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P. J. Berckmans Company’s Tree and Plant Catalogue 
Araucaria excelsa 
* Aral! a filicifolia 
25 and 50 cents each. 
*Cestrum nocturnum 
(NIGHT-BLOOMING JASMINE) 
Free-blooming shrub. Very fragrant at night. 
15 cts. each, $1.25 for 10. 
*Cordyline 
Palm-like plants, allied to the Dracaena, with a 
tuft of drooping leaves at the summit of the trunk. 
Australis, Leaves 2 to 3 feet long and 2 to 4 inches 
broad; flowers white, sweet, in panicles. Excellent 
for subtropical gardening, and of robust and hardy 
habit. Grows 10 to 20 feet. 25 cts.; large plants, $1. 
Indivisa. Leaves 2 to 4 feet long, narrow, dark 
green; very graceful. 25 cts.; larger plants, #1. 
*Crotons 
Prices for strong pot-plants from 3- and 4-inch pots, 
25 cents each, $2 for 10, $15 per 100. From 2 1-2 
inch pots, 15 cents each, $1.25 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Large specimen plants, 50 cents to $1 each. 
Can supply 30 best broad- and narrow-leaved varie¬ 
ties. • This grand bedding plant we cannot too 
highly recommend. They also make most desirable 
pot-plants for the window-garden or conservatory in 
winter. The leaves are brilliantly variegated with 
almost every color. They stand the hottest sunshine, 
which brings out their most brilliant colors. They 
succeed admirably in South Florida and tropical coun¬ 
tries, where there is no danger of frost. When bed¬ 
ded in open ground for summer effect lift the plants 
carefully in the fall with a good ball of earth about 
the roots, and they will not shed their leaves. 
* A raucaria excelsa 
(NORFOLK ISLAND PINE) 
This noble conifer has succeeded in South Florida, 
and may be considered hardy in sections where the 
winter temperature does not fall below 25 degrees 
Fahr. There are few trees as beautiful. Foliage 
bright green and dense, on slightly pendulous 
branches; grows to a great height, but is at its best 
when of moderate size. 12 inches high, $1.50; 
15 inches, $2; 18 inches, $3; 24 inches, $5. 
^Bougainvillea glabra Sanderiana 
Climber. A new variety of Bougainvillea, which 
produces an abundance of rosy crimson flowers from 
spring until autumn. It is of rapid growth, and must 
be trained upon a trellis, arbor or pillar. Hardy in 
South Florida. A most valuable climber. 25 cts. 
Bignonia 
25 cents each. 
A good decorative plant, with finely cut foliage of 
a glossy green; stems spotted purple. 
*Allamanda 
Cathartica. Shrubby plant; flowers yellow; pro¬ 
fuse bloomer. 25 cts. 
*Hendersonii. Flowers golden yellow ; a beautiful 
climber; almost perpetual bloomer. 25 cts. 
Duranta Plumieri 
Beautiful tall-growing shrub; flowers blue, suc¬ 
ceeded by yellow berries, which are retained all 
winter. 25 to 50 cts. 
Speciosa. Climber. Flowers pink, stained pur¬ 
ple ; blooms profusely in spring, and is hardy at 
Savannah.’ 
*Venusta. Climber. Rich orange; winter bloomer 
for conservator)'; is a most desirable variety for Florida, 
where it produces a wealth of brilliant flowers during 
winter. 
