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P. J. Berckmans Company’s Tree and Plant Catalogue 
Cleyera Japonica 
Ilex 
Illicium Anisatum 
(ANISE TREE) 
The leaves, when bruised, give a pun¬ 
gent anise odor ; fine ornamental tree. 25 
and 50 cts. 
Jasminum Reevesii 
Shrub with fragrant yellow flowers. 25c. 
Laurus nobilis 
(LAUREL) 
Apollo’s, or Spice Laurel ; leaves very 
aromatic. 25 and 50 cts. 
A shrub of medium height: foliage very glossy; 
flowers creamy white, produced in great profusion 
during June, and delightfully fragrant, rivaling in 
this the popular Tea Olive. The flowers are followed 
by red berries, which are retained all winter. 25 and 
50 cts. 
Ligustrum 
Magnolia grandiflora at Fruitland 
Elaeagnus 
(JAPAN OLEASTER) 
25 and 50 cents each. 
We can not too highly recommend these beautiful 
shrubs, which are perfectly hardy, do not require very 
rich soil, and are not affected by either extreme heat 
or cold. The variegated foliage varieties are exceed¬ 
ingly showy. 
Frederici variegata. A dwarf shrub with undulated 
leaves, bright yellow center, margined green; new. 
Japonica macrophylla. Leaves very large, undu¬ 
lated; clear green on upper side, silvery white on 
under side; a showy shrub. 
Pungens variegata. Leaves margined white. 
Pungens maculata. Leaves with broad yellow 
blotches. 
Simoni. Foliage elongated; silvery on under side; 
of compact growth. 
(PRIVET) 
Amurense. From Amoor river ; very 
rapid and compact grower; foliage small. 
No finer hedge plant is grown. Plants are 
also desirable for single specimens, or for 
windbreaks; for latter, plant 8 to 10 feet 
| apart. 25 cts. [See under head of " Hedge Plants,” 
page 31. J 
Coreacum volutum. Dwarf habit; leaves recurved. 
25 cts. 
Excelsum superbum. (New'.) Tall growth ; 
leaves beautifully variegated; stands the summer to 
perfection. An excellent new plant. 50 cts. 
Japonicum. Attains a height of 25 feet ; foliage 
broad, glossy; berries purple-black. 25 and 50 cts. 
Macrophyllum. A robust-growing variety, with 
immense dark green leaves. Very attractive. Strong 
plants, 50 cts. 
Marginatum aureum. A vigorous-growing variety, 
with large leaves, beautifully margined with yellow. 
Stands the sun well. Strong plants, 50 cts. 
Napalensis (Nepal). Dw'arf habit; leaves more 
oval than Japonica; panicles of white flowers; berries 
purple-brown, long. 25 and 50 cts. 
(HOLLY) 
We have a large collection of these desirable plants, 
which are conspicuous by the various forms and color¬ 
ings of their foliage. Any ordinary soil suits them, 
and a group of a few' of the most distinct sorts forms 
a pleasing feature in the garden. We offer several 
varieties, all grafted and imported plants, 
10 to 12 inches high, at 50 cts. each, or 
$4 for 10. 
Escallonia Montevidensis 
Profuse blooming shrub; flowers w'hite, in umbels, 
produced during summer; a showy shrub. 25 and 
50 cts. 
Gardenia 
(CAPE JASMINE) 
All pot-grown, 25 cents each, $2 for 10. 
Florida. Flowers very large, white and very fra¬ 
grant ; foliage glossy. 
Fortunei. Flowers larger than Florida. 
Radicans. Dwarf, trailing; foliage smaller than 
above; flowers white, very fragrant. 
Ovalifolium. Grow'th erect ; leaves larger than 
Amurense, but not equal to the latter as a hedge 
plant. It is growrn North and West as California 
Privet. 25 cts. 
Magnolias 
Grandiflora. The king of the southern broad-leaved 
evergreen trees ; needs no description. Pot-grown, 
1 foot, 50 cts. We can also supply plants from open 
ground. 1 foot, 25 cts.; 2 feet, 50 cts.; 3 to 4 feet, 
75 cts. To lessen liability of loss from transplanting, 
all leaves should be cut off from open-ground-grown 
I plants. 
