RESERVE YOUR BULBS NOW... 
IN HOLLAND WW EARLY FALL! 
Look at all the advantages you enjoy — by reserving your 
Holland Bulbs now! Guaranteed savings of 20% to 47% from 
prices in effect after July 31, 1954. Guaranteed against 
shortages, too! You will receive earliest possible shipment, 
careful handling and packing in Holland by our own Dutch 
experts. Breck’s Advance Sale orders will be the first to go 
out. You are guaranteed complete satisfaction — or your 
; money wili be refunded in full. This includes condition on 
i arrival as well as success in growing. But remember — this 
special SEND NO MONEY Bulb Sale definitely ends July 31, 
1954. After that, regular prices go into effect. So order NOW. 
To take advantage of expert Holland packing, you MUST 
order only in the units offered, or multiples. We will bill you 
at planting time, plus postage. (If you prefer to remit with 
order, before July 31, Breck’s will pay all postage.) 
GIANT PARROTS 
PARROT TULIP MIXTURE — Our 
blend of modern “Parrots,” including 
rare new colors, gives you a most ex- 
otic display. You'll enjoy these curi- 
ous, feathered, fringed, fantastic 
shapes and color variations, in the 
garden and in indoor arrangements. 
FB249 10 for $1.00; 20 for $1.98; 
100 for $8.95. 
ORANGE FAVORITE — Sweetly 
fragrant blooms of soft glowing or- 
ange with golden tints. Spectacular 
in groups. 22” tall. 
FB243 12 for $1.00; 24 for $1.98; 
100 for $8.20. 
FANTASY — The illusion of orchids 
in your garden when these curiously 
curled and fringed pink-red-and- 
green petals unfurl. 
FB241 12 for $1.00; 24 for $1.98; 
100 for $8.20. 
BLUE PARROT — Flaring petals 
form a huge bowl-shaped flower of 
amethyst blue and violet. 
FB238 10 for $1.00; 20 for $1.98; 
100 for $9.75. 
THERESE — (illus.) Sheer flamboy- 
ancy — huge flowers of shocking 
flamingo red. 27” tall. 
FB247 10 for $1.00; 20 for $1.98; 
100 for $9.75. 
GIANT SCILLA 
STAR OF HOLLAND 
blue in your garde 
housand delicate flowers! 
trong Giant Scilla 
early each spring 
n—a 
carpet of indigo 
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few of these §$ 
h them bloom 
Spread a 
carpet that 1s a¢ 
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Pe cally increase before your very aes pp: 
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are several S- peta 
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Emperor Tulips for spec 
use them for dainty edgings- 
FB596 20 for $1 .00; 
cilla 
tacular color ¢ 
40 for $1.98; 100 for $4.65 
X-RAY TREATED 
HYBRID TULIPS 
The miracle of X-Ray and the skill of a young Dutch schoolteacher gives you 
garden Tulips so strange in pattern, so new in form and color, that you 
have never seen them anywhere before — even in ydur dreams! Until a 
short time ago, these Tulips simply did not exist, and would never have 
been created at all if a teacher in the town of Lisse had not experimented 
with the effects of X-Ray irradiation on healthy Tulip bulbs. The X-Ray 
jumbled, split up, and then re-combined the chromosomes in the bulbs, 
and when they burst into bloom, the young teacher beheld in amazement 
and delight flowers that were doubled in size, blooms with unique shapes, 
others with curious fringed petals, still others with rare fragrance. There 
were thousands from which to choose, and a few were named and reg- 
istered. Four years ago, a hatful of a strikingly clear yellow variety was 
traded for a new Cadillac! The stock of unnamed seedlings has now become 
a burden of expense to the schoolteacher, and he has decided to offer a 
part of the stock to Breck's. Plant in groups of 3 or 6. 22 to 26 inches tall. 
FB180 9 for $1.00; 
18 for $1.98; 
GIANT-FLOWERING CROCUS MIXTURE 
Thrill to the heart-warming spectacle of brave merry Crocus peeking 
50 for $5.25. 
through the late snows! Yes, at the first hint of a warm Spring sun, they 
open your outdoor garden season with bright flags of color that wave 
defiantly in the face of chill April winds or even late snow! Their gold, 
lilac, purple, white and pertly-striped blooms refuse to be discouraged 
— they're a kaleidoscope of color to delight the young, the old and 
the winter-weary. Plant them this Fall, and for years to come these 
hardy little harbingers of spring will multiply and bloom faithfully. We 
offer fine large bulbs in a blend of all the gay colors. 
FB517 .24 for $1.00; 
48 for $1.98; 
100 for $3.95. 
