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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
THE FLOWERING PLUMS AND ALMONDS 
PRUNUS MARITIMA (Beach Plum). S. April. Grows 
wild on Cape Cod in sand. Splendid for seashore plant¬ 
ing. Fine oval foliage. Very pretty white flowers fol¬ 
lowed by bright crimson fruit. 
P. TRILOBA (Double-flowering Plum). M. May. A Chi¬ 
nese shruh, whose spring beauty is difficult to equal. 
The large, double pink flowers resemble roses and arc 
crowded along the slender branches, covering them 
completely. 75c and $1 each. 
P. SINENSIS ALBA PLENA (Dwarf White Almond). S. 
May. The very double rose-like white flowers fill the 
branches until they bend beneath the weight of bloom. 
75c and $1 each. 
P. VAR. ROSEA PLENA (Double Pink Almond). Similar 
to preceding, the flowers being rose-colored. 75c and 
$1 each. 
RHAMNUS—BUCKTHORN 
RHAMNUS CAROLINIANUS or Frangula (Carolina Buck¬ 
thorn). L. June. A thornless shrub or small tree, 
with greenish flowers, and black berries in fall. 
R. CATHARTICUS (Common Buckthorn). M. July. Ex¬ 
cellent for hedges. Black fruit in fall. 
RHODOTYPHUS—WHITE KERRIA 
RHODOTYPHUS KERRIOIDES. M. All summer. An in¬ 
teresting beautiful shrub from Japan. The syringa-like 
flowers bloom through the season from May. Shiny 
black seeds in fall. 
Double Lilac “I'res. Grevy” 
SYMPHORICARPOS—SNOWBERRY 
SYMI’IIORICARI’OS RACEMOSUS (Snowberry). S. July. 
Bushy form, pink flowers in summer, white waxy 
berries in autumn. 
S. VULGARIS (Indian Currant.) S. Low-growing, spread¬ 
ing, graceful habit; foliage attractive; noteworthy from 
the beauty of its clusters of red berries. 
THE SPIRAEAS 
SPIRAEA ARGUTA. M. Japan. Closely allied to the 
well-known early-flowering S. Thunbergii, which it re¬ 
sembles. It is, however, of more elegant habit than 
the latter, having larger flowers borne on comparatively 
upright stems. 
S. CALLOSA ALBA (Fortune’s Dwarf White Spiraea). D. 
All summer. Pure white; one of the best dwarf shrubs. 
S. BUMALDA (Bumald’s Spiraea). S. Grows as a low, 
round bush, producing numerous flat heads of rosy hue 
from midsummer until fall. 
S. VAR. ANTHONY WATERER. An improved form of the 
preceding, very low growing, bearing flat heads of 
brilliant crimson blossoms all through the late part of 
the summer. 
S. OPULIFOLIA (Nine Bark). L. June. A strong-grow¬ 
ing shrub with white flowers along the stems. 
S. VAR. AUREA (Golden Spiraea). M. One of the best of 
our yellow-leaved shrubs. Golden yellow all summer. 
S. PRUNIFOLIA FLORE PLENO (Bridal Wreath). M. 
May. Strong-growing, irregular form; small, roundish, 
shining leaves, of beautiful autumn color; flowers dou¬ 
ble white, abundant in May. 
S. THUNBERGII (Thunberg’s Spiraea). S. April and 
May. Low-growing, rounded form; drooping, yellowish 
green, feathery foliage. Small, abundant, white flowers 
in May. 
S. VAN HOUTTEI (Van Houtte’s Spiraea). M. June. The 
finest and best-known of all the Spiraeas. It forms a 
graceful bush with arching branches, which in June are 
set from end to end with the beautiful white blossoms. 
THE LILACS 
SYRINGA JOSIKAEA (Chionanthus-leaved Lilac). L. May. 
Valued for its handsome, large, wrinkled leaves and 
for its late-blooming quality. Flowers are bluish-pur¬ 
ple. 
S. PERSICA (Persian Lilac). L. May and June. Habit 
more open and branches more slender and drooping 
than other Lilacs. Flowers light purple. 
S. VULGARIS (Common Lilac). L. May. Purple, fra¬ 
grant flowers, large clusters. 
S. VAR. ALBA (Common White Lilac). 
SINGLE NAMED LILACS 
$1 each; $10 per doz. 
SYRINGA ALBA GRANDIFLORA. Very large trusses of 
pure whiter flowers. 
S. CHARLES X. Magnificent clusters of dark red flowers, 
produced in the grandest profusion. 
S. FRAU BERTHA DAMMANN. This produces the largest 
cluster of white Lilacs, of the species commonly in cul¬ 
tivation. 
