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P. J. BERCKMANS COMPANY, AUGUSTA, GA, 
Ornamental Department 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
We will supply 10 shrubs in 10 varieties, standard size, our selection, for. 
Or 100 shrubs in 25 or 50 varieties, standard size, our selection, for . 
Or 10 shrubs in 10 varieties, extra heavy, for . 
Or 100 shrubs in 25 or 50 varieties, extra heavy for . 
$ 1.50 
10.00 
2.00 
15.00 
To meet the increasing demand for or¬ 
namental shrubs and trees, we have again 
this year enlarged our area of land which 
is devoted entirely to ornamental stock, 
and are prepared to supply the most de¬ 
sirable shrubs for the South in quantities. 
Parlies desiring large lots should write 
us for special quotations. We grow none 
but varieties which ..ave been tested as to 
their adaptability to the South, and also 
very largely of the hardy varieties 
adapted to northern sections. 
The same directions for the preparation 
of the soil and planting as given for de- 
cidious fruit trees on page 4 applies to 
the average decidious shrub. We cannot 
however, too strongly impress the neces¬ 
sity of keeping the ground free from 
weeds ami grass, and loose by frequent 
stirring after being planted. 
These few hints upon planting and 
pruning deciduous shrubs may aid many 
persons in handling these with judgment 
and care, and increase the vigor of their 
growth. Nearly all deciduous shrubs 
which are grown in open ground should 
have their tops and branches cut back 
one-third or one-half, as seems necessary. 
Cut back the most vigorous-growing sorts 
more than those that are of more dwarf 
habit. All shrubs that flower on the wood 
of the preceding year’s growth should not 
be pruned until June or July, when the 
crop of flowers is over. To this class 
belong the following: 
Althaeas, Pyrus, Japonica, Dentzia, 
Philadelphus, Spiraea, etc. The old wood 
may be shortened in, in order to promote 
the young growth, which is to produco 
flowers the following year. But some va¬ 
rieties, like Hydrangea paniculata, which 
produce flowers upon the young wood, 
should be pruned during winter. Our list 
of varieties has been largely increased, ns 
we test all the novelties that are offered 
by northern and European growers, before 
being satisfied as to their adaptation to 
the southern climate, but, in order to meet 
our extensive trade, we also grow very 
largely of many varieties adapted to north¬ 
ern sections. We are satisfied that the 
stock of shrubs now growing is the largest 
that can be found in the South. 
Althaea Meehanii. 
ALTHAEA FRUTEX (Hibiscus Syriacus) 
ROSE OF SHARON. 
Each 10 100 
Strong grafted plants, 3 to 4 ft $0.40 $3.00 $20.00 
Strong grafted plants, 2 to 3 ft 25 2.00 15.00 
These are among our most valuable flowering shrubs, 
and deserve to be more extensively cultivated, as they 
produce their flowers in the greatest profusion during 
three months. The new European varieties are nearly 
all of dwarf growth, and the flowers are far superior 
to the old sorts. We give a list of some of the best: 
Althaea amplissima. Double pifik. 
A. Comte de Hainault. Double white, with rosy outer 
petals. 
A. bicolor hybrida. Double white, with red splotches. 
A. double purple. 
A. Jean d’Arc. Pure white, double. 
A. Leopold!!. Flesh, shaded rose; large, very double. 
A. paeoniflora. Rosy purple; dwarf; double. 
A. pompon rouge. Double red. 
A. puniceus ploenus. Double lilac. 
A. purpurea semi-ploena. Purple, semi-double. 
A. rubra ploena. Double red. 
A. totus albus. Pure white, single; very dwarf. 
A. violacea atropurpurea. Double, reddish-violet. 
A. violacea semi-ploena. Violet, semi-double. 
A. violet claire. Violet. 
ALTHAEA MEEHANII 
(Hibiscus Syriacus Meehanii) 
NEW VARIEGATED-LEAVED ALTHAEA. 
2 to 3 feet, bushy . 
24 to 30 inches, bushy. 
18 to 24 inches, bushy .. 
Each. 
... $1.25 
... 1.00 
.75 
Per 10. 
$10.00 
7 50 
5.00 
12 to 18 inches, branched. 
.50 
4.00 
.as 
a on 
This most remarkable Althaea is 
best of the variegated-leaved class. 
unquestionably the 
Habit robust, com- 
pact and somewhat dwarf. . Leaves beautifully varie¬ 
gated with creamy white, with irregular margins and 
green centers; the light-colored portions never sun- 
scald or revert to the green. The flowers are single, 
3 Vfe to 4 inches in diameter, of a satiny lavender 
sheen, and purple-blotclied at the base of each of the 
five petals, and are produced in the greatest profusion 
from June 1 until autumn. This is a remarkably strik¬ 
ing plant, and nothing finer can be found during its 
blooming period, or even previous to the time the 
flowers make their appearance, as it is excellent for 
massing or a single specimen. It has proven hardy 
ns far north as other varieties of Althaeas. Plants now 
25 years old in our grounds have reached the height 
I of 8 feet, and have always been entirely free from in- 
I sects or other diseases. As compared with the oid 
