0519 American Beauty Mixed 
AMERICAN BEAUTY 
September flowering. Wilt-resistant. Long 
stems. 242 ft. base branching plants. 
Pkts. 15¢ each 
0505 Azure Blue 0513 Purple 
0507 Crimson 0515 Shell Pink 
0509 Deep Rose 0517 White 
0519 Mixed. Hand blended mixture of all 
colors. Pkt. 15c. ¥% oz. 85c 
AMERICAN BEAUTY 
ASTER COLLECTION 
6 Choice Varieties—one packet each color 
listed above. 
Order Group 
No. 05211 VALUE 90c 75¢ 
BURPEEANA EXTRA EARLY 
0545 Particularly noteworthy because they 
come into flower 2 full weeks ahead of 
regular types . . . they’re compact, upright 
and nicely branched from the base. Flow- 
ers are double, 3 to 4 in. across, with at- 
tractive incurved petals. Colors range from 
snow-white through the pinks to rose, crim- 
son, blues and purple .. . all the lovely 
shades known to annual asters. Pkt. 35c 
III PRIN INIIRNPRPRP ADAP RPA APA AP AP AP AP AP AP AP APPAR PRP APPA PR PRP PRR PPP PPR PPP 
BALLOON FLOWER 
AUBRIETIA (?) 
0753 Large Flowered Hybrids. One of the 
loveliest of early spring dwarfs for mass- 
ing in front of the border or rock garden. 
BRECK’S ASTERS « 
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POWDERPUFF (l/lustrated Above) 
0675 Every plant a bouquet in itself! Pow- 
derpuffs grow 20” to 24” high, strictly up- 
right, and it is not unusual to have 20 of 
the 38-inch, fully double, crested blooms 
open at once. A grand, addition to the 
Aster family. Wilt Resistant. Pkt. 35c 
"PRINCESS" GROUP 
New August blooming type with 3 to 3¥% 
in. flowers which have golden yellow 
crested and quilled centers that remain full 
when flower is fully open. A beauty for the 
arranger. 3 ft. Pkis. 25¢ each 
0651 Princess Anne. Peach blossom pink. 
0655 Princess Bonnie. Soft salmon-rose. 
0656 Princess Elizabeth. New pure white. 
0658 Goldilocks. Finest yellow aster ever 
offered . . . lovely clear, light spun-gold. 
0657 Princess Linda. Clear, light rose. 
0659 Princess Marsha. Scarlet and gold. 
0661 Princess Susan. Deep blue and gold. 
0662 Finest Mixed. Many beautiful colors. 
SINGLE BRANCHING 
0680 Mixed Colors. Long time favorites with 
New England gardeners. Enchanting single 
flowers in a wide range of colors, includ- 
ing deep rose, apple blossom, white, pale 
blue and deep violet, all with yellow cen- 
ters on strong stems. So easy to grow and 
so generous with their bloom. PiiaeLoc 
See Platycodon, page 23. 
BRECK'S SPECIAL 
ASTER GARDEN 
Six choice types—complete color range 
1 Pkt. ea. 0507° 0509 0513 
0568 0569 0570 
VALUE $1.20 90¢ 
Order Group 
No. 47491 
0658 Princess Goldilocks 
NEW "EARLY GIANTS" 
The earliest and finest wilt-resistant Aster 
yet—earlier by a full month. Has the same 
large beautifully formed blooms as Giants 
of California. Sturdy strong grower. 3 ft. 
Pkts. 25¢ each 
0564 Crimson. Rich, lustrous shade. 
*0566 Light Blue. Fine clear china blue. 
0568 Peach Blossom. Clear light pink. 
0569 White. Clean and cool. 
*0570 Rose Marie. Rich, lively rose. 
0571 Mixed. Wide range of all colors. 
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“EARLY GIANT" TRIO 
Three lovely colors—] pkt. ea. 
0566 0568 0570 
Order Group 
No. 05721 75c VALUE 60c 
BEGONIA (P} 
0821 Semperflorens Hybrids. Gay little Wax 
Begonias. As bedding plants, they rival 
Petunias and Geraniums. As house plants, 
BALSAM—Touch-Me-Not (A) 
0770 Breck’s Special Mixture. Charming old 
favorite, producing hundreds of double 
blooms in a wide range of colors resem- 
bling miniature camellias. Thrives any- 
where, even partial shade, and very useful 
for a quick 2 ft. summer hedge. Pkt. 15¢ 
they grow luxuriantly and bloom the year 
‘round. Our imported mixture contains 
many charming colors from pure white 
through pinks and rose to crimson. Pkt. 35c 
BELLIS PERENNIS 
See English Daisy, page 17. 
BELLS OF IRELAND. See page |5. 
BLUE BELLS OF SCOTLAND (P) 
Silvery green foliage. Flowers in jewel 
tones from soft mauve, through pink, to 
purple. PKivezoc 
BABY'S BREATH See Gypsophila, page 16. 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON ‘See page 16. 
New Pixie Rose. I//lustrated in color on 
page 12. BAPTISIA (P) 
BALLOON VINE (A) 
0760 Rapid grower reaching 10 ft. Just as 
easy to grow as a morning glory. Flowers 
are inconspicuous but the seed pods are 
large and inflated resembling miniature 
balloons. Interesting for dried arrange- 
ments. The vine is extremely decorative 
and useful for screening. Pkt. 15¢ 
0775 Old Orchard Hybrids. This new hy- 
brid strain has a wide range of rich flower 
colors, from creamy white, through yellows 
and indigo as well as many new and un- 
usual color combinations of bronze, choco- 
late and smoky violet. The long racemes 
of lovely pea-shaped blossoms are charm- 
ing in June and July. Grows 3 ft tall. 
Pkt. 25¢ 
14 
1027 Campanula rotundifolia. Persistent 
and sturdy little charmer with dainty blue 
bells on wiry stems. First blooms appear 
in late spring and continue late into sum- 
mer. Will stand partial shade. 8-12 in. 
Pkt. 25¢ 
BLUE LACE FLOWER. /I/lustrated in color 
on page 172. 
