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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
PRIMULA (Continued) 
Queen of the Whites. Very large Oz, 
blooms .. 
2514. Rose Carmine. Very fine rich color_ 
2515. Ruby Queen. Finest deep red. 
2516. Sutton's Duchess. Pure white. 
STELLATA (Star Primula). 
2517. Hybrida “Suttonl.” Pure white. 
2518. Hybrida Choice Mixed . 
OBCONICA.—A most useful and decorative 
section. To obtain good plants for winter 
and early spring flowering the seed should 
be sown in warmth in April or May, and 
wintered in a cool greenhouse or frame. 
Gigantea is a larger flowering type than 
Grandiflora but not so free. 
2530. Gigantea Album. Pure white. 
2532. Gigantea Pink . 
2528. Gigantea Kermesina. Rich crimson.... 
2525. Gigantea Oculata. Lilac-pink, brown 
eye . 
2534. Gigantea Rosea. Pure rose color. 
2538. Gigantea Sanguinea. Scarlet. 
2540. Grandiflora Alba. Pure white. 
2536. Grandiflora Coerulea. Blue. 
2524. Grandiflora Multiflora Compacta. Deli¬ 
cate pink . 
2526. Grandiflora Hybrids. Mixed . 
Various Primulas 
2484. Malacoides Alba . 
2485. Malacoides Lilac . 
2487. Malacoides Rosea . 
(For description of above, see Novelty 
pages). 
2486. Kewensis. Bright yellow. Flowers 
nearly 1 inch in diameter. A splendid win¬ 
ter-flowering plant . 
Half-Hardy Perennial Varieties 
These so-called hardy sorts require a cold 
frame or other protection during the winter. 
They do best in a northern exposure. All 
are very beautiful and useful for garden and 
pot culture. Oz. 
2545. Auricula Alpina. Mixed, V* ft. 
2546. Japonica (Japanese Mixed). 2 ft. 
2550. Veris Giant Fancy (Polyanthus). Mixed, 
1 ft. 
2554. Veris Gold Laced. Yellow, 1 ft. 
2556. Veris Elatior (Cowslip). Mixed, 1 ft... 
2558. Yellow English (Vulgaris). 
2560. Mixed Hardy Sorts.^ oz. 3.00 
Pkt. 
.50 
.50 
.50 
.75 
.25 
.25 
.50 
.50 
.50 
.50 
.25 
.25 
.25 
.25 
.50 
.25 
.50 
.25 
.50 
.50 
Pkt. 
.25 
.15 
.25 
.15 
.10 
.15 
.10 
PYRETHRUM 
Very beautiful hardy perennials with large, 
showy flowers and fine-cut foliage. Very de¬ 
sirable for beds and borders and useful as 
cut flowers. 
Flowering Varieties 
2580. Atrosanguineum. Red, 2 ft. $0.10 
2584. Roseum Hybrids. Comet Flowered 
Mixed, 2 ft. .25 
2586. Roseum Single Hybrids. Mixed, 2 ft.. . .10 
2588. Roseum Double Hybrids. Mixed, 2 ft.. . .15 
2582. Uliginosum. White, 3 ft. .10 
Foliage Varieties 
Half-hardy perennials but best treated as half- 
hardy annuals. Sow in March. 
2570. Aureum (Golden Feather). Golden yel¬ 
low foliage, invaluable for summer bedding. 
1 f t. 1.00 .05 
2572. Aureum (Golden Gem) . .10 
2576. Aureum Selaginoides . 1.00 .10 
RHODANTHE.—Neat, slender plants bearing 
graceful, nodding heads of everlasting flow¬ 
ers. Hardy annual, 1*6 ft. 
2596. Mixed . 1.00 .05 
2598. Manglesii. Rose. 1.00 .05 
RICINUS 
(Castor Oil Plant) 
Rather coarse, tender plants of remarkably 
rapid growth, attaining a height of from 
5 to 15 feet. The stems and enormous palm¬ 
like leaves are of beautiful and varied col¬ 
ors. Much used in sub-tropical gardens and 
as a background for other plants. Half- 
hardy annual. 
2600. Borboniensis. Large dark green foliage, 
15 ft. 
2602. Cambodgensis. 
6 ft. 
Best dark leaved sort. 
2604. Coerulescens. 
ft. 
Bluish green foliage, 10 
2606. Gibsoni. Very 
foliage, 8 ft. 
dark purple stems and 
2608. Philippinensis. 
Purple foliage, 6 ft.... 
2610. Sanguineus. Red foliage, 7 ft 
2612. Zanzibariensis Maculatus. Bronze, chang¬ 
ing to dark red, 10 ft. 
2614. Zanzibariensis Mixed. A distinct spe¬ 
cies from East Africa, growing to a large 
size, and varying in color from pale green to 
brownish purple .*4 lb. .60 
2618. Mixed .% lb. .40 
2624. ROSA MULTIFLORA NANA (Dwarf 
Polyanthus Rose).—Flowers first season 
from seed. Hardy perennial. 
RUDBECKIA.—Free-flowering plants with large 
showy flowers, growing well in almost any 
soil or situation; good for cutting. 
Oz. Pkt. 
.20 .05 
.20 .05 
.20 .05 
.20 .05 
.20 .05 
.20 .05 
.20 .05 
.15 .05 
.15 .05 
.25 
Annual Varieties 
2630. Amplexicaulis. Pure golden yellow, 
2 ft - ..50 .05 
2632. Bicolor Superba. Yellow with purple 
markings, 2 ft. jq 
Hardy Perennial Varieties 
2636. Fulgida (Cone Flower). Orange yellow, 
4 ft . 1.00 .10 
2638. Newmanni. Yellow with maroon centre, 
3 « . . 10 
2680. SANVITALIA PROCUMBENS, FL. PL.— 
A pretty dwarf annual with yellow flowers, 
suitable for beds and rock-work. Yellow, 
^ ft . 1.00 .10 
SAPONARIA.—Charming little plants produc¬ 
ing numerous showy flowers all the season. 
Fine for beds and ribbon borders. Hardy 
annual, 1 ft. 
2686. Calabrica. Pink . 30 .05 
2688. Calabrica Alba. White.30 .05 
2690. Calabrica. Mixed . 30 .05 
2736. SCHIZOPETALON WALKERI.—Beauti¬ 
ful fringed flowers, with a delicious almond 
perfume. White, % ft. 1.00 .10 
SEDUM (Stonecrop). — Dwarf-growing annual 
or biennial plants with fleshy leaves, bearing 
clusters of small flowers. Much used for 
carpet-bedding, edging, and rock-work. 
2740. Coeruleum. Blue . .10 
2742. Sempervivoides. Scarlet . .10 
2744. Mixed . 10 
2751. SENECIO CLIVORUM. — A handsome 
perennial with rich orange-yellow flowers 
and large leaves. Well adapted for growing by 
the sides of lakes and streams. 4 ft. .25 
3005. SHAMROCK, TRUE IRISH (Trifolium 
Minus).—Hardy biennial . .if 
SILENE (Catchfly).—Attractive annuals, pro¬ 
ducing numerous heads of bright colored 
flowers, useful for cutting. 
2760. Armeria. Mixed, 2 ft. 25 .05 
2762. Pendula Rosa. Rose, 1 ft. 25 .05 
2766. Pendula Double Rose. % ft.SO .#5 
2768. Pendula Double White. Vz ft.30 .#5 
2770. Pendula Double Mixed. % ft. 30 .05 
