P.J.BEB CKMANS COT’-ggp 
Figs 
This fruit adapts itself to a wide range of soils and climates. By protecting the plants during winter 
some varieties have been successfully grown in the state of New York. 
The canning of Figs for commercial purposes is gradually extending throughout the South. The supply of 
preserved and canned Figs is never equal to the demand. In some sections fresh Figs are also being successfully 
shipped to markets a distance of four or five hundred miles. The fruit must be carefully handled, and it 
should be packed in strawberry baskets. 
The trees should be planted 12 to 18 feet apart, according to character of soil, and they should be trimmed 
so as to admit plenty of light and air into the center of the tree. Figs bear early, and the ripening period 
covers the season from June until November. 
Celeste Fig. 
PRICES OF TREES.: 
Each 10 100 
2-year, heavy.30 2.50 20.00 
1-year, heavy .25 .2.00 17.50 
BLACK ISCHIA, Blue Ischia, etc. Fruit is of medium 
size; skin blue-black, with crimson pulp and of good 
quality; tree moderate bearer. Not so hardy as 
Green Ischia. 
BROWN TURKEY. Medium ; brown; sweet and excel¬ 
lent; very prolific. Most reliable for field-culture. 
One of our hardiest varieties. 
BRUNSWICK, Madonna; Broughton, etc. Very 
large; violet; pulp thick; quality good; productive 
and hardy. 
CELESTE, Sugar; Celestial, etc. Medium; pale vio¬ 
let, with bloom; sweet and excellent; prolific; early. 
Hardiest of all figs. 
Green Ischia. White Ischia. Medium to large, green, 
crimson pulp; excellent, prolific. Produces fruit 
from middle of July until frost. 
LEMON. Fruit medium to large, flattened, slightly 
ribbed, yellow, flesh white, sweet; early. Strong 
grower and very prolific. A favorite for canning. 
Nectarines 
Require the same culture as the peach. 
PRICES OF TREES: 
1 -year, 6 feet and up, extra heavy. 
1-year, 4 to 5 feet . 
COOSA. Fruit large; red; flesh white, an excellent 
variety. Originated in North Georgia by Dr. L. 
E. Berckmans. July. 
VICTORIA. Medium; purple, with brown cheek. July. 
VIOLET. Early Violet. Medium; white with blush 
They ripen through July and part of August. 
Each 10 
. $0.40 $3.50 
..25 2.00 
cheek; flesh tender, melting, of high flavor; free¬ 
stone. Early July. 
WHITE, New White. The fruit is produced earlv in 
the season, and is large, with a pure white skin; 
flesh is tender, juicy, with a vinous flavor. 
Peaches 
PRICES OF TREES, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED: 
1-year, 5 feet and up, extra heavy. 
1-year, 4 to 5 feet, heavy. 
1-year, 3 to 4 feet, stocky. 
1-year, 2 to 3 feet, stocky, mostly whips. . . 
Varieties for Commercial Orchards in Capitals, 
when noted. 
Each 
10 
100 
1000 
$0.25 
$2.00 
$15.00 
$100.00 
.15 
1.25 
10.00 
70.00 
.10 
1.00 
8.00 
60.00 
.75 
6.00 
40.00 
Dates of maturity given for latitude of Augusta, Ga., except 
A well-drained, sandy loam with a clay subsoil is an ideal soil for the Peach. But the Peach has the fac¬ 
ulty of adapting itself to almost any soil, provided it is well drained. Peaches, if planted in sour land will 
probably die before reaching the bearing stage. All Peach lands should be tested for an excess of acidity, and 
if such acidity exists, the soil should be corrected by an application of lime. Always plant a 1-year tree. Cut 
the tree back to 18 inches and plant 18x18 or 20x20 feet. It is best to have a low-headed tree. In the spring, 
after the growth has started, remove all but three branches, and let these be distributed so that the tree will be 
well balanced. For the first two years fertilize with well-rotted stable manure, or a mixture of one part of cotton 
seed meal or bone meal to two parts of 16 per cent acid phosphate by weight. Apply 1% to 2 pounds of this 
mixture to each tree. After the third year, avoid nitrogenous fertilizers, and use a fertilizer containing a good 
percentage of bone phosphate and potash and a small percentage of nitrogen. 
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