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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) . 
White stained and spotted rose. Each, 20 cts.; 
Large pure white flowers. Each, 25 cts.; per 
Lilium Auratum. 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS. Perfectly hardy. Grows to a height of three feet and bears an abundance of 
pure white, bell-shaped flowers. Each, 10 cts.; per doz., 75 cts. 
IRIS KAEMPFERI. When these are in bloom nothing in the garden is grander. The name “ Poor Man’s 
Orchids” has been suggested for them on account of their ease of culture and great beauty. Think of a 
plant sending up to a height of three feet a dozen flower spikes, each spike 
bearing from two to lour enormous blossoms eight to ten inches across, and of 
the most delicate and beautiful colors, markings, and combinations. The 
Kaempferi is this and much moe, for with all its beauty it is perfectly hardy. 
Choice named varieties, $3.00 per doz. Double and single mixed, $2.50. 
IRIS. GERMANICA. The German Iris bloom earlier than the Kaempferi, they 
embrace many charming combinations of colors, and are very fragrant. 
Choice named varieties, $1.50 per doz. Fine mixture, $1.00 per doz. 
IPOM/EA NOCTIFLORA. Night-Blooming Moon-Flower. This beautiful 
climber has made a great sensation in floral circles since its introduction. Its 
pure white flowers open at dusk, or earlier on cloudy days, at which time they 
are deliciously fragrant. Each, 20 cts. ; per doz., $2.00. 
LILIES. Those who desire flowering plants that will, after planting, practically 
take care of themselves, find in this beautiful family almost everything desired. 
The Japanese sorts are in large demand, and may be styled the cream of the list. 
Lilium Auratum. Golden Banded Lily of Japan. Immense white flowers, 
each petal marked with a wide gold band and spotted with maroon. Each, 
25 cts. ; per doz., $2.50. 
Lilium Lancifolium Rubrum. White with rich crimson spots. Each, 20 cts.; 
per doz., $2.00. 
Lilium Lancifolium Roseum. 
per doz., $2.00. 
Lilium Lancifolium Album, 
doz., $2.50. 
Lilium Wallachianum Supberbum. Perhaps the rarest, yet easiest grown and 
most beautiful lily in existence. “ The variety Superbum of the Indian Lily is 
much superior to the type both in vigor of constitution and in the size and 
beauty of its flowers.” — Garden and Forest , August 27th, 1890. This is beyond 
question the most beautiful of all the Trumpet Lilies, the flowers being of purest white, the tube being 
about ten inches long and shaded a most lovely primrose yellow at the base. As exhibited for the first 
time in this country by Mr. II. H. Hunnewell and Mr. W. C. Strong, the following description is given 
by the Flower Committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in its Report for 1891: “It is a 
magnificent Lily with an immense funnel-shaped flower with solid texture and beautiful in color, which is 
white shaded with chocolate on the outer side and delicately tinged with yellow on the inside. It was 
awarded a first-class certificate.” Flowering bulbs, each, 75 cts.; per doz., $8.00. 
MILLA BIFLORA. Beautiful white waxy flowers with pale lerr^n anthers. Deliciously fragrant. Plant 
outdoors in May and take up bulbs in fall like Gladioli. Each, 10 cts.; per doz., 75 cts.; per hundred, $5 00. 
MADEIRA VINE. A beautiful rapid-growing climber, bearing in profusion very fragiant white flowers. 
Each, «; cts.; per doz., 50 cts. 
MONTBRETIA. Crocosmiaeflora. Very large flowers of fine shape. Base of flowers is bright orange, 
sprinkled with purple spots, arranged like Tigridia. Each, 10 cts.; per doz., 75 cts. 
NYMPH^A. The following are easily grown, valuable, and 
interesting aquatics. The sorts marked “T” are tender 
and the tubs or tanks in which they are grown out doors 
during the summer should be removed to a warm green¬ 
house in the fall, where they may be continued in bloom 
most of the winter. Those marked “ HH ” are hardy south 
of Philadelphia; when planted north of there, they should 
have protection during the winter. The varieties marked 
“ II ’’are hardy, and may be grown in ponds, streams, or 
tubs 
Nymphaea Odorata “ H.” The well-known, white-flowered 
Water Lily. Each 25 cents; per dozen, $2.50. 
Nymphaea Odorata Rosea “ H.” The Cape Cod pink water 
lily. Each $1.00; per dozen, $10.00. 
Nymphaea Zanzibarensis “ T.” The finest of all the blue or 
purple sorts. The flowers often measure ten to twelve 
inches across. Each, $5.00. 
Nymphaea Zanzibarensis Azurea “ T.” Like the above, but 
with lighter-colored leaves and flowers. Each, $2.00. 
Nymphaea Zanzibarensis Rosea “ T.” The large pink flow¬ 
ers contrast prettily with the pale green of the leaves. Each, $2.00. 
Nymphaea Devoniensis “ T.” Flowers bright rosy crimson, eight inches or more in diameter; leaves a foot 
or more across, of a dark-green or coppery red, with dark red blotches. Each, $2.50. 
Nelumbium Speciosum “ HH.” The sacred Lotus of India. The leaves which grow at the time of bloom- 
in^ attain a height of about six feet. Another set, which is mostly made previously, floats on the surface 
of°the water. The flowers are white, deepening to a rosy-pink towards the tips of the petals. Each, $2.50. 
Nelumbium Luteum “HH” This American Lotus is in general appearance and habit similar to AL 
Speciosum , except that the flower is yellow; fragrant. Each, $1.00. 
Nymphaea Lotus “ T.” Supposed to be the Lotus of the ancient Egyptians. The flowers are white, cup¬ 
shaped, with yellow stamens. Each, $2.00. 
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