**i C")HE very fact that two flags—the Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack—are flying 
from the mastheads of vessels now jointly patrolling the sea lines of the Atlantic 
gives us more than reasonable assurance that the Tulip bulbs that have been carefully 
grown for us in England will arrive safely and on time. 
Few people realize that in England—just across the channel from Holland—there are 
extensive bulb-producing areas that are amazingly similar to the famous bulb fields of 
Holland, and where bulbs of the first quality are grown. 
Speaking of Holland, we are tremendously pleased to learn from our former Dutch 
growers that they have been able, in unexplained ways, to safeguard their precious planting 
stocks and carry them along, so far at least in sufficient quantities, so that the future pros¬ 
pects of our again having Dutch-grown bulbs, in more or less unlimited varieties and types, 
are not wholly black. 
Under war conditions we feel not a little pride in being able to offer to our patrons as 
complete a list of bulbs as the following pages illustrate and describe. There are, of course, 
certain charming things that are missing from the pages of this catalog, but where European 
and Asiatic sources of supply have failed, American sources of supply have, in many cases, 
filled the gaps. 
By securing all these many kinds of bulbs and by placing this catalog of our 1941 offer¬ 
ings in your hands, we have done about all that we can do to help you in your Autumn Gar¬ 
den activities. Therefore, it is now your turn to think of Spring and act promptly, both in 
your interest and ours. It is an undeniable fact that some Tulip varieties are in very short 
supply. All orders received will, in fairness to everyone, be filled in rotation. In order that 
we may not disappoint you please order early. We hope that orders placed with us later in 
the season will carry with them your permission to substitute varieties of equal merit where 
and when substitution is the only way that the order can be filled. We hope that your 
next Spring’s Garden will be a great success. 
Faithfully yours, 
JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
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BY MAIL ORDER . . . Address your orders to 
BRECK’S, 85 State Street, Boston, Mass. 
BY STORE PURCHASE . . . Visit either of our two stores, at 
85 State Street or 85 Franklin St., Boston, Mass. 
BY TELEPHONE CALL ... By telephone you may discuss problems and place your orders. 
Telephone, Lafayette 7420 
