Make Your Garden Glow With Perennials 
HARDY PACIFIC GIANT 
DELPHINIUMS (P) 
America’s Number 1 Perennial. Dominating 
the June and July gardens with closely 
packed spikes of every conceivable shade 
of blue, lilac, lavender, and purple. These 
new Pacific Hybrids grow to 6 ft., are famous 
for their resistance to mildew and disease. 
1620 Astalot Series. New pink shades, rang- 
ing from pale blush through pinks and rose. 
Pkt. $1.75. 
Pkt. 50c., 3 pkts. $1.25 
1621 Black Knight Series. Dark blues. 
1623 Blue Bird Series. Lively light blue. 
1627 Cameliard Series. Clear lavender. 
1630 Galahad Series. Giant, white blooms. 
1633 Guinevere Series. Pink-lavender. 
1636 King Arthur Series. Royal purple. 
1639 Summer Sky Series. Sky Blue. 
1642 Round Table Series. Finest mixture. 
Since Delphinium germinates best during cocl 
weather, we advise planting seed in early 
spring. 
Seed sown in May in the Boston area will 
often produce good bloom in September and 
October. 
CHINESE LARKSPUR (P} 
Flowers the first year from seed and comes up 
year after year. Finely divided leaves. 1 ft. 
stems. Brisk, bright, and perky all summer 
long. Pkt. 15¢.,, 3 pkts. 95e: 
31645 Chinensis Cambridge Blue. Azure 
blue. 
1647 Chinensis Liberty. Dark blue. 
1654 Chinensis White. Pure white. 
DIGITALIS (B)—See Foxglove, this page. 
DIDISCUS (A)—See color illustration page 11. 
DIANTHUS (A) (P) 
Old Fashioned Pinks 
You just can't beat these for a gay, brilliant, 
display. Tidy plants excellent for borders. 
1664 Breck’s Geisha Girl (A). The most fas- 
cinating assortment of colors and types to 
be found anywhere. 
Pkt. 25c., 3 pkis. 60c., Y%4 oz. $1.25 
1700 Scotch Pinks (D. Scoticus) (P). A glorious 
blend of richly colored double flowered varie- 
ties. May and June. Pkt. 50c., 3 pkts. $1.25 
1702 Everblooming. (D. semperflorens) (P). Sin- 
gle and double varieties in a wide range 
of color. 1] ft. Pkt. 29,167 p kts. 60c; 
BRECK’'S DIANTHUS DOUBLE 
GEISHA GIRL (A) 
Pictured on Cover 
1668 Glorious new selections—acknowl- 
edged as the finest double Dianthus on 
the market—and available only from 
Breck's. Habit is upright, like a carna- 
tion. Blooms are large and double, 2-21/4 
inches across, and the color range in- 
‘cludes rich, deep maroon through 
crimson, scarlet, rose-pink, flesh and 
white, with many sprightly and en- 
chanting color combinations. 
Pkt. 35c., 3 pkts. 85c. 
DOLICHOS—See Hyacinth Bean, page 19. 
ECHINOPS (P)—See Globe Thistle, this page. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA (A)—See Poppies, page 25. 
SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN (A) 
1858 Euphorbia variegata. Subdue the bright 
colors and add cool tranquility to midsummer 
gardens with this soft silvery white and 
green. Pkt. 15c., 3 pkts. 35c., Y2 oz. 60c. 
SUMMER POINSETTIA (A) 
1856 Euphorbia heterophylla. These are 
quite spectacular from midsummer on—when 
the leaves at the top of each branch turn a 
brilliant scarlet. Grows to 2 ft. and is tolerant 
of soil conditions. Pkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
EXACUM AFFINE 
1870 From a tiny island in the Arabian Sea 
comes this delightful and sweetly perfumed 
little plant. As a pot plant for porch or ter- 
race lasting well into the winter it’s superb. 
Likes some shade. Small gentian blue flowers 
with golden eye grow in clusters — is fra- 
grant, delicate and choice. 
Pkt. 35c., 3 pkts. 85c. 
FEVERFEW (A) 
2666 Double White Matricaria. Clusiers of 
pure white double buttons on 1 ft. stems 
with attractive ferny foliage—blooms first 
year from seed—long season of bloom and 
a splendid cut flower. Pkt. 15c.. 3 pkts. 35c. 
FLAX, Blue (P)—See Linum, Page 19. 
FORGET-ME-NOTS (8) 
2676 Myosotis. Victoria Blue. 6 in. Popular 
and dainty—clear sky-blue. 
Pkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
2679 Myosotis palustris semperflorens. The 
bright blue everblooming variety of brookside 
and pond. Naturalizes. Fkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOTS (A) 
Who hasn't longed for the clear blue of 
Forget-Me-Nots for the midsummer border? 
Here’s an easily grown annual producing 
lovely sprays of that fine color from seed 
sown in the open ground in May. 15-18 inch 
stems are excellent for cutting. 
; Pkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
4% 1540 Firmament. Vivid sky blue. 
1543 Pink Firmament. Clear, light pink. 
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FOUR O'CLOCKS [A) 
2675 Mirabilis Mixed. Grows to 3 ft. For a 
quick luxuriant annual hedge you can't beat 
‘em. Free blooming in a wide range of colors. 
Lift the tubers and store like dahlias—they'll 
be bigger and better the following year. 
Pkt. 15e., 3 pkts. 35c., oz. 60c. 
FOXGLOVES (8) 
1720 Digitalis. Breck’s Selected. Grandmother 
wouldn't have been without these stately 
lovelies. They're perfect for the shady spots. 
From mid June well into July, the 4 to 5 ft. 
spikes can be central features in your gar- 
den. Pkt. 15c., 3 pkts. 35c. 
FUCHSIA—See page 29. 
GAILLARDIA (A) (P) 
1910 Sunshine Mixture (A). Heat and drought 
resistant, with long stemmed double blooms 
of sunset shades, cuts well. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15c., 3 pkts. 35c., 14 oz. 75c¢. 
1924 Breck’s Hybrids (P)—See color illustration 
page 21. Pkt. 15c., 3 pkts. 35e. 
1941 GERANIUM Illustrated in color page 
Dae Pkt=25¢;, 3 pkis.60c. 
GEUM (?} 
1954 Mrs. Bradshaw. Full of charm and vir- 
tue. Shining scarlet blooms with a copperv 
sheen on well branched stems stand 18 
inches above the neat clean foliage. Flowers 
like tiny semi-double roses, gay, adaptable 
and productive. Pkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
GILIA (A) 
1780 Capitata. Very attractive annual with 
interesting, finely cut foliage with long stems, 
each topped with a large ball of tiny clearest 
blue blossoms. Fine for cutting. 
Pkt. 1Se., 3 for 35c. 
GLOBE THISTLE (P) 
1792 Echinops Ritro. Splendid tall, July and 
August blooming perennial, bearing large, 
metallic blue pompons, with silvery sheen. 
Wonderful to dry for winter use. ¢ 
Pkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
DE LUXE GOURDS |{A) 
2000 Mixture. Ours is a grand assortment. 
Interesting colorful small types for table dec- 
oration. Larger types for bird houses, novelty, 
toys and bowls. Good project for the young- 
siers. Pkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
