Historic, Archive Document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. GLADIOLI CANNAS DAHLIAS BEDDING PLANTS ■Ml HlllillHIHIIHIIIII III Ml 'I'll mu I Breck Robinson Nursery Co. -EXINGTON MASSACHUSETTS Landscape Service IF IN DOUBT AS TO WHAT TO PLANT WHLRL TO PLANT WHLN TO PLANT Consult our Landscape Department Complete plans and estimates furnished. Planting, Pruning, Spraying, etc., at the proper seasons. Telephone or Write, and our representative will call Breck-Robinson Nursery Co. Munroe Station - Lexington 51-52 No. Market St., Boston Visit Our Nurseries Trains from North Station, Boston. Electric Cars by way of Harvard Square, Cambridge, and Arlington Heights. Trains and Cars stop at Monroe Station, which is at our entrance. Good motoring roads from all directions. Ten miles from Boston. BRECK-ROBINSON NURSERY CO. Monroe Station, Lexington, Mass. - - A. S' * "A ,s^/Ss$j.S' 's^^JS^s^y^sS'/j'//MMS^S/MMMZM&MMM^MMM^ GLADIOLI VSHHRnMHBMH K m?&s28 ... ^MjW^aMWftlB8»a8giai A Fine Block of AMERICA at Lexington in 1916 AMONG the annual and bulbous plants valuable for garden culture, the Gladiolus is becoming increasingly popular. It is useful for bordering and for massing, and blooms late in the season when bright flowers are becoming scarce; for cut-flower purposes it is unsurpassed. The simplicity of its cultural require- ments is not its least important qualification. To those unfamiliar with the recent developments in Gladioli, the wonderful coloring and free, open blooms of the newer varieties will be a revelation. In offering this descriptive catalogue of the selected sorts of Gladioli which we are growing in our nur- sery in Lexington, we wish to renew our invitation to our friends to visit our grounds during the blooming season, in August and September, and enjoy the expanse and variety of bloom that only an immense planting makes possible. Upon request, we will send notice of the period of best bloom. CULTURAL DIRECTIONS It is not a difficult matter to raise Gladioli successfully. It is as easy as raising potatoes or corn, and the bulbs require much the same treatment. If Gladioli are neglected, they will still produce fairly good plants and good blos- soms; but they respond generously to care and attention, and when thus cared for, the improved blossoms will be well worth the small expenditure of labor and fertilizer that is required to bring them to perfection. Any rich garden soil will be found suitable for them; if the soil should be lacking in fertility, it may be enriched by an application of stable manure, spaded into the ground the previous fall, or a complete fertilizer may be added at the time of planting. Any good potato phosphate will serve the purpose, though probably the very best fertilizer for the average soil is sheep manure, or a mixture of hardwood ashes and fine-ground bone. The fertilizer should be thor- oughly worked into the soil before setting the bulbs. In selecting the bulbs, choose those that are of medium size and of conical shape, rather than those which are large and flat, for the latter often have lost much of their vigor through age. Many of the best varieties produce only small-sized bulbs. They may be put in the ground as ea-rly as conditions are fit (the middle of April in this latitude) and plantings may continue at intervals, if a succession of bloom is desired, until the early part of July. Some varieties will bloom in sixty-five to seventy-five days from the date of planting, though others require ninety days and over. For garden effect the bulbs should be planted in beds or groups, but if desired for cut flowers only, the most con- venient method will be to plant in straight rows. The bulbs should be set five or six inches below the surface, and three or four inches apart; care should be taken to set them with the top side up. After the plants are above the ground, a top-dressing will be of benefit. Any fertilizer will serve this purpose, though here again the best results will BRECK’S LAWN GRASSES AND FERTILIZERS America Mrs. Frank Pendleton Exhibition Mixed come from an application of sheep manure or mixed ground bone and ashes. When the buds begin to show color, an application of liquid manure will improve the blossoms. Gladioli require an abundance of water and plenty of sunshine, and if planted in front of shrubbery, care should he taken that they are not shaded from the sun by overhanging foliage. The ground about the plants should be kept free from weeds and should be stirred at least once a week to form a mulch, which will prevent the evaporation of moisture. The taller plants and those with slender stems will require staking, to prevent their being blown down by the wind. In the autumn when their leaves turn brown, the bulbs should be lifted and the stalks cut off about a half an inch above the bulbs. After the surface moisture has been dried, they should he stored in a cool place where frost will not reach them. A vegetable cellar suits them well. They should be placed in shallow trays about three or four inches deep and arranged so that the air will circulate through them; or they may be put into baskets or small coarse bags and hung from a rafter. Before being stored, the “spent” bulbs which will he found adhering to the base of the plump new ones, and the mass of fibrous roots, should be torn off. CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO PREDOMINATING COLOR PINK America Berlinia Cameo Clarice Daisy Rand Dawn Faerie Gretehen Zang Halley Hollandia Myrtle Madame Mouneret Mary Bancroft Michigan Mrs. Dr. Norton Mrs. Frank Pendleton Panama Pink Beauty Pink Perfection Pride of Goshen Prince of Wales Rose Bud Rose Wells Summer Beauty Taconic Wild Rose William Falconer VIOLET Baron Joseph Hulot CREAM AND PINK Glory Loveliness Mrs. Lancashire Patrician PINK-LAVENDER Desdemona Lady Janet Mary Fennell Rosella BLUE-LAVENDER Badenia Blue Jay MAUVE Herada Le Triomphe Scarsdale The King CRIMSON Attraction Florence George Paul Mrs. Moulton Mrs. Watt SCARLET Brenchleyensis Comanche DARKEST RED Alice Chamberlain Empress of India Negerfurst Pawnee DEEP BLOOD RED Rajah War WHITE Augusta Bert rex Bluvista Chicago White Elizabeth Kurtz Europa Glory of Holland Jane Dieulafoy Jessie Palmer Lili Lehman May Meadowvale Mrs. M. Chamberlain Peace Premiere Reine Blanche Rochester White Shakespeare Shasta Snowbank White Lady BRIGHT RED Cardinal King General Langlois Ida Van Independence Liebesfeur Mephistopheles Meteor Mrs. Francis King Mrs. M. Mackay Mrs. W. E. Fryer Navajo Nezinscott Orange Glory Princeps Princess of Orange YELLOW Annie Wigman Canary Bird Cherokee Easter Bells Golden King Mongolian Niagara Primulinus Schwaben Spring Song Sulphur King SEND FOR OUR GENERAL NURSERY CATALOGUE — FREE LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS *** e Three v v & s 'Jp-y/idd? did &$$$& ,)y'' Baron J. Hulot FINE GLADIOLI ALICE CHAMBERLAIN. Dark maroon; almost black. $1 per doz. AMERICA. Delicate lavender pink. One of the most beau- tiful. 50c per doz.; $3 per 100. ANNIE WIGMAN. Light yellow slightly suffused with pink; patch of greenish yellow with lines of carmine. 50c per doz. APOLLO. Light carmine; white stripe in throat. 75c per doz. ARISTOPHANE. Salmon pink; white band across lower petals. $2 per doz. ATTRACTION. Light crimson; patch of white. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. AUGUSTA. White; slightly suffused with pnk. 50c per doz.; $3 per 100. BADENIA. Blue lavender. Very beautiful but difficult to raise, hence rare. $1.25 each; $12 per doz. BARON JOSEPH HULOT. Rich violet; the best purple tint yet produced in gladioli. 50c per doz.; $3 per 100. BERLINIA. Deep rose pink; lines of carmine on lower petals. $2.50 per doz. BERTREX. Glistening white; lines of lilac in throat. $3 per doz. BLUE JAY. Blue lavender, splashed with white. $3 per doz. BLUVISTA. Snow white; stripe of lavender on lower petals. $1.50 per doz. BRENCHLEYENSIS. Deep scarlet; pencillings of yellow. 50c per doz.; $3 per 100. CAMEO. Creamy white heavily splashed with rich pink. $2 per doz. CANARY BIRD. Light yellow. $1.50 per doz. CANDIDUM. White; tips of petals suffused with pink. Blossoms large. Stalk tall. $1.50 per doz. CARDINAL KING. Bright cherry red of rich tone. $1.50 per doz. CHEROKEE. Pale yellow; lower petals of deeper tone with carmine lines. $1.50 per doz. CHICAGO WHITE. Snow white; stripe of carmine on lower petals. 60c per doz. CLARICE. Rich rose pink, flakes of deeper tone, on lower petals. $1.50 per doz. COMANCHE. The most intense scarlet gladiolus jet pro- duced. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. DAISY RAND. Soft rich pink; huffish patch with stipplings of rose. $1.50 per doz. DAWN. Coral pink of beautiful tone. $1.50 per doz. DESDEMONA. Artistically colored with pastel shades of ashy rose and yellow. $1.50 per doz. DORA KRAIS. Sulphur yellow'; large blossom. $2 per doz. EASTER BELLS. Sulphur yellow; lines of carmine. $2.50 per doz. ELIZABETH KURTZ. Ivory white with pencillings of pink. $1.50 per doz. Peace SHADE TREES FOR STREET AND LAWN PLANTING Page Four BRECK-ROBINSON NURSERY COMPANY Princeps EMPRESS OF INDIA. Dark maroon; white stripes on lower petals. Buds black. $1.50 per doz. EUROPA. The best white yet offered. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. FAERIE. Soft rose pink; lower petal lemon yellow with stipplings of carmine. $2 per doz. FLORENCE. Bright lilac; patch of white. $4 per doz. GAIETY. Salmon pink of two tones; patch of creamy white pencilled with carmine. $2 per doz. GENERAL GALLIENI. Deep cinnabar red. $3 per doz. GENERAL LANGLOIS. Rich fuchia red; patch of buff. $3 per doz. GEORGE PAUL. Purplish crimson. $1 per doz. GLORY. Ivory white, lavender, hull and crimson. Edges of petals deeply ruffled. 50c per doz. GLORY OF HOLLAND. Glistening white. Blossoms large. Stalk tall and strong. $1 per doz. GOLDEN KING. Golden yellow; patch of crimson. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. GRETCHEN ZANG. Soft salmon pink shading to darker patch on lower petals. Blossoms large. Stalk tall. $3 per doz. HALLEY. Rich salmon pink; patch of pale yellow. Blos- soms large. Blooms early. 50c per doz.; $3 per 100. HERADA. Mauve of delightful tone. Blossoms large. Stalk tall. $3 per doz. HOLLANDIA. Salmon pink suffused with apricot. 50c per doz. IDA VAN. Flame red. Blossoms large. $1 per doz. INDEPENDENCE. Flame pink shading to darker. Tall and straight stalk. 50c per doz.; $3 per 100. I. S. HENDRICKSON. Pink and white mottled. Large and showy. $1 per doz. JANE DIELTLAFOY. Ivory white slightly suffused with pink; patch of maroon. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. JESSIE PALMER. Snow white; stripe of bright carmine. $1.50 per doz. KLONDYKE. Primrose yellow; patch of crimson. $1 per doz. LADY JANET. Creamy white, suffused with pink lavender; patch of crimson; margins “ruffled.” Stalk tall and straight. $1 per doz. LA PROPHETESSE. Pearl white twith crimson throat. $1 per doz. LE TRIOMPHE. Pink lavender splashed with deeper tone and striped with crimson ; patch of creamy white. Large and showy. $2.50 per doz. LIEBESFEUR. Bright scarlet. $2.50 per doz. LILLI LEHMAN. Snow white, throat tinged with yellow. Especially graceful form. $1 per doz. LOVELINESS. Rich creamy white suffused with soft rose pink; lower petals pale yellow, lines of carmine. One of the finest. $2 per doz. MADAME MOUNERET. Deep rose pink. 50c per doz. MADAME MOUNET SULLY. Soft yellow; patch of orange. $5 per doz. MARY BANCROFT. Rosy pink, paler on edges; patch of crimson on yellow ground. $1 per doz. MARY FENNELL. Pink lavender; lower petals primrose yellow with lines of lavender. $1.50 per doz. MAY. White flaked with rose pink. 50c per doz.; $3 per 100. MEADOWVALE. White; stripe of crimson on lower petals. 50c per doz. MEPHISTOPHELES. Bright red splashed with dark crimson and yellow. Unusual and striking. $1.50 per doz. METEOR. Rich burnt orange; patch of carmine. -Unusual. $3 per doz. MICHIGAN. Dark salmon pink; patch of buff and crimson. $2 per doz. MRS. DR. NORTON. Soft rose pink; lower petal lemon yellow with stipplings of carmine. Exceptionally beauti- ful. $18 per doz. MRS. FRANCIS KING. Rich flame red. 50c per doz.; $3 per 100. MRS. FRANK PENDLETON. Deep rose pink of two tones; patch of carmine. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. MRS. G. W. MOULTON. Rich crimson; faint tracings on lower petals. $2 per doz. MRS. J. H. LANCASHIRE. Pinkish buff splashed with rose. $1.50 per doz. MRS. MALCOLM MACKAY. Intense cherry red; patch of snow white on lower petals. $2 per doz. MRS. M. CHAMBERLAIN. Snow white; patch of huffish with fine lines of carmine. $1.50 per doz. MRS. W. E. FRYER. Orange scarlet. Exceptionally fine. $1.50 per doz. MRS. WATT. French crimson of especially beautiful tone. $1.50 per doz. MONGOLIAN. Bright yellow; slight suffusion of pink in throat. $10 per doz. MYRTLE. Exquisite soft tone of apple-blossom pink; throat white. Silver Medal by Massachusetts Horticultural So- ciety. $2.50 per doz. NAVAJO. Bright red of exceptionally rich and attractive tone. New. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. NEGERFURST. Deep maroon. $2 per doz. NEZINSCOTT. Scarlet; patch of white. $1.50 per doz. NIAGARA. Nankeen yellow. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. ORANGE GLORY. Deep salmon pink tinge with orange. Edges ruffled. Blossoms large. $5 per doz. PANAMA. Deep pink of rich tone. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. FLOWERING SHRUBS ROSES PERENNIALS Page Five LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS Rose Bud PATRICIAN. Nankeen yellow; patch of deeper yellow pen- cilled with crimson. $1 per doz. PAWNEE. Rich blood red, dark and velvety. Buds almost black. New. $1.50 per doz. PEACE. White with slight bluish tint. Blossoms large. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. PINK BEAUTY. Deep rose pink; small patch of crimson. The first to bloom. 50c per doz.; $3 per 100. PINK PERFECTION. Light rose pink of exceptionally beau- tiful tone. One of the finest. $1.50 per doz. PREMIERE. Creamy white, suffused with soft crimson; patch of crimson. 50c per doz.; $3 per 100. PRIDE OF GOSHEN. Pale salmon pink. Blossoms large; petals “ruffled.” $1 per doz. PRIMULINUS. A new species, discovered in 1903 on the banks of the Zambesi River. The color is a soft yellow of similar tone to that of the primrose. The form of the blossoms distinct and graceful. $2 per doz. PRINCE OF WALES. Salmon pink of exquisite tone. Blos- soms large and graceful. $3 per doz. PRINCESS OF ORANGE. Golden grendine red; line of white on lower petals. $2 per doz. PRINCEPS. Dark scarlet; patch of white. 50c per doz.; $3 per 100. RAJAH. Rich blood red. Large blossoms. Silver Medal from Massachusetts Horticultural Society. $3 per doz. REINE BLANCHE. Snow white. Plant tall and strong. Three flower spikes on each stalk. $1 per doz. ROCHESTER WHITE. Snow white, tinge of green in throat. $2.50 per doz. ROSE BUD. White suffused with rose pink. Blossoms large and ruffled. $1.50 per doz. ROSELLA. Pink lavender of deep tone — the “rose red” of the French hooks. $1 per doz. ROSE WELLS. Light rose pink; small patch of lilac rose bordered with greenish yellow. $5 per doz. ROSY SPRAY. Light rose pink suffused with a deeper tone. $1.50 per doz. SCARSDALE. Pink lavender with lines of darker tone. $1 per doz. SCHWABEN. Canary yellow shading to sulphur; stripes of carmine on lower petals. Blossoms large. Stalk tall and straight. $2 per doz. SHAKESPEARE. White splashed with pink. Patch of deep rose. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. SHASTA. Snow white; white anthers; sometimes slight suffusion of soft pink. 50c per doz. SNOWBANK. Snow white; good size and good form. 50c per doz. SPRING SONG. Soft yellow of primrose tone, sometimes slightly suffused with pink. Small patch of deeper yellow pencilled with pink. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. SULPHUR KING. Clear rich yellow — the best colored of the yellows. $2.50 per doz. SUMMER BEAUTY. Soft salmon pink; patch of lemon yel- low pencilled with carmine. A fine sort. $2 per doz. TACONIC. Rich rosy pink; lower petals pencilled with car- mine. 50c per doz. THE KING. Rich mauve lilac. Very showy. 60c per doz. WAR. Blood red. Blossoms large, stalk tall and straight. $2 per doz. WHITE GLORY. White, with iris blue stripes on lower petal. $2 per doz. WILD ROSE. Rose pink, splashed with lighter and darker tones. $1 per doz. WILLIAM FALCONER. Light pink. An old favorite. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. EXHIBITION MIXTURE. High grade flowers, many from named varieties. $1 per doz.; $5 per 100. GARDEN MIXTURE. A well balanced mixture, mostly seed- lings that can not be duplicated. 50c per doz.; $3 per 100. PRIMULINUS HYBRIDS. Seedlings produced by crossing the recently discovered Primulinus with Gandevensis, re- taining the graceful form of the Primulinus and gaining a wealth of beautiful and unusual colors. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. CUT FLOWERS (July to September) Ordinary blossoms, 50c doz. Selected blossoms, $1.00 doz. Exhibition spikes, $1.50 doz. Flowers sent by parcel post 50c additional per package. BRECK’S HIGH GRADE FLOWER SEEDS Kate F. Deemer Rosea Gigantea NEW GIANT-FLOWERED Page Six BRECK-ROBINSON NURSERY COMPANY Gladiator CANNAS Our collection comprises many of Wintzer’s greatest creations in giant orchid-flowered Cannas, all of which have won the highest awards at the world’s most notable exhibitions. These new and improved forms of Cannas must he seen to he appreciated. Their brilliancy of color, perfect flower-spikes, and free blooming qualities combine to make them the most popular of flowering plants for lawn decoration. The famous Canna beds on the White House grounds at Washington, bespeak the high favor in which this flower is held at the National Capital. These are some of the varieties planted there last year, each in a large bed by itself: — OLYMPIC — orient red; METEOR — dazzling crimson; GLADIATOR — bright yellow, spotted red; MRS. ALFRED F. CONARD — salmon pink; ROSEA GIGANTEA — rich rose pink; all of which will be found in our lists. A cordial invitation is extended to flower lovers to visit our Canna fields this season. CULTURAL NOTES Cannas thrive in any good garden soil, made rich with well-rotted stable dressing. Best results are obtained by starting the roots indoors during March or April, hut the plants should not be set out until weather is settled and the ground warm, usually in May or June. When planting dormant roots, do not set too deep. The eye should show a little above the ground when done. Set them about 18 inches apart each way. Water sparingly the first two weeks after planting; When growing freely, water liberally. We d stock of growing plants in pots ready for setting as soon a grown plants, one secures a much longer flowering period bloom freely until the frost cuts them down in the late aut from frost. CANNAS OF SPECIAL MERIT CITY OF PORTLAND. Beautiful glowing salmon-pink, deeper in color than its parent, Mrs. A. F. Conard. The flower spikes, 3% ft. tall, are produced in greatest pro- fusion on strong, branching stocks. It is a wonderfully fine canna. Strong pot plants, 50c each, postpaid. DRAGON. 3 to 4 ft. An incessant bloomer which keeps sending up new bloom stalks, until cut down by frost. The color is dark ox-blood red. A great canna for mass plant- ing. Strong pot plants, 50c each, postpaid. FLAG OF TRUCE. 4 ft. Large flowered, cream-white canna, with faint pink dots on each petal and a sulphur-colored tongue. When a short distance from the flower, it ap- pears pure white. Strong pot plants, 75c each, postpaid. o not furnish dormant roots after April 1st, hut have a full s weather conditions are favorable. By setting these pot- than when dormant roots are planted. Cannas continue to umn. Dormant roots should be stored in a dry place free FIREBIRD. 4 ft. Clear, glistening scarlet flowers, borne in immense trusses. Strong pot plants, 35c each, postpaid. GOLDEN GATE. 4 ft. The flowers open almost pure gold, hut soon become richly rayed with orange, crimson and apricot ; throat deep carmine-red. Foliage green. Strong pot plants, 50c, postpaid. WINTZER’S COLOSSAL. 5 ft. Without doubt this is the largest flowered canna known, as the average flowers more than cover a man’s hat. The color is a strikingly vivid scarlet that retains its brilliancy. Strong pot plants, 35c each, postpaid; $3.50 per doz., by express collect. SPECIAL OFFER — One each of the above six new Cannas by parcel post for $2.50. FRUIT TREES BERRIES ASPARAGUS RHUBARB LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS Page Seven Niagara GENERAL LIST Prices quoted are for started plants, from pots. ALICE ROOSEVELT. 4 ft. A good old variety with dark green leaves and large salmon-scarlet flowers. 15c each ; $1.50 per doz. ANTOINE CROZY. 3% ft. Green foliage; large red flowers, bordered with golden yellow. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. BEACON (Wintzer’s). 4 to 4% ft. Green foliage; produces great masses of rich cardinal flowers. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. BEAUTE POITEVINE. 314 ft. Green foliage; dark crimson flowers of large size. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. CHARLES HENDERSON. 4 ft. Green foliage; flowers of deep crimson, with flame-yellow throat. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. FLORENCE VAUGHAN. 314 ft. Green foliage; flowers rich golden yellow, thickly spotted with bright red. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. GLADIATOR. 314 ft. Green foliage; large yellow flowers, spotted with crimson. Good for centre or back of bed. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. HUNGARIA. 314 ft. Green foliage; flowers very large, blush pink with satiny sheen. An ideal pink bedder. 25c each; $2 per doz. INDIANA. 4 ft. Green foliage. An orchid-flowering var- iety; single blossoms, glistening golden-orange, often 6 inches across. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. KATE F. DEEMER (Wintzer’s). 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. 25c each; $2.50 per doz. KING HUMBERT. 4 ft. A grand new Italian canna with bronze foliage with brownish green stripes, large, thick and leathery. Flowers large, bright orange-scarlet streaked with crimson. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. LOVELINESS (Wintzer’s). 3 ft. Green foliage. The color of this exquisite 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. 25c each; $2.50 per doz. METEOR (Wintzer's). 5 ft. Green foliage; flowers of a deep, dazzling crimson. Undoubtedly the best red canna in existence. 50c each; $5 per doz. MRS. ALFRED F. CONARD (Wintzer’s). 4 ft. Green foli- age; the most popular pink canna ever introduced; un- surpassed for planting either singly or in large beds. The salmon-pink flowers are of the largest size. 30c each; $3 per doz. MONT BLANC IMPROVED (Wintzer’s). 314 ft. Green foli- age; almost pure white flowers; the largest near-white canna in existence. 25c each; $2 per doz. NIAGARA. 3 ft. Green foliage; flowers are rich, deep crim- son with irregular border of golden yellow; a popular variety. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. NIGRICANS. 6 ft. Bronze foliage; flowers brick-red. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. OLYMPIC (Wintzer’s). 5 ft. Green foliage; flowers are very large, of a captivating shade of rich orient-red, with centre of lighter shade and dappled carmine. 50c each; $5 per doz. PANAMA (Wintzer’s). 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. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. PENNSYLVANIA. 6 ft. Green foliage; flowers large, pure, deep scarlet. A very fine orchid-flowering variety. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. PILLAR OF FIRE (Wintzer’s). 6 ft. Green foliage; the giant of its class; flowers bright crimson scarlet, borne in erect spikes like blazing torches. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. PRESIDENT MEYER. 4 ft. Bronzy foliage; flowers large, rich, cherry carmine. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. ROSEA GIGANTEA (Wintzer’s). 4 ft. Green foliage. Rich rose-pink flowers of giant-size; a prodigious bloomer. The color is unusually pleasing and is most popular. 25c each; $2 per doz. RICHARD WALLACE. 4 ft. Green foliage; flowers large, pure yellow. 15c each ; $1.50 per doz. SPLENDOR (Wintzer’s). 414 ft. Green foliage. Very large, well spread-out flowers of intense scarlet. 25c each; $2.50 per doz. WABASH. 4 ft. Bronze-leaved. Flowers carmine pink, unusually large. Well described as the bronze-leaved Rosea Gig'antea. 20c each; $2 per doz. WILLIAM SAUNDERS (Wintzer's). 4 ft. Bronze-leaved. A constant bloomer, the flowers often 5 inches across, bright scarlet. 15c 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. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. HARDY FLOWERS The growing' of Hardy Perennial plants is a branch of our business which receives particular attention. Our assortment of varieties is most complete. Advice as to selection and arrangement is gladly furnished. Catalog on request. SPECIAL QUOTATIONS ON QUANTITIES NOT LISTED Page Eight BRECK-ROBINSON NURSERY COMPANY DAHLIAS These old-fashioned flowers have always been in favor on account of their bright colors, and their free- dom of bloom under unfavorable conditions. While the Dahlias of fifty years ago were short-stemmed, close- petaled, formal little flowers, prized chiefly for this novel formality, later developments have added such beauty and gracefulness to the blooms that they are more than worthy of the increasing interest in their cultivation which is now apparent. Their extreme variation in form and color has resulted in an almost endless assortment of named Dahlias; but careful selection reduces to a comparatively small number the sorts that are of recognized value for garden cultivation, and it is of such sorts that our collection is comprised. For convenience, the various types have been listed under separate heads, at the same time indicating as of “Special Merit” the varieties which are distinctive in form or color. CULTURAL SUGGESTIONS Strong' roots such as we supply our customers can be planted about two weeks before danger from frost is over. In the vicinity of Boston that is usually between the middle of April and the first of May. As the Dahlia is essentially a late-flowering plant, early planting is desirable in order to secure as large an amount of bloom as possible before the frosts of Autumn. Any good garden soil will give success, though it is essential that it be of such nature as to hold moisture through periods of drought. Dahlias need plenty of plant food; the type of soil supplying it, whether clear sand, clay, or gravel, is of little importance provided proper kinds and quantities of plant foods are available. Deep and thorough tillage both before and after planting is an important factor with Dahlias. All fertilizing materials should be thoroughly incorporated with the soil and the ground thoroughly spaded up to a depth of ten inches. Deep tillage allows the roots to penetrate the soil to a good depth after food and moisture particularly during a drought, while during wet seasons it provides drainage. After the growth starts, the surface soil should be kept cultivated; but when the flowering season commences, this surface cultivation must be carefully and lightly done so that not more than two or three inches of the surface soil is stirred. Manure is the best fertilizer and should be broad-casted over the bed and thoroughly spaded in. Commercial fer- tilizers are of great value, any rich in nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash producing splendid results. During the growing season a light top-dressing composed of four parts bone-meal and one part nitrate of soda will strengthen the growing plant and insure blooms of great size and abundance. Dahlias require little or no watering except in times of severe and protracted drought. Whenever the plants are watered, the soil should soon afterwards be lightly hut thoroughly stirred to a depth of two or three inches to prevent the surface caking. Plant the roots on their sides with the “eyes” as near the bottom as possible and cover with two or three inches of soil. When the shoots appear, remove all but the strongest one, and when two or three leaves appear on that one, pinch out the centre. Branches will then come out below the level of the ground. During the growing season, the soil can be hilled well up to the stems and the plants will be thoroughly supported without the use of stakes, while the forks being below the surface will be supported and prevented from splitting down, a common and serious fault when this method is not followed. In the latter case, stakes must be resorted to and if put down after planting, care must be taken that they are not driven through the tubers. The tubers should he lifted as soon as the tops have been blackened by frost, but not before. Shake off the adhering particles of soil and dry for a few hours in the sun, being careful that the temperature is well above freezing. The roots should be stored in a cellar, and conditions best suited for potatoes will be found to suit Dahlias. If the cellar is very dry or if there is danger from frost, they may be buried in drjr sand, sawdust or tanbark. Frost, excessive heat or moisture are fatal to Dahlias in storage. The clumps may be wintered undivided hut they should be divided before planting. Care must be taken to see that each root has at least one “eye” or it will not start. The eyes or buds are usually found well up on the stem, so that each root should be cut off with a part of the collar or stalk. If difficulty is experienced in finding the eyes, division of the clumps may be postponed until nearly time for planting, when a few days in a warm, moist place will start suffi- cient growth to show the eyes distinctly. Dahlias offered in this list are strong field-grown roots, except in the case of a few of the rarer and newer kinds which are supplied started in pots about May first. Later in the season, when it becomes too late to plant the dor- mant roots, growing plants are always sent. Growing plants are quite as satisfactory as the dormant roots and are preferred by many. QUANTITY RATES and SPECIAL OFFERS 12 Plants priced at 15c for f 1.50 6 Plants, our selection, for $0.65 12 “ 20c “ 2.00 12 “ “ “ “ 1.25 12 “ 25c “ 2.50 25 “ “ “ “ 2.50 12 “ 35c “ 3.50 6 “ mixed colors “ 50 12 “ 50c “ . 5.00 12 “ “ “ “ 1.00 12 « “ 75c “ 7.50 25 “ “ “ “ 2.00 Add 20c per doz. if plants are wanted by Parcels Post. BRECK’S SEEDS AND BULBS FERTILIZERS IMPLEMENTS LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS Page Mine > wsmMmmmizsm GOLD QUELLE. A dwarf variety of decided merit. Medium sized; very dark purple, each petal having a white tip. 50c each. JOHN RIDING. A new incurved English cactus dahlia. The plants are particularly sturdy, producing enormous blos- soms of a rich deep crimson-scarlet color. For exhibition this is one of the best. Its exceptional size, perfect form, great depth and rich color, has won for it highest awards. $1 each. MRS. CHAS. BRECK. Entirely distinct and wonderfully beautiful. A rich, creamy yellow passing to rose pink, streaked and veined with all the intermediate shades. $1 each. PINK PEARL. No other dahlia quite like this. The color is mellow pink at the base of petals, gradually shading to white at tip. 50c each. SHERLOCK HOLMES. This is a line orange-scarlet with apricot suffusion, one of the most pleasing of autumn tints. The flowers are very large on good stems for cut- ting. 50c each. SIRENE. Base of the petals very broad hut tapering to a long point, forming a star-like flower, which on account of its rosy pink color, shading to an almost white centre, is most desirable for cutting. 50c each. WACHT AM RHEIN. Easily the finest novelty introduced in 1915 and still continuing to excite the greatest admira- tion wherever seen. A most gracefully formed flower, of large size, on splendid stems for cutting, and of an ideal soft rosy pink color with white suffusion. 50c each. WARRIOR. A grand variety excellent for garden effect. Soft salmon at the edges, shading to deep mauve rose at the centre with a golden suffusion. 35c each. Dahlia — Mrs. Charles H. Breck Cactus Dahlias The so-called Cactus Dahlias are probably the most popular class of all. Of obscure origin, the original plants of this type were the first marked diversion from the formal, spherical-flowering Dahlias of the old days. Most of the notably beautiful sorts are found in this class. CACTUS DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT AVIATELTR GARROS. Without question the earliest-flower- ing variety. Flowers are of good size and borne erect on long stiff stems; the color is exquisite, of a light sulphur yellow shading almost to white at the tips of the broad, pointed petals. 50c each. CANDEUR. A magnificent pure white, with an exquisite form that in the fully developed flower most closely resembles an incurved chrysanthemum. Particularly valu- able as a cut flower. 25c each. COUNTESS OF LONSDALE. Remarkable for its free-bloom- ing qualities, and ease of culture. A peculiar but pleasing blending of salmon pink and amber very difficult to de- scribe. 15c each. CRYSTAL. English cactus dahlia of perfect form, being beautifully incurved and twisted. Color white in the centre, blending to silvery pink. The plants are covered with flowers throughout the season. 75c each. FERNAND OLIVET. A striking bloom of a brilliant maroon with bright scarlet shadings, the centre almost black, borne erect on stiff, wiry stems. Remarkably free flower- ing. 25c each. F. W. FELLOWS. A wonderful exhibition flower of phe- nomenal size, composed of long, narrow, lively orange- scarlet petals; very full and free and of excellent habit. $1 each. CACTUS DAHLIAS General List of Varieties ALPENROSE. Bright aniline-red, intensified by a golden yellow suffusion. 25c each. ALPHA. White, speckled crimson and lilac. 15c each. AMELIA DUFOUR. A beautiful salmon, with pink stripe. 15c each. ANDROMEDA. Bright terra cotta red, with golden suf- fusion. 25c each. AVIATEUR GARROS. See “Cactus Dahlias of Special Merit.” 50c each. AUSTRALIAN. A brilliant rich purple, with bright crimson suffusion. 25c each. BESSIE PALLISER. Roman ochre suffused with salmon, with a golden sheen at the base of the long, curled petals. 25c each. BISMARCK. Intense fiery red. 25c each. COUNTESS OF LONSDALE. A peculiar but pleasing blend- ing of salmon-pink and amber. 15c each. DELICATISSIMA. Most delicately colored; a tender pink with lighter shadings. 25c each. DIBS. A bright shade of rose pink, each petal tipped old gold. 25c each. DUCHESS OF MARLBORO. Remarkably free flowering, of a beautiful tint of solferino, backed by a sunshine-like golden suffusion at the base of the petals. 50c each. EARL OF PEMBROKE. Bright plum color. Large bold flower. 15c each. ETOILE DE FRANCE. Soft rosy lilac, with lighter tips. 35c each. FERNAND OLIVET. See “Cactus Dahlias of Special Merit.” 25c each. F. GRAHAM. Centre a beautiful glowing golden shade, gradually passing to a deep salmon rose. 35c each. FLORADORA. Remarkably free flowering', bright blood red. 25c each. FLORRIE WELLS. Fine form of a peculiarly pleasing shade of rosy crimson. 50c each. GALATHEA. Wonderfully delicate, of an even tender pink. 25c each. mmmsiimmmmmm SPECIAL FRUIT CATALOGUE SENT ON REQUEST Page Ten BRECK-ROBINSON NURSERY COMPANY Countess of Lonsdale — Cactus GENERAL FRENCH. Excellent for cutting. Reddish orange. 25c each. GENOVEVA. Clear primrose-yellow, fine for cutting. 50c each. j ?[ GEN. J. B. SETH. Rich, brilliant scarlet, with orange scar- let shadings; of perfect form. 50c each. GOLDEN GATE. Very large, of a rich, deep, golden yellow, suffused and shaded fawn. 50c each. GOLDLAND. A splendid primrose-yellow. 25c each. GOLD QUELLE. See “Cactus Dahlias of Special Merit.” 50c each. GRAEFIN VON SCHIMMELMANN. Salmon-rose, shading to a yellow centre. 25c each. HIGH SHERIFF. Bronzy rose, passing to a golden-bronze towards the centre. 25c each. HILDEGARDE DEEGAN. A rich, brilliant garnet. 25c each. H. WEARING. Pure salmon passing to bright amber at the base of the petals; of perfect form. 25c each. JEALOUSY. A beautiful rich yellow. 25c each. J. H. JACKSON. Finest dark crimson maroon, early and free. 20c each. KALIF. Hugh flowers sometimes measuring nine inches across, of perfect form. In color a pure scarlet. 75c each. LADY KILMAINE. Salmon-pink shading deeper towards the tips. 25c each. LAWINE. White tinted blush as the flower opens. 25c each. LIBELLLTLE. Sulphur-yellow shaded with capueine-red. 25c each. LIEGNITZ. Distinct shade of deep cerise. 35c each. MARGARET BOUCHON. The large size, fine form and color combine to place this among the very best. Light pink shading to white. 75c each. MASTER CARL. Grand, large, bright amber. 25c each. MAUVE QUEEN. Long, tubular, incurved petals of a pleas- ing' shade of clear mauve, shading lighter toward the centre. 25c each. MISS WILLMOTT. Reddish apricot, shading to golden yel- low at the centre. 25c each. MRS. CHAS. TURNER. Very large, clear soft yellow. 20c each. MLLE. BERTHA GEMAN. Rosy currant-red, suffused with Naples yellow. 25c each. MME. CAMILE PABST. Deep amber yellow, suffused salmon-rose. 25c each. MME. MARIE DOUCET. Mauve-pink, passing to a white centre. 25c each. MONS. GEMAN. Brilliant fiery red, shading deeper to the base of the petals. 25c each. MR. GILLET. Brilliant orange-scarlet, fine cut flower and excellent for garden decoration. 50c each. MRS. CLINTON. Ground color deep amber, gradually shad- ing to a rosy scarlet. 25c each. MRS. GEORGE CASELTON. Velvety blackish maroon, shaded purple. 35c each. NIBELUNGENHORT. Broad curled petals of a beautiful shade of old rose with golden apricot suffusion. 75c each. RENE CAYENX. Brilliant geranium red. 25c each. RHEINKOENIG. The best pure white. 35c each. RICHARD BOX. A lovely, very large, light yellow of elegant shape with large petals; splendid stems. 50c each. RIO TINTO. Centre lemon-yellow, passing to a yellow cadmium bronze at edges. 50c each. ROSENNYMPHE. Broad petaled, a delicate flesh color, shading to a soft rosy white. In form suggesting the water lily. 50c each. SEQUOIA. Deep saffron-yellow, suffused with red. 25c each. SIRENE. Star-like in form; in color rosy pink, shading almost to white at the centre. 50c each. STORMER. Rich deep cardinal red. 35c each. SUCCESS. Pure yellow; long incurved petals. 25c each. SWEETBRIAR. A superb rose pink, free, on good stiff stems. 35c each. THOMAS OBELIN. Brilliant fiery red, of perfect incurved form. 25c each. VEYRAT HERMANOS. Rich, glowing, purplish garnet. 35c each. Decorative Dahlias Multicolored flowers, large and sometimes irregular, with flat, straight petals, are characteristic of this group. They are a striking and valuable feature in any collection. Jack Rose — Decorative DECORATIVE DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT FLAMINGO. One of the finest cut flowers, a magnificent bloom held erect on stiff stems. In color a rich and glow- ing rose pink. 50c each. HORTULANUS FIET. A magnificent variety with blooms over eight inches in diameter, of the most delicate shade of shrimp pink, the tip of each petal barely touched with gold. The entire flower has a suffusion of delicate tints of red and yellow, which gives a glow, yet softness of color, difficult to describe. 75c each. SEND FOR SPECIAL 1917 ROSE BOOKLET LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS Page Eleven MANZANOLA. Excellent as a cut flower; of perfect form, a brilliant oriental-red, with deeper shadings. 25c each. OREGON BEAUTY. A splendid garden variety producing gorgeous flowers of an intense oriental-red, with golden sheen and garnet suffusion. 35c each. YELLOW COLOSSE. Huge flowers of perfect form, of a pure primrose yellow. 25c each. ZEPPELIN. Soft shade of violet-mauve with silvery . suf- fusion; flowers of medium size, of good form and very free-flowering. 50c each. DECORATIVE DAHLIAS General List of Varieties AUGUSTE NONIN. Very large, fiery red. 25c each. BELOIT. Very large, full and double, splendid form; rich purplish garnet, deepening towards the centre. Stems extra long and strong. 35c each. CHANTICLER. Ground-color cadmium yellow, striped, splashed and spotted with deep carmine-red. 20c each. COMMANDANT RIVOIRE. Superb large size flowers; color deep crimson purple, often marked white on tips and edges. 50c each. CROWN OF GOLD. Brilliant Chinese-orange with golden suffusion. 25c each. DELICE. Soft glowing rose-pink, perfect form and stem. 25c each. EASTON. Brilliant Turkish red. 25c each. EVENTIDE. White with the faintest blush of delicate rose on the edges. 25c each. FLAMINGO. See “Decorative Dahlias of Special Merit.” 50c each. F. L. BASSETT. Carmine-purple shading deeper at the cen- tre. 20c each. GOV. FLOYD. Violet maroon striped and splashed white. 35c each. GOLDEN WEST. A fine large primrose-yellow, free and good. 35c each. GUILLAUME DE ST. VICTOR. Beautiful mauve-rose. 50c each. HORTLTLANUS FIET. See “Decorative Dahlias of Special Merit.” 75c each. HORTULANUS WITTE. Large, pure white. 25c each. IMMENSE. Petals watered white, streaked and bordered with rose cerise. 35c each. JACK ROSE. Brilliant crimson-red, similar in shade to the “General Jack” rose. 20c each. J. M. GOODRICH. Splendid habit, stem and flower form perfect; pink, pencilled and tipped with pale gold. 35c each. LE GRAND MANITOU. White ground, heavily striped and blotched with violet red; fine and large with high full centre. 50c each. LYNDHLTRST. Brilliant cardinal red. 20c each. MANZANOLA. See “Decorative Dahlias of Special Merit.” 25c each. MARY GARDEN. Large, lemon-yellow, very good. 35c each. MISS MINNIE McCULLOUGH. Soft yellow, overlaid with bronze. 20c each. MME. A. LUMIERE. Ground-color white, suffused towards the ends of the petals with red, the tips pointed with bright violet red. 25c each. MME. VAN DEN DAELE. Soft rose with deeper markings, shading to white in the centre. 25c each. MONT BLANC. Creamy white; good stiff stems. 25c each. MRS. J. GARDNER CASSATT. A very pleasing shade of mauve pink. 25c each. NATIONAL BEAUTY. Rich, dark, ruby-red. 50c each. NEWPORT. Soft delicate rose, becoming a luminous light rosy pink as the season advances. 50c each. OREGON BEAUTY. A splendid garden variety producing gorgeous flowers of an intense oriental red, with golden sheen and garnet suffusion. 50c each. OURAY. Rich, deep, velvety maroon of good form; very free flowering. 25c each. PERLE DE LYON. One of the best dahlias of any class for cut flower purposes. Pure white. 25c each. PRINCESS JULIANA. Good for cutting or garden effect. Pure white. 25c each. R. P. STRUTHERS. The best brilliant red decorative. 50c each. SOLTV. DE GUSTAVE DOAZON. Huge blooms and remark- ably free-flowering; color pure red. 25c each. SYLVIA. Soft, pleasing mauve-pink, gradually changing to white in the centre. 20c each. TENOR ALVAREZ. A large flower of reddish violet, striped and blotched with purplish brown. 50c each. WILLIAM AGNEW. Rich, dazzling carmine-red. 20c each. YELLOW COLOSSE. See “Decorative Dahlias of Special Merit.” 25c each. ZEPPELIN. See “Decorative Dahlias of Special Merit.” 50c each. Gov. Guild — Show Show Dahlias This type approaches the Pompons in formality of shape, but the flowers are large and full, and cover a wide range of color. Colors are mostly clear shades, with delicate tinting. A. D. LIVONI. A beautiful pink; full, early, best for cut- ting. 15c each. ARABELLA. Light sulphur-yellow, shaded peach-blossom on edges. 20c each. CALEB POWERS. Shell-pink, beautiful color and form. 15c each. DREER’S WHITE. Clear, glistening white. 50c each. DREER’S YELLOW. Large, a perfect hall in shape, held rigidly erect on long stiff stems. Pure yellow, without question the best yellow dahlia yet sent out. $1 each. EMILY. Solferino, with white markings. 2 5c each. FRANK SMITH. Rich purplish maroon, tipped pink. 20c each. GEN. MILES. Most immense and massive; lavender pink striped purplish magenta, unique color, one of the best. 50c each. GOV. GUILD. Best large white; long stem, good form. 35c each. GRAND DLTKE ALEXIS. Large; white, tipped with laven- der. 15c each. H. SCALABRE. Pure white, very fine. 25c each. IMPERIAL. Deep purplish maroon. 20c each. VISITORS WELCOMED AT OUR NURSERIES T***Jve BRECK-ROBINSON NURSERY COMPANY SHOW DAHLIAS — continued JEANNE JOHNSON. Finest pink and white, large and free. 25e each. MISS MINNIE VOSBURG. Pure white, very free flowering. 25c each. MERLIN. Beautiful orange scarlet. 25c each. NORMA. Bright orange, very free. 25c each. PEERESS. Clear yellow with darker spots. 20c each. PRINCESS VICTORIA. Primrose-yellow; early, but flower- ing till frost. 20c each. PURPLE DUKE. Large, purple. Quilled like G. I). Alexis. 25c each. RED HUSSAR. Pure cardinal red. 20c each. ROBERT BROOMFIELD. Pure white, tall. 15c each. STRADELLA. Deep purple crimson. 20c each. W. W. RAWSON. White, overlaid w'ith amethyst; extra good. 25c each. YELLOW DLTKE. A fine primrose-yellow for cutting. 25c each. Queen Wilhelmina — Peony-flowered Peony-Flowered Dahlias A group of comparatively recent introduction, bearing large semi-double blooms, of exceedingly delicate and at- tractive coloring, on long stems. VARIETIES OF SPECIAL MERIT AVALANCHE. A splendid pure white, large, of excellent form; undoubtedly the best white in this class. 50c each. BEAUTE DE SOIR. A rich combination of rosy scarlet, car- mine-lake and currant red, with more or less golden suf- fusion. 75c each. CHATENAY. Soft carmine-rose, shaded crimson. 50c each. DIRECTEUR STOLL. A bright shade of clear canary-yellow. 50c each. DUSKY QUEEN. Deep velvety maroon, edged white; bright yellow centre. 50c each. PAINTED LADY. A charming soft rose, on stiff stems. 50c each. PEONY-FLOWERED DAHLIAS AMERICA. Pure shrimp-pink with golden suffusion. 35c each. BERCHE VON HEENSTEDE. Primrose yellow' with rich golden sheen. 50c each. BERTHA VON SUTTNER. Immense flower, lovely salmon pink, shaded yellow. 50c each. CAECILIA. Lemon-yellow early in the season, but changing to a creamy white with a yellow sheen in the centre as the season advances. 50c each. CHEVREFEVILLE. Base of petals yellow, gradually passing to apricot and rose, w'ith citron yellow points. 25c each. CLEOPATRA. Rich oriental red, base of petals primrose- yellow. 25c each. COLONEY CODY. Deep apricot buff with salmon shadings. 25c each. DR. PEARY. One of the darkest, a brilliant reddish ma- hogany. 35c each. DURBAN. Ground-color lemon-yellow heavily suffused with rosy salmon. 50c each. ELECTRA. Clear lavender tinted mauve. 50c each. FELDBERG. A magnificent pure white. 25c each. GARIBOLDI. Large, rich garnet, free blooming and long stemmed. 25c each. GEISHA. A most sensational variety. Scarlet and gold, no two alike; free, large and showy, with curled petals. 50c each. GERMANIA. Dazzling bright crimson, attractive. 20c each. HAMPTON COURT. One of the best; large, bright, mauve- pink. 35c each. JOHN WANAMAKER. Large; pink-lavender. 50c each. KING LEOPOLD. Shades of primrose; extra free blooming. 20c each. LEMON KING. New. probably the best yellow; large and free. 35c each. QUEEN WILHELMINA. An elegant pure white flower with yellow centre. 25c each. Single Dahlias A few of these will be found attractive in any collection, in that they differ from the full, tufted form of the more highly developed varieties. Their colors are clear and bril- liant.' NEW CENTURY SINGLE DAHLIAS BLANCHE. F'lowers large, pale yellow at the base, faintly tipped pink, w'ith a cast of pure white over the whole flower. 25c each. HAZEL HEITER. Bright crimson-carmine with deeper shad- ings, base of petals canary-yellow. 25c each. ROSE PINK CENTURY. Flowers large, rose-pink. 25c each. SCARLET CENTURY. Brilliant scarlet, golden disc. 25c each. TWENTIETH CENTURY. Rosy-crimson, shading gradually to almost white on the edges, and a light halo around the disc. As the season advances the flowers become lighter, changing to almost pure w'hite suffused with soft pink. 25c each. WILDFIRE CENTURY. Brilliant cochineal-red with orange- scarlet suffusion. 25c each. OLD-FASHIONED SINGLE DAHLIAS BLACKBIRD. Black, velvety maroon with a black spot on the base of each petal. 15c each. GAILLARDIA. Golden-yellow with a broad red band around the golden disc. 25c each. POLLY ECCLES. Pure apricot, with yellow' shadings, a halo of poppy-red around the golden disc. 15c each. SNOWFLAKE. Pure white, free. 25c each. ST. GEORGE. Handsome primrose yellow. 15c each. WILDFIRE. Large; brilliant poppy-scarlet. 15c each. SEND FOR OUR GENERAL NURSERY CATALOGUE Page Thirteen LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS Collarette Dahlias An interesting group of what may be termed single-flower- ing sorts, the central-disk of each bloom being surrounded by a frill or collar of short, cupped petals, usually differing in color from the body of the flower. CAPELLA. Luminous reddish maroon, intensified by a pure white collar. 35c each. COCARDE ESPAGNOLE. A novel variety. Both the petals and collar are a brilliant combination of red and gold. 35c each. CARL BECHSTEDT. Brilliant oriental red; yellow collar. 50c each. DIRECTEUR RENE GERARD. Creamy white suffused and marked with French purple; creamy white collar. 25c each. SIGNORINA ROSA ESENGRINI. Bright lemon yellow marked with orange scarlet ; collar bright lemon yellow. 25c each. PRUDENCE. Pale yellow; suffused carmine-yellow collar. 50c each. Pompon Dahlias The flowers of this old-fashioned type are usually smaller than those of the other classes, but are borne in great profusion. AMBER QUEEN. Rich amber. 10c each. ANNIE DONCASTER. Light yellow, base suffused with pearly pink. 10c each. BELLE OF SPRINGFIELD. Small red. 10c each. BRUNETTE. Best deep maroon. 10c each. CATHERINE. Fine yellow. 10c each. ELFIN. Nice small yellow. 10c each. ELEGANTA. Soft pink, tipped with pink. 10c each. FRAU KNABE. Rose white and violet. 10c each. GOLDEN HAUCHEN. Bright yellow. 10c each. GRUSS AN WEIN. Crushed strawberry. 10c each. Capella — Collarette BLOEMGAART TO stimulate an interest here, as in England, in the growing of spring-flowering bulbs of the better varieties, old favorites as well as the newer sorts, a Bulb Trial Garden of unusual completeness has been laid out at our Nurseries under the direction of Marguerite Breck. Mrs. Breck has made extensive study, both in this country and abroad, of the finer effects possible in the use of Tulips, Hyacinths, and Narcissi, and she has endeavored to reproduce here a garden of Dutch atmosphere, showing particularly an assortment of new and rare varieties which are not ordinarily sup- plied for regular trade. Selections may be made direct from the blooms, and importations will be made from orders given before the middle of June. Our friends are invited to visit Bloemgaard during the flowering period — from mid-April through early June — and enjoy the expanse of color that only a planting of upwards of forty thousand bulbs can afford. Tea served in the Garden will be an added attraction. Upon request, notification of time of best bloom will be sent. BRECK'S SEEDS AND BULBS FERTILIZERS IMPLEMENTS GRETCHEN WEIN. Blush white with light rose tips. 15c each. HIGHLAND MARY. Pink and white. 10c each. KLEIN GRETCHEN. White shaded crimson. 10c each. LITTLE BESSIE. Creamy white closely quilled. 15c each. RED INDIAN. Fine deep red. 10c each. SNOWCLAD. A fine pure white. 10c each. WARES MARS. Beautiful deep red of fine form. 10c each. Fourteen BRIiCK-ROBINSON NURSERY COMPANY SUMMER BEDDING PLANTS Flowering and Foliage Plants for Summer Bedding, Window-gardens, Boxes and Vases. Pot-grown plants, readjr ABUTILON. Variegata. Foliage green and white. -$1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. ACHYRANTHUS. Acuminata. Foliage bronze-purple. $1.25 per doz.; $8 per 100. Variegata. Foliage green and white. $1.25 per doz.; $8 per 100. AGERATUM (Floss Flower). Perfection. Choice dark-blue. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. ALTERNANTHERA. Aurea. Foliage yellow and green. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. Brilliant. Foliage mottled bronze. 75c per doz.; .$6 per 100. ALYSSUM (Sweet Alyssum). Little Gem. Dwarf white for edging. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. ANTIRRHINLTM (Snapdragon). Breck’s Large Flowered. In colors pink, scarlet, white and yellow. $1 per doz.; .$7 per 100. ASTERS. American Branching. White, pink, light-blue and scarlet 40c per doz.; $3 per 100. Giant crego. Lavender, blue, shell-pink and white. 40c per doz.; $3 per 100. BEGONIA. Gloire de Chatelaine. Rose-color. -$1 per doz.; .$8 per 100. Gracilis. White, red and pink. $1 per doz.; .$8 per 100. Tuberous-rooted. Grows best in partial shade. A wide range of colors, both double and single flowers. $1.75 per doz.; $12 per 100. CALADIUM (Elephant’s Ear). Esculentum. Strong plants. 25c each; $2 per doz.; $15 per 100. CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). Meteor. Orange, cream centre. $1 per doz.; $8 per 100. CANNA. (See page 6.) Ageratum — Perfection after May 1st. Aster — American Branching CARNATION. Marguerite. Finest mixed. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. CASTOR OIL BEAN (Ricinus). Green or Red. 20c each; $1.50 per doz. Extra Large Plants. 30c each ; $2.50 per doz. CENTAUREA (Dusty Miller). Candidissima (Cineraria). Grayish foliage. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. Gymnocarpa. Finely-cut leaves. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. COBAEA (Cups and Saucers Vine). Scandens. Rapid climber, 12 ft. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. COCKSCOMB (Celosia) . Dwarf. Crimson or yellow. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. Plumosa. Crimson or yellow. $1 per doz.; $8 per 100. COLEUS (Flame Nettle). Dr. Ross. Leaves crimson edged with green. 90c per doz.; $6 per 100. Golden Bedder. Fine yellow. 90c per doz.; $6 per 100. Queen Victoria. Crimson, golden edge. 90c per doz.; $6 per 100. Verschaffelti. The popular crimson. 90c per doz.; $6 per 100. Mixed, our selection. 75c per doz.; $5 per 100. COSMOS. Early-flowering. White, pink and red. 60c per doz.; $4 per 100. CREEPING JENNY. (See Money Wort). CUPI4EA (Cigar Plant). Platycentra. Scarlet tube-shaped flowers. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. DAISY (Beilis Perennis). English. Finest mixed. 60c per doz.; $4 per 100. DRACAENA (Indivisa). Choice Selected Plants. 60c each; $6 per doz. Larger Plants. $1 each; $10 per doz. FEVERFEW (Matricaria). Double White. Free-flowering. $1.25 per doz.; $8 per 100. PLANTING ADVICE — Cal! up our Service Department LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS Page Fifteen HELIOTROPE (Cherry Pie). Centefleur. Rich, deep violet. -$1.25 per doz.; $9 per 100. Chieftain. Lilac; large truss. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. HOLLYHOCKS (Althea rosea). Allegheny Fringed. Mixed colors. $2 per doz.; $15 per 100. Double. Pink, white, red, yellow and maroon. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. Single. Rose, carmine, white and scarlet. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA (Garden Hydrangea). Large Pink or Blue Flowers. Pots 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. Specimens in tubs. $1 to $2 each. IVY. English. Trailing for boxes. $1.50 per doz.; $12 per 100. German. $1 per doz.; $6 per 100. LANTANA. Alba Perfecta. Best white. 10c each; $1 per doz. Craigi. Rich orange-scarlet. 10c each; $1 per doz. Mere Jaune. Deep golden-yellow. 10c each; $1 per doz. Rosea. Rosy-lilac. 10c each; $1 per doz. LEMON VERBENA. Good Plants. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. Extra Size. 20c each; $1.75 per doz.; $12 per 100. LOBELIA. Crystal Palace compacta. Dwarf, dark-blue. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. Erinus gracilis. Trailing dark blue. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. MARGUERITE. FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis). Baskets, 30c each; 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. FUCHSIA. Various Colors. Double and single. $1.25 per doz.; $10 per 100. Geranium Bed — Poitevine and Mme. Salleroi GERANIUMS Alliance (Double, Ivy-leaved). Lilac-white. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. Alphonse Ricard (Semi-double). Bright vermilion-scarlet. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. Beaute Poitevine (Semi-double). Light salmon-pink. A great favorite. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. Double Dryden (Double). Coral-white, shading through lilac to crimson. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. Ivy-leaved. In colors. $1.50 per doz. Jean Viand (Semi-double). Bright mauve-rose, white cen- tre. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. La Favorite. The linest double white, continuous bloomer. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. Mme. Landry (Semi-double). Salmon-pink. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. Mrs. E. G. Hill (Single). Soft light salmon pink. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. Ryeroft’s Surprise (Ivy-leaved). Clear rose-pink. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. S. A. Nutt (Double). Rich, dark crimson, free flowering. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. Sweet Scented. Rose, Lemon, etc. $1.50 per doz. Variegated-leaved (Mme. Salleroi). For edging beds. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. HIBISCUS SINENSIS (Chinese Hibiscus). A tender ever- green shrub which may be grown in pot or tub or planted out during summer. Grandiflorus. Large, single rose. 25c each ; $2 per doz. Miniatus Semi-plenus. Brilliant vermilion-scarlet; semi- double. 25c each; $2 per doz. Peach Blow. Large, double, soft pink. 25c each; $2 per doz. ji i White. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. MARIGOLD. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. Dwarf French. Giant African. 100. Lemon and orange. 75c per doz.; $6 per MIGNONETTE. Machet. Sweet scented. $1 per doz.; $8 per 100. Single Hollyhocks 'V ^ - EVERGREENS AND RHODODENDRONS FOR MASSING Page Sixteen BRECK - ROBINSON NURSERY COMPANY Giant Pansies MONEYWORT (Creeping Jenny). Valuable for planting under trees. $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not). 75e per doz.; $6 per 100. In baskets, 30c each. MYRTLE. For graves and rock-work. $1 per doz.; $8 per 100. Baskets, 35c each. NASTURTIUMS. Dwarf Mixed. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. Tall Mixed. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. NICOTIANA (Tobacco Plant). Affinis. Pure white flowers. 75c per doz. Alata. Pink flowers. 75c per doz. PANSIES. Giant. Mixed or in colors. 50c per doz.; $4 per 100. Baskets, 25c each. PETUNIA. Double. Assorted colors. 20c each; $1.75 per doz.; $12 per 100. Ruffled Giant. Single, fine markings. $1 per doz.; $8 per 100. Rosy Morn. Bright rosy-pink. 75c per doz.; $5 per 100. PHLOX. Drummondi. Four colors. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. RIC1NUS. (See Castor Oil Bean.) SALPIGLOSSIS. Grand Mixed or separate colors. $1 per doz.; $8 per SALVIA (Scarlet sage). Splendens (Bonfire). Bright scarlet. $1.25 per doz.; per 100. SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride). Finest Mixed. 75c per doz. SNAPDRAGON (Antirrhinum). Breck’s Large Flowered. In colors pink, scarlet, white and yellow. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. STOCKS (Cut-and-come-again). Double Ten Weeks. $1.25 per doz.; $10 per 100. Lexington Strain. In colors. $1 per doz.; $8 per 100. TORENIA. Fournieri. Dwarf blue, for edging. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. VERBENA. Breck’s Mammoth. Pink, white, blue and scarlet. 75c per doz.; $6 per 100. Snapdragon VINCA (Periwinkle). Major variegata. Variegated-leaved trailer for vases and boxes. 25c, 35c and 50c each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100. Rosea (Madagascar Periwinkle or Old Maid). Red and white. $1.25 per doz.; $9 per 100. VIOLETS. Hardy Russian. $1.50 per doz.; $12 per 100. Tufted Pansies. $1 per doz.; $6 per 100. WALLFLOWER. Mixed Colors. 25c each; $2 per doz. ZINNIA (Youth and Old Age). Breck’s Prize Strains. White, pink, yellow and scarlet. 50c per doz.; $4.50 per 100. Hardy Perennial Plants, for Rockery, Garden and $10 Border Planting, listed in our Illustrated Catalogue, mailed free on request. We give no warranty expressed or implied as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter of any Nursery Stock, Seeds, Bulbs or Plants we sell. BRECK-ROBINSON NURSERY CO. THE BRECK ORGANIZATION Breck’s Seed Store and Agricultural Warehouse Established 1822 “EVERYTHING FOR THE FARM, GARDEN AND LAWN” 51 and 52 North Market St., Boston Breck-Robinson Nursery Co. 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