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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
SUMMER BEDDING PLANTS, 
FLOWERING AND FOLIAGE 
Per Per 
Doz. 100 
Abutilon. In variety.$1.50 $10.00 
Achyranthes. Collinsii . 1.25 8.00 
Ageratum. Best dwarf blue. 1.00 7.00 
Alternanthera. Dwarf .75 6.00 
Alyssum. White .75 6.00 
Antirrhinum. Mixed or separate colors. 1.00 7.00 
Asters. Assorted Colors. 30 2.50 
Begonias. Choice varieties. 1.75 12.00 
Begonia Gracilis. White, red, and pink. 1.00 8.00 
Begonia Gloire De Chatelaine. Beautiful rose 
color . 1.00 8.00 
Caladlum Esculentum . 2.00 15.00 
Calendula. Deep yellow. 1.00 8.00 
Carnation, Margaret. Assorted. 1.50 10.00 
Centaurea Candidissima . 1.00 7.00 
Centaurea Gymnocarpa. Silvery foliage.75 6.00 
Cobaea Scandens . 1.50 10.00 
Coleus. Fine varieties.90 6.00 
Cannas in Variety. 1.50 10.00 
Double Daisy .75 6.00 
Feverfew. Double white, free-flowering. 1.25 10.00 
Forget-me-not .75 6.00 
Fuchsias. Various fine sorts, small plants.... 1.25 10.00 
Geranium. Double, red, rose, white. 1.50 10.00 
Geranium. Single scarlet, white, red. 1.50 10.00 
Geranium. Single, silver-leaved. 1.50 10.00 
Heliotropes . 1.25 9.00 
Hollyhocks. Choice strain. 2.00 15.00 
Lantanas. Choice varieties. 1.00 8.00 
Lobelias. Various sorts.75 6.00 
Lemon Verbenas . 1.75 12.00 
Marigold. French and African.75 6.00 
Mignonette. Giant, sweet scented. 1.00 8.00 
Myrtle. For graves and rockwork. 35c per 
basket. 
Nasturtium. Dwarf; assorted.75 6.00 
Nasturtium. Tall; assorted.75 6.00 
Nicotiana afflnis .75 6.00 
Pansies. Extra large flowered.50 4.00 
Petunia. Double choice varieties. 1.75 12.00 
Petunia. Single, dwarf or tall. 1.00 8.00 
Phlox Drummondi. All colors.75 6.00 
Riclnus. In variety. 1.50 12.00 
Salpiglossis. Mixed or separate colors. 1.00 8.00 
Salvia. Scarlet, for beds, etc. 1.25 10.00 
Stocks. Double, ten weeks. 1.25 10.00 
Torenia Fournieri. Dwarf blue. Fine for 
edging .75 6.00 
Verbenas. Assorted colors, extra.75 6.00 
Vincas. Red and white. 1.25 9.00 
Variegated Vincas. 2.50 18.00 
Zinnias. Assorted colors.50 4.50 
Breck’s Quality Cannas 
Our blocks of flowering Cannas at Lexington attracted 
widespread attention and favorable comment during the 
past season. We have the most up-to-date collection in 
New England. 
Alice Roosevelt. 4 ft. A good old variety with dark 
green leaves and large salmon-scarlet flowers. 15 cts. 
each; $1.50 per doz. 
Antoine Crozy. 3% ft. Green foliage; large red flowers, 
bordered with golden yellow. 15 cts. each; $1.50 
per doz. 
Austria. 4 ft. Orchid flowering, green foliage. Pure 
golden yellow flowers, 5 to 7 inches across. 15 cts. 
each; $1.50 per doz. 
Beacon. 4-4% ft. Green foliage; produces great masses 
of rich cardinal flowers. 25 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Beaute Poitevine. 3% ft. Green foliage; dark crimson 
flowers of large size. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Charles Henderson. 4 ft. Green foliage; flowers of deep 
crimson, with flame-yellow throat. 15 cts. each; $1.50 
per doz. 
Florence Vaughan. 3% ft. Green foliage; flowers rich 
golden yellow, thickly spotted with bright red. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Hungaria. 3% ft. Green foliage; flowers very large, 
blush pink with satiny sheen. 25 cts. each; $2.00 
per doz. 
Indiana. 4 ft. Green foliage. An orchid-flowering var¬ 
iety; single blossoms, glistening golden-orange, often 
6 inches across. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Kate F. Deemer. 4 ft. Green foliage. A grand flower of 
rich, oriole-yellow, which gradually gives place to 
turkey-red in the centre. The throat is almost white. 
30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
King Humbert. 4 ft. Bronze foliage with brownish green 
stripes, large thick and leathery. Flowers large, 
bright orange scarlet streaked with crimson. 15 cts. 
each; $1.50 per doz. 
Loveliness. 3 ft. Green foliage. The color of this ex¬ 
quisite Canna is difficult to describe, though “bright 
ruby crimson” will perhaps convey an idea of its 
loveliness. The blooms are formed on large heads 
in perfect form, and we consider it one of the finest 
Cannas in existence. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Mile. Berat. 4 ft. Green foliage; flowers are charming 
bright pink. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Meteor. (Wintzer’s) 5 ft. Green foliage; flowers of a 
deep, dazzling crimson. Undoubtedly the best red 
Canna in existence. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Mrs. Alfred F. Conrad. 4 ft. Green foliage; the most 
popular pink Canna ever introduced; unsurpassed for 
planting either singly or in large beds. The salmon- 
pink flowers are of the largest size. 40 cts. each; 
$4.00 per doz. 
Mont Blanc. 3% ft. Green foliage; almost pure white 
flowers; the largest near-white Canna in existence. 
25 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Niagara. 3 ft. Green foliage; flowers are rich, deep 
crimson with irregular border of golden yellow; a 
popular variety. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Nigricans. 6 ft. Bronze foliage; flowers brick-red. 15 
cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Olympic. 5 ft. Green foliage; flowers are very large, of 
a captivating shade of rich orient-red, with centre 
of lighter shade and dappled carmine. 50 cts. each; 
$5.00 per doz. 
Panama. 3 ft. Green foliage; flowers are of an unusual, 
attractive, rich orange red, with edge of bright golden 
yellow; the petals are almost round, being as broad 
as they are long. A very striking Canna. 50 cts. 
each; $5.00 per doz. 
Pennsylvania. 6 ft. Green foliage; flowers large, pure, 
deep scarlet. A very fine orchid flowering variety. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Pillar of Fire. 6 ft. Green foliage; the giant of its 
class; flowers bright crimson scarlet, borne in erect 
spikes like blazing torches. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 
doz. 
President Meyer. 4 ft. Bronzy foliage; flowers large, 
rich, cherry carmine. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Rosea Gigantea. 4 ft. Green foliage. Rich rose-pink 
flowers of giant size; a prodigious bloomer. The 
color is unusually pleasing and is most popular 25 
cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Richard Wallace. 4 ft. Green foliage; flowers large, 
pure yellow. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
William Saunders. 4 ft. Bronze leaved. A constant 
bloomer, the flowers often 5 inches across, bright 
scarlet. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Wintzer’s Colossal. 5 to 6 ft. Green foliage. Orchid 
flowers 8 inches across, vivid scarlet; the largest 
Canna in commerce. 50 cts each; $5.00 per doz. 
Wyoming. 6 ft. Purple foliage. A most majestic Canna 
of the true orchid type. Flowers orange colored, with 
large rounded petals. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
