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P. J. BERCKMANS COMPANY'S TREE AND PLANT CATALOG. 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS Continued 
SYRINGA-(LILAC) 
The new double varieties are especially 
desirable, both lor their beautiful Bowers 
and the length of their blooming periods. 
/Double Bloom 
Alphonse Lsvallee. Very large pan¬ 
icles; blue, shaded violet. 
Belle I)e Nancy. A brilliant satiny 
rose. 
I'» Tour <T A uvergne. Flowers very 
large; violet, purple. 
be Ganlols. Deep peach. 
Lemoinei. Lilac purple. 
Leon Simon. Bluish crimson. 
Mine. Casimir Perier. Beautiful 
white llowcjs, in large and compact pani¬ 
cles. 
Mine. Leinoine. Superb white. 
PyramldaliH. Azure rose; carmine 
in bud. 
Renoncule. Azure mauve. 
TAMAPIX 
Tall growing shrubs, with slender 
branches and small, delicate leaves, which 
resemble the cypress Flowers small, 
pink, produced in great abundance. An 
excellent plant for sea walls. 
VIBURNUM PLIUATITM 
7 to S feet, very heavy.75c each, $5.00 per 10 
5 to 7 feet, well branched 50c each, S3.00 per 10 
4 to 5 feet 25c each, $2.00 per 10, S15.00 per IOO 
Galllca. Foliage light glaucous green, flowers pink in 
8u miner. 
Odeasana A new, fine variety, with pale rose flowers 
blooming earlier than Gallica. 
Plumosa, or Japonica. Of medium height; foliage verv 
graceful and feathery; a fine plant. 
VIBURNUM 
(Snowball) 
Lantana. (Wayfaring Tree.) Flowers white,in large cymes* 
April; succeeded by dark red berries. 2 to 3 feet 25c each • 
$2.00 per 10; $15.00 per 100. 
OpuliiK. (Bush Cranberry.) Flowers single white, followed 
hy red berries during fall. 2 to 3 feet, 25c each ; $2 00 per in* 
$15.( 0 per 100 ; 3 to 1 feet, heavy, 50c each; $3 00 per 10; $17.50 
per 100. G feet,extra heavy, 7oc each ; $5.00 per 10. 
Opulus Sterllis. (Common Snowball ) Produces large 
globular clusters of white flowers in April; a favorite old shrub. 
3 to 4 feet, heavy, 35c ?ach, $3.00 per 10, $17.50 per 100. 2 to 3 
feet, well branched, 25c each. $2 00 per 10, $15.00 per 100. 
Pllcatum. (Japanese Snowball.) A beautiful variety of 
upright, bushy growth; produces heads of white flowers in 
great profusion. Far superior to the old Snowball. Blooms 
early in April; lasts several weeks. Strong plants, 2 to 3 feet, 
50c each, $4.00 yer 10, $30.00 per 100. 
VITEX 
(Chaste ox* Hemp Tree) 
5 to 0 feet, well branched_50c each, $4.00 per 10 
3 to 4 feet, well branched... .25c each, $2.00 per IO 
Agnus Castus. This is a valuable shrub, or medium grow¬ 
ing tree. Flowers in spikes, lilac color, blooming early in 
May and lasting for a long time. 
Agnus Castus Alba. Same as above, but white flowering. 
WEIGELIA—(Diervilla) 
25c each, $2.00 per 10. 
Medium-size shrubs. Profuse and early bloomers. Very de¬ 
sirable. 
Eva Rathke Brilliant carmine. Almost a continuous 
bloomer. 
Candida. Pure white. Excellent. 
Nana Variegata. Of dwarf habit, with silvery variegated 
leaves. Flowers nearly white; stands the sun well. 
Stelznerii. Dard red. 
Van Ilouttei. Crimson. 
Deciduous Trees. 
The growing demand for nursery grown shade trees has induced us to plant a large stock and we are in a position to supply in 
large quantities suitabledrees for street and avenue planting Special quotations in carload lots will he given on application. All of 
our nursery grown trees have been several times transplanted, therefore have a fine root system and transplant readily, whereas 
the forest grown trees have a poor root system, and the loss iu transplanting such trees is always very heavy. The initial cost of 
nursery grown trees is very little more and far cheaper in the end. Why not get the best? 
DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING AND PRUNING.-Be fore setting out, cut off the bruised or broken roots. Trees 
with branching heads should have the smaller branches cutout, and the larger branches cut back to within three or four buds of 
their base. W lien the tree has an abundance of roots and a small top of few branches, prune very sparingly, but when the ro its 
are small and the top heavy, then prune the tree severely. Many persons plant large trees without pruning; this is often the cause 
of ♦heir failure to grow. Always dig the hole intended for the tree of ample size, so that when the young roots start out they will 
have soft ground in which to grow. Well-rotted stable manure, thoroughly mixed with the soil, is the best fertilizer. 
Plant the same depth as the tree originally stood in the nursery row, using the top soil for filling in around the roots. See 
that every interstice around the roots is thoroughly filled, and that every root is brought into contact with the soil. When the hole 
is nearly filled, throw in a bucket of water so as to set the soil around the roots, then fill in the balance of the hole and press the 
dirt gently with the foot. When the tree is planted, mulch with 5 or 6 inches of well decomposed stable manure; this should 
extend over the circumference of the hole; keep free from grass and weeds and loosen up the sol) occasionally. 
