . . 
It 
tt 
w. Sc y 
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Price 
per 
z. Pkt. 
DESCRIPTION. 
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Easily grown, free flowering, bulbous 
plants for pot culture. Breck’s Im¬ 
perial is unsurpassed for si/e, form 
profusion and variety of delicate 
colored flowers. It has eclipsed all 
others on the exhibition tables at the 
> Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s 
exhibitions. 
The several varieties offered here are 
grown for us by the leading cyclamen 
growers of Europe, and are at least 
equal in quality to any obtainable. 
( Greenhouse or window plant; will thrive 
| best in a moist soil. 
{ Ornamental plants for greenhouse, also 
useful for vases. Indivisa has narrow 
green leaves. The midrib of Veitchii 
is a deep red color. 
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Sweet-scented bulbous plants. 
/ Well known plants of easy culture. 
) They require a firm, rich soil and 
) shady location. 
c Velvety foliage, spotted flowers. Allied 
l to gloxinia. 
The seed here offered embraces the 
cream of several European Prize 
Collections . It is the very choicest 
obtainable, and includes colors , 
shades and markings that are 
y beyond description . 
Cyclops is carmine with white edge 
spotted red. Goliath , purple-violet 
spotted, throat carmine, white edge 
Spotted violet. ITetherset Hybrid is 
one of the most beautiful offered. 
Graceful foliage plant. 
Well-known bedding and pot plants that 
are highly prized for their delightful 
* fragrance. They are of the easiest 
culture and prefer a light, rich soil. 
Handsome, sweet-scented pot plants. 
( Greenhouse plant with showy flowers; 
( do best in sandy loam. 
Suitable for pots and beds. 
Beautiful greenhouse climber. 
Splendid foliage plant. 
| A beautiful climber; flowers have a 
) sweet orange fragrance. 
Dwarf plant bearing coral berries. 
General favorites; indispensable for in¬ 
door and outdoor decoration. The 
> seed we offer is saved from first-class 
varieties. 
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Useful plant for lawn or conservatory. 
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Primulas are fine for winter and spring 
blooming; are free-flowering, and 
especially valuable for cut flowers or 
for house and window culture; a cool 
place suits them best. 
To secure good results in growing these 
favorites the planter must l>e sure to 
obtain the very best strains only . Our 
cover. 
