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P. J. BERCKMANS COMPANY’S TREE AND PLANT CATALOG. 
CHERRIES—Contined. 
HEART AND BIGARREAU CHERRIES. 
Each Per 10 
Ono year, 5 to 6 feet, partly branched.$ «25 582.00 
One year, 4 to 5 feet, whips.20 1.75 
Per 100 
5817.50 
15.00 
BLACK TARTARIAN. Very large; black. 
BELLE DE CHOISY. Bright red; early. 
EARLY LAMAURIE. Large; dark purple. 
GOVERNOR WOOD. Large; yellow and red, 
LUELLINO. Very large; black. Very fine. 
WERDER’S EARLY BLACK. Large; black. Early. 
WRAGG. Dark purple; medium size; fine quality. 
YELLOW SPANISH. Large; early; has a red cheek; 
juicy ; one of the best. 
Fig's 
Price, two years old, 25c each, $2 for 10, $15 per 100 ; one year old, 20c each, $1.50 for 10; $10 
per 100. Beit varieties for general cultivation in CAPITALS. 
Angelique, or Early Lemon. Small; greeuish yellow, 
early. 
BRUNSWICK or MADONNA. Very large; violet;good 
and productive. 
BLACK ISCHIA. Medium; blue-black; good. 
BROWN TURKEY. Medium ; brown ; sweet and excel¬ 
lent ; very prolific. Most reliable for field culture. 
Blue Genoa. Medium; bluish black. 
CELESTIAL. Small; pale violet; with bloom ; very sweet; 
prolific and hardy. 
GREEN ISCHIA. Green, crimson pulp: prolific. 
LEMON. Large; yellow; sweet. 
Madeline. Small; white. 
White Marseilles, 
White Nerii, 
White Smyrna. 
Varieties recommended for drying. 
All produce large fruit. 
Pears 
This list of select varieties is reduced to such as have been well tested ami proved valuable throughout the largest section of 
the South. We grow standard Pear trees only. 
DISTANCES FOR PLANTING. Standard trees, 20 to 25 feet apart each way. 
PRICES OF TREES. 
Standard, 1 year, 4 feet and up, 
ORIENTAL VARIETIES 
This type is peculiarly adapted to the South. We offer an 
immense stock of thrifty, well-grown trees. 
KIEFFEIt. Fruit large to very large; skin yellow; with a 
light vermillion cheek ; flesh brittle, very juicy with a marked 
musky aroma; quality good. Matures from September to Oc¬ 
tober Tree very vigorous and very prolific. Begins to bear 
when four years old. Asa fall pear there is no variety as yet 
disseminated which has given such profitable returns and the 
wonderful fertility of the trees is surprising If allowed to 
hang upon the tree until the beginning of October, and then 
carefully ripened in a cool dark room, there are few pears which 
are more attractive. In point of quality it combines extreme 
juciness with a sprightly subacid flavor and the peculiar aroma 
of the Bartlett. It is then an excellent dessert fruit. 
Garber. Resembles the Kietfer in size, appearance and 
quality, but matures here in August and between the LeConte 
and the Kieflfer. A thrifty grower and valuable variety. 
Hawaii (or Sandwich Island.) Medium, round. Bergamot 
shaped. Very prolific. Foliage luxuriant. Fine tree. Valu¬ 
able for cooking and canning purposes. October to December. 
LeConte,or Chinese Pear. Fruit large, pyriform; skin 
smooth, pale yellow; quality very variable; usually of second 
quality, out if allowed to mature slowly in a cool dark room, or 
drawers, its quality improves remarkably. Maturity from 
July 20th to tfae end' of August. Trees begin to bear fruit when 
live’years old. 
Smith's. Almost identical with LeConte. in size, shape and 
quality, but a few days earlier. 
EUROPEAN VARIETIES 
SUMMER. 
Alamo. Origin, Texas. Large; yellow, bronze cheek. 
Tree vigorous grower; bears young. 
Bartlett. Large; buttery, melting, of rich flavor; very pop¬ 
ular. Ripens end of July and during August. 
Each Per 10 Per 100 
. 9 .25 582.00 5815.00 
Belle Lucrative. (Seigneur d’Esperen, Fondaute d’Au* 
tomne.) Large; melting, delicious; finegrower; bears abund“ 
antly and regularly. End of July and Augu st. 
Clapp’s Favorite. Resembles Bartlett, but ripens a few 
days earlier. Fine flavor. Tree a vigorous grower. 
Doyenne d’Ete. Small, melting, very good. Tree a mod¬ 
erate grower. Beginning of June. 
Flemish Beauty. Large; melting, sweet; handsome. 
August. 
Koonce. Medium to large; very handsome: juicy; sweet, 
very good. Tree a vigorous grower. Middle of June. 
Philadelphia. Large; melting, very good. Middle of July. 
Reliance. Medium: Bergamoot shape brown-red with rus¬ 
set. Flesh fine grained, juicy, melting, and high flavored. 
Quality very good to best. Ripens middle of July to middle of 
August. 
Seckel. Of exquisite flavor; perhaps the standard of qual 
ity in Pears. Tree a stout, slow grower. August. 
AUTUMN AND WINTER.. 
Beurre d’Anjou. Large; juicy, melting. Fine tree and- 
regular bearer. September. 
Buerre Diel. Very large; buttery, rich. Vigorous grow¬ 
er. September. 
Buerre Superfin. Large; melting, subacid. Fine tree 
and regular bearer. August. 
Duchesse d’Augouleme. Very large; melting, juicy and 
well flavored. Tree a vigorous grower, and most reliable 
bearer. Middle of August to September, 
LaFrance. Resembles Duchesse d’Angouleme, but a month 
to six weeks later. 
Lawrence. Very large; melting, rich. Tree a remarkably 
fine grower. September and October. 
N. B.—In addition to the varieties listed above, we 
can supply a few trees each of ten other desirable 
varieties. 
