VI 
JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation). 
COSMOS. Sulphurea. New yellow Cosmos, perfectly distinct in character and color. Its height is 
from two to three feet, and the plant is of branching habit, being furnished from the bottom up with 
finely-cut, glossy-green foliage. The flowers are clear yellow in color, each being about the size of a half 
dollar piece. Pkt., 25 cents. 
DIANTHUS LACINIATUS SALMON QUEEN. ( Annual Pink). This is a beautiful acquisition. The 
flowers are a shade entirely n ;w to the class, being the most brilliant salmon color imaginable, changing 
into a salmony rose when fading; they are nicely fringed and of fine form. The plants grow about one 
foot high. Pkt., 25 cents. 
DATURA CORNUCOPIA. The plant is of a very robust habit. The stem is thick, dark brown-purple, 
shining as if varnished. The branches are very numerous, spreading symmetrically three or four feet 
in every direction. The leaves are large, of a dark green color. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, meas¬ 
uring eight to ten inches in length, and five to seven inches across the mouth, and form three distinct 
flowers, growing each within the other, the throat and mouth of corolla a most delicate French 1 white, 
beautifully contrasted and marbled with royal purple on the outside. 
Pkt , 10 cents. 
DAHLIAS. The Dahlia is a great favorite with all amateurs on account of 
its easy cultivation and brilliancy and profusion of flowers. Because of 
its vigorous growth it has, hitherto, not been considered as adapted for 
bedding purposes. This trouble is now overcome by the new strain of 
Dwarf Bedders. These striking novelties are only about twelve inches 
in height, and they only 
need to be seen to be ap¬ 
preciated. Pkt., 15 cents. 
DAHLIA. Breck’s Premier 
Single, finest mixed. Pkt., 
10 cents. 
The seeds arrived and in fine order . 
Imagine my surprise on jin ding those 
"extras;” they were just what I wanted. 
A. D. G., 
Rochester, X. II. 
Dahlia, Dwarf Bedder. 
Eschscholtzia Marltima. 
HOLLYHOCKS. Silver Medal Strain 
DAHLIA. Double Large Floweiing. choice strain, saved from 
the best show and fancy varieties; mixed colors. Pkt., 10 
cents. 
DAHLIA. Double Dwarf Bedder, small flowering variety of dwarf 
habit, splendid for bedding; very free flowering. Pkt., 10 
. cents. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA MARITIMA.. This Californian Poppy dis¬ 
tinguishes itself essentially from the well-known E. California 
by its whitish-gray foliage and the lighter-colored flowers. Pkt., 
10 cents. 
ESCHSCHOLTZI A. GIANT CALIFORNIAN. The flowers 
are enormous, measuring four to five inches across. Pkt., 10 
cents; ounce, 40 cents. 
GLOXINIA. HETHERSET HYBRID. The flowers measure 
three to four inches in diameter, aridv’.re erect with large open 
throats, displaying their gorgeous colors to the greatest per¬ 
fection. The colors are of every conceivable shade of white, 
pink, clear rose, lilac, scarlet, crimson, maroon, purple, to the 
richest purplish black, nearly all profusely spotted in the throat, 
and some having the limb heavily marked with color without 
spots. We recommend this as the best strain on the market. 
Pkt., 50 cents. 
This stiain of Hollyhocks is the admiration and wonder of all 
who have seen it. No other collection at all approaches this in length of spikes, profusion and texture 
of flowers and foliage. They should be planted out not less than 3 feet apart. About the first of Decem¬ 
ber, the plants should be protected by laying on the crown of the plants a branch or two sufficient to keep 
the barnyard litter or leaves from pressing too heavily, 
and causing the crown of the plant to 
decay; six or eight inches of leaves or 
litter is sufficient, care being used not 
to put too much on the crown, putting 
most around the plant. During May 
and June, they may receive abundance 
of water, as the stalks and foliage ab¬ 
sorb a great deal of moisture. 
We offer twelve distinct colors — 
Pure white, blush white, carmine, black 
maroon, apple blossom, crimson, rose , 
yellow, with dark ground, canary yel¬ 
low, lemon yellow, violet, purple, va¬ 
riegated. 
Either of the colors, per packet, 15 
cts.; per ounce, $2.50. All colors 
mixed, per packet, 15 cts.; per ounce, 
$2.25. Collections of 12 colors, apart, 
$1.50. 
PLANTS. Separate colors, 30 cts. 
each; $3.00 per dozen; $20.00 per 100; 
in mixtuie, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen; 
$iS.oo per 100. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
