P.J.BERCKMANS CO: 
Picquet. Very large; yellow, with a red cheek; flesh 
yellow, buttery, rich sweet and of the highest flavor. 
Maturity from end of August to middle of Septem¬ 
ber. 
Robert. Originated by the late Dr. L. E. Berckmans. 
Large, creamy-white, with crimson cheek and a few 
crimson stripes, flesh white, slightly veined pink; 
melting, juicy and vinous; quality best; a desirable 
bearer; ripens August 15. 
SALWAY. Large; dull yellow, mottled brownish red; 
flesh yellow, firm, but rather acid; fine flavor. Au¬ 
gust 15. 
Slappey. Medium to large, clear, golden-yellow with 
dark check; flesh yellow, of fine aualiiv; ripens 
July 5 to 10. 
SNEED. Bowers, Peebles. Medium: creamy white 
with carmine mottling; flesh greenish white; juicy; 
semi-cling; quality fair. Ripens May 20th to June 
1st. 
Summerour. Atlanta. Very large; rounded, deep y.el- 
low; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet and of good quality; 
ripens from middle to end of September. This peach 
fills a gap which has long been open in seas m of 
maturity; because it ripens after all good free stones 
are gone. 
Tornado. Fruit medium to large: skin reddish yellow; 
flesh yellow: good quality. Tree vigorous grower. 
Freestone. Ripens July 20. 
VICTOR. Size below' medium; creamy white mottled 
with carmine, some faint dark stripes; flesh white, 
juicy, vinous, semi-cling; quality good. May 20th 
to June 10th. 
WADDELL. Of medium size; fine shane; skin greenish- 
white; almost covered with red ; flesh white and 
juicy; very prolific. A fine market sort. Ripens 
June 20th to July 1st. 
WALLER. Originated by Waller Brothers, near Sparta, 
Georgia. Matures one week later than Elberta. Ev¬ 
idently of Crawford type. Large, but not quite av¬ 
eraging the size of Elberta; a very heavy and relia¬ 
ble bearer; skin yellow, but more than half covered 
w'ith red; stringy, but of good quality. 
Wonderful. Very large; deep yellow, with carmine 
blush: flesh yellow, firm, good. Ripens middle to 
last of August. 
Peaches, Clingstone 
Albright. Large white, changing to light-orange; juicy, 
sweet, very good; ripens middle of October. 
CARSON. Originated in Hancock County, Go. Medium 
to large, with pale yellowish ground completely over¬ 
spread with light crimson, with deep carmine cheek; 
llesh white, very juicy, vinous, red near the stone. 
A sure and heavy bearer; a most desirable variety; 
ripens Inst of July. 
Eaton. Medium ; skin yellow, with occasionally a few 
pink spots; flesh yellow', sweet, juicy, apricot flavor. 
Superior for canning. Middle of September. 
GENERAL LEE. Improved Chinese Cling. Above 
medium; oblong; creamy white, with carmine wash: 
flesh very fine-grained; melting, very juicy, and of 
high flavor; quality best. July 1 to 10. 
Heath Late White. White English; Eliza Thomas: 
Potter’s September; Rauy ; White Globe ; Henri¬ 
etta, etc. Large; oval, with sharp apex; skin creamy 
white; very seldom with any red; flesh pure white 
to the stone; juicy and sw’eet, w’ith good aroma. Very 
popular for preserving. Ripens beginning of Sep¬ 
tember. 
Indian Blood. Large; dark claret, with deep red 
veins; downy; flesh deep red; very juicy. Middle of 
August. 
KENT. Originated at Augusta, Georgia, and first 
disseminated by us: has been tested in many parts 
of the South, and in every one of these sections it 
has succeeded admirably; fruit large, slightly de¬ 
pressed at apex; skin "reenish-yellow tinted carmine 
at apex and on cheek; flesh yellow, buttery and of 
exquisite flavor; skin very tou~h but peels very 
readily; an excellent shinper and we are sure will 
become one of the standard varieties for shipping. 
We recommend this variet" unhesitatingly; ripens 
August 1 to 15. 
Levy. Henrietta Cltng. Fine cling: large size; skin 
deep yellow, shaded brownish red in the sun ; flesh 
firm and juicy. Favorite variety in California. 
Mealing. Originated hv Dr. W. E. Mealing. North Au¬ 
gusta. South Carolina. Medium size; skin yellow, 
crimson on sunny side shading to deep orange; flesh 
firm, good quality; ripens last of August to middle 
of September. 
Oriole. Originated by Dr. L. E. Berckmans. Large, 
yellow, rich, buttery. A yellow-fleslied Chinese cling: 
ripens August 15. 
Pendleton. Very large: yellow: very good quality. Be¬ 
ginning of September. 
Pineapple. Kennedy’s Carolina; Allison; Largest 
Lemon, etc. Large; oblong, with a protuberance like 
a lemon: skin golden yellow, tinged with dark red : 
flesh yellow: slightly red at the stone; juicy; sub¬ 
acid; of excellent quality. Middle of August. 
Plant. Very large, covered with red; flesh yellow, juicy, 
rich and sweet*. July 25th to August 10th. 
Sims. Large to very large. Almost perfectly round. 
Golden yellow, with faint blush on one side. Flesh 
deep yellow: very fine texture; excellent flavor. Au¬ 
gust 15th. 
Stonewall Jackson. Almost identical with General Lee 
in size and quality, but ripens a week later; tree a 
more compact grower. July 10 to 20. 
STINSON. Large; white, with red cheek; of very 
good flavor. The most profitable late Peach yet in 
troduced for southern markets. Middle of October. 
Pears 
or clayey loam, that has been well fer¬ 
tile soil. Mulching is of great 
HU,A* a T / ule ’ Pe ? rs ar e most successfully grown in a very heavy, clay, or cia 
honnfif *? sa , nd , y s?* 1 * c0 » rse manure or litter should be worked into 
benefit, and the orchard should be kept cultivated at all times. 
vaInnhi r S thrmifa! h « a - s be ^ n . red * lcod to such as have been thoroughly tested and have proven 
Dwarf trees M a fewvarieties * ' S0U ‘"' We srow Stan<lar ‘ 1 P" 1 ™ principally, but can furnish 
Each 10 
$0.35 $2.50 
PRICES: 
Standard two-year, 5 ft. and up, well branched. 
Standard one-year, 4 ft. and up, whips or partly branched, or 
Two-year modium.. 25 2 . 00 
Distance for planting: Standard trees 20 to 25 fe:t; Dwarf trees 15 to 20 feet apart each way. 
100 
$ 20.00 
17.50 
Oriental Pears 
This type is peculiarly adapted to the South. 
Garber. Resembles the Kieffer in size, appearance and 
quality, but matures here in August, and between the 
Le Conte and Kieffer. A thrifty grower and valuable 
variety. 
Golden Russet Japan Golden Russet. Large; almost 
globular; entirely covered with russet; firm, juicy; 
excellent for canning and preserving. A strong, vig¬ 
orous grower. 
Hawaii or Sandwich Island. Medium; round, berga- 
motte-shaped, very prolific, foliage luxuriant; fine 
grower, very ornamental: valuable for cooking and 
canning. October to December. 
Kieffer. Fruit large to very large: skin yellow, with 
a light vermillion cheek; flesh brittle; very juicy, 
with a marked musky aroma; quality good. Matures 
from September to October. Tree vigorous and 
very prolific. Begins to bear when four years old. 
Le Conte. Chinese Pkar. Fruit laree: pyriform: 
skin smooth; pale yellow; quality very variable; 
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