P. J. BERCKMANS COMPANY’S TREE AND PLANT CATALOG. 
CHERRIES—Continued. 
LATE DUKE. Large; light red. Late. 
LUELLIKG. Very large; black. Very fine. 
MAY DUKE, Dark red. Avery popular sort. Early. 
MORELLO (Common.) Blackish rod; acid. The most 
reliable for this section. 
OSTHKIM. Large; nearly black; rich and juicy. Late. 
OLIVET. Large; red ; subacid. 
ROYAL DI KE. Dark red. 
VLADIMIR. 
WERDER’S EARLY BLACK. Large; black. Early. 
YY r INDSOR. Large; liver colored. Fine late variety. 
WRAGG. Dark purple; medium size; fine quality. 
YELLOW SPANISH. Large; early; has a red cheek; 
juicy, one of the best. 
Figs 
Price, one year old, 20c. each. $1.50 for 10. $10 per 100; two years old, 25c. each $2 for 10. $15 
per 100. Best varieties for general cultivation in CAPITALS. 
Angelique, or Early Lemon. Small; greenish vellow; 
early. 
BRUNSWICK or MADONNA. Very large; violet; good 
and productive. 
BLACK ISCHIA. Medium; blue-black ; good. 
BROYY'N TURKEY'. Medium; brown; sweet and excel¬ 
lent; very prolific. Most reliable for field culture. 
Blue Genoa. Medium; bluish black. 
CELESTIAL. Small; pale violet, with bloom; very sweet- 
prolific and hardy. 
GREEN ISCHIA. Green; crimson pulp; prolific. 
LEMON. Large; yellow ; sweet. 
Madeline. Small; white. 
YY’hite Marseilles. ) ... , , 
White Neril ' varieties recommended for drying. 
White Smyrna. S All produce large fruit. 
Nectarines 
Price, 15 cents each, $1 50 for 10; $10 per 100. 
Require the same culture as the peach. The fruit, having a smooth skin, is very liable to the attacks of the eurcul 
brown rotand must be sprayed as soon as blossoms fall, and again every two weeks during Mav and June Thcv rinon tl 
July and part of August. } ' 
io and 
hrough 
COOSA. Very large; red; Mesh white 
upper (ieorgia. 
EARLY VIOLET. White, with blush cheek. 
ELRUGE. Bed; mottled darker. 
a seedling 
from 
1 I I MAS TON ORANGE. Orange-vcllow. 
NEW WHITE, Large; pure white; flesh tender, juiev, 
vinous; very good; early ; free. 
VICTORIA. Medium; purple, with brown check. July. 
Pears 
the 
This list of select varieties is reduced to such as have been well tested and proved valuable throughout the largest section of 
■s South. We grow standard Pear trees only. 
DISTANCES FOR PLANTING. Standard trees, 20 to 25 feet apart each way. 
PRICES OF TREES. 
Standard, 1 year, 4 font and up 
Each 
80 25 
Per 10 
#2 OO 
Per 10e 
815 OO 
ORIENTAL VARIETIES 
This type is peculiarly adapted to the South. We oiler an 
innneuse stock ol thrifty, \Vel-growu trees. 
KIEFFKR. Fruit large to very large; skiu yellow; with a 
light vennillion cheek; flesh brittle, verv juicy, with a marked 
musky aroma; quality good. Matures from September to Oc¬ 
tober. Tree very vigorous and very prolific. Begins to bear 
when four years old. Asa fall pear there is no variety as yet 
disseminated which has given such profitable returns, and the 
wonderful fertility of the trees is surprising. If allowed to hang 
upon the tree until the beginning of October, and then care¬ 
fully ripened in a cool dark room, there nre few pears which are 
more attractive. In point of quality it combines extreme 
juiciness with a sprightly subacid llavor and the peculiar aroma 
of the Bartlett. It is then an excellent dessert fruit. 
Garber. Resembles the Kieffer in size, appearance and 
quality, butjmatures here during August and between the Le- 
Coute and Kieffer. A thrifty grower and valuable variety. 
Hawaii (or Sandwich Island.) Medium, round, Bergamot 
shaped. Very prolific. Foliage luxuriant. Fine tree, valu- 
ble for cooking aud canning purposes. October to December. 
LeConte, or Chinese Pear. Fruit large, pyriform; skin 
smooth, pale yellow ; quality very variable : usually of second 
quality, but if allowed to mature slowly in a cool dark room,or 
in drawers, its quality improves remarkably. Maturity from 
J uly 20th to the end of* August. Trees begin to bear fruit when 
live years old 
Smith’s. Almost identical with LeConte, in size, shape and 
quality, but a few days earlier. 
EUROPEAN VARIETIES 
Summer 
Alamo. Origin, Texas. Large; yellow, bronze check. Tree 
vigorous grower; bears young. 
JSartleU. Large; buttery melting, „f rich flavor; very non- 
ular. Kipens end of July and during August. 1 1 1 
Bcurre GifTard. 
a straggling grower. 
Medium; juicy. Middle of June. Tree 
Large; melting, sweet; handsome. 
Belle Lucrative (Seigneur d’Ksperen, Fondantc d’Au- 
lomne.) Large; melting, delicious; fine grower; bears abund¬ 
antly and regularly. End of July and August. 
Clapp’s Favorite. Resembles Bartlett, but ripens a few 
(laysearlier. line flavor. Tree a vigorous grower. 
Doyenne d’Kte. Small, melting, very good. Tree a mod¬ 
erate grower. Beginning of June. 
Flemish Beauty. 
August. 
Koonce. Medium to large. Very handsome; juicy ■ sweet 
very good. Tree a vigorous grower. Middle of June. 
Petite‘Marguerite. Small; very early. An improvement 
ou Doyenne d’hte. Beginning of June. 
Philadelphia. Large ; melting, very good. Middle of July. 
Reliance. Medium; Bergamont shape, brown-red with rus¬ 
set. Mesh fine grained, juicy, melting, high-flavored. Quali¬ 
ty v ery good to best. Ripens middle of July to'middle of 
August. 
Seckel. Of exquisite flavor; perhaps the standard «f quali¬ 
ty in 1 ears, lreea stout, slow grower. August. 
Wilder Small to medium; yellow, with dark red cheek 
melting, sweet and very good. A very attractive Pear. Be¬ 
ginning in June. The tree is of vigorous and symmetrical 
growth; a valuable early market fruit. 
