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P. J BERCKMANS COMPANY’S TREE AND PLANT CATALOG. 
AZALEA INDICA AT FRUITLAND 
AZALEA. INDICA—(Indian Azalea.) 
(HOME-GROWN) 
10 to 1 2 inches high, bushy, with flower buds, 50c each. $4.00 per 10, $30.00 per 100 
0 to 8 inches high, branched, with “ “ 35c each, $2.00 per 10, $17.50 per 100 
We have fifty varieties in our collection. The colors include pure white, all shades of crimson, scarlet, purple, salmon, and 
with exquisite v (negations, mottlings, stripes, blotches, etc. single and double flowers. We grow Azaleas in very large quanti¬ 
ties and annually add all the new European varieties. All our plants are grown in open ground during summer and lifted in 
October, when they are in the most healthy condition. Plant in March if intended for open ground. 
These beautiful shrubs are perfectly hardy in this latitude, but succeed best in a somewhat shady situation and 
in a light soil containing an abundance of leaf mold. They are of the greatest value for all purposes, either for massing or as 
single specimens in open ground, or for the decoration of conservatories or rooms. 
If the plants arc grown in pots they should be repotted after flowering and before the new growth begins. Keep the 
plants sheltered for a few days and then plunge the pots in open ground in a shady situation, or they may be planted in an open 
border and kept shaded. ' * 
AZALEA INDICA. 
(IMPORTED) 
These beautiful plants are becoming more popular 
every year for forcing, window, store and conservatory 
decorations. These plants are also adapted for open 
gvound planting. The Azaleas which we offer are all 
grafted and have bushy crowns, which are well set with 
flower buds. We have about twelve to fifteen distinct 
varieties, double and single ; white, all shades of reds 
and pinks, variegated, etc. 
PLANTS WITH CROWNS. 
Each. 
Beautiful specimens, 16 to 18 in in diameter_$2 00 
“ “ 12 to 14 “ _ 1.00 
Beautiful specimens 10 to 12 in. in diameter, 75 cents 
If plants are required for Winter blooming in conservatory, they should be lifted and repotted before very cold 
weather and kept in a cool greenhouse. By judiciously selecting the varieties, a continuous supply of flowers may be had from 
January until May. 
Azaleas are liable to attacks of red spider and thrips, especially if plants are allowed to suffer from want of proper waterine 
Daily sy ringing of plants kept under glass will aid in eradicating these pests. b ' 
Totting soil should l>e composed of half peat and half leaf mold and good loam; abundant draiuage must be given. 
The engraving from photograph taken at Fruitland, well shows the superb proportions to which Indian Azaleas may be 
grown In thislatitude. It will be noted, too, that they 
cover themselves with flowers in t le same prodigal 
fashion set by the diminutive bushes with which our 
more northern customers are familiar. 
A well fed, tended and pruned Azalea need never 
grow scraggy and misshapen with age, but should be¬ 
come more beautiful every year, as its increasing spread 
of branches gives room for the display of myriads more 
of flowers. We believe that by following the hints giv¬ 
en above, any of our Southern customers may own spe¬ 
cimens as fine as those illustrated. Those who grow 
Azaleas in the house should remember that the flowers 
will last much longer if the plants are kept in a cool 
room after they have expanded. 
*ach, $7 00 aer in. 
(AZALEA INDICA. (Imported.) 
