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P. J. BERCKMANS COMPANY’S TREE AND PLANT CATALOG. 
JAPANESE PLUMS—Continued 
Ogon (Shiro-Smomo or the White Plum). Medium 
to large, round, golden yellow; flesh yellow; firm, sub¬ 
acid ; quality good; freestone. June 15. Tree of vigorous 
growth ; a good cooking fruit. 
Red Nagate, or Red June, or Long Fruit. l%xl% 
inches, pointed; skin thick, purplish red, with blue 
bloom. Flesh yellow, solid, somewhat coarse-grained, 
juicy, subacid, with Damson flavor; clingstone; quality 
good Maturity 10th to end of June. Very prolific, showy 
and attractive in color. It ripens a week before Abund- 
WICKSOX PLUM. 
ance, and is the earliest large fruited market variety. A 
good keeper and has brought high prices. 
Satsuma or Blood Plum (Yonemomo). Large, skin 
dark purplish red, mottled with bluish bloom; shape 
globular, or with sharp point; flesh firm, juicy, dark red 
or blood color; well flavored and firm ; quality very good ; 
pit small. Unsurpassed in quality for canning Matu¬ 
rity middle of July. Tree very vigorous. One of the 
most valuable varieties for this section and adapted to 
the Middle and Northern States. 
Wickson. Fruit large to very large; obconical; waxy 
white when half-grown, then the color gradually changes 
to pink and to a dark crimson purple; flesh very Arm, 
yellow; juicy, subacid and highly flavored; pit small; 
clingstone; best quality. July 10 to 25. 
EUROPEAN 
PLUMS 
The following varieties of 
Plums do well in the Piedmont 
sections: 
Clyman. Seedling from Cali¬ 
fornia. Large, reddish purple; 
flesh firm; freestone; vigorous 
and a good bearer. 
Damson (Shropshire). An En¬ 
glish variety of this popular 
plum. 
Giant Prune. The largest 
prune known, fruit averaging 1 % 
to 2 ounces each, retaining the 
good qualities of the smaller va¬ 
rieties. Desirable for the upper 
sections. 
Imperial Gage. Fruit above medium size. Flesh 
greenish ; very juicy and rich. 
Lombard. Medium ; violet red; juicy. Recommended 
for the upper sections. 
Nut-Bearing Trees. 
ALMONDS 
Price of one-year-old budded trees, 4 to 5 feet, 
25 cents each, $2 for 10. 
Prlncesse and Sultana. Both are prolific, soft-shelled, 
and very good. These are the varieties mostly cultivated 
in Europe, and produce the bulk of the Almonds of com¬ 
merce. Almonds are unreliable for the middle sections 
of the South. 
CHESTNUTS 
American (Seedling Trees.) 
3 to 4 feet, 25 cents each, $2 for 10; $15 per 100. 
5 to G feet, 60 cents each. $1 for lo; S30 per 100. 
We offer a few extra heavy 7 to 8 feet trees at $1.00 each. 
Large Spanish. 3 to 4 feet, 25 cents each, $2 for 10; $15 
per 100. Yields very large nuts, not as sweet as the Amer¬ 
ican, but their size and beautiful appearance command a 
ready sale. 
SPANISH CHESTNUTS AT FRU1TLAND. 
