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P. J. BERCKMANS COMPANY’S TREE AND PLANT CATALOG. 
GRAPES --(NATIVE VARIETIES.) 
Nothing but varieties that have stood severe tests are included in the following lists, but we can also supply a few vines each 
of some twenty additional varieties. 
We have an immense stock of extra strong 1 and 2-year-old vines. 
PRICE OF ASSORTflENTS—OUR SELECTION OF VARIETIES. 
10 Strong Vines in 10 best varieties for table use . . . $1 00 
100 Strong Vines in 10 best varieties for table use ... 8 00 
Special quotations will be given for lots of 1,000 and upwards. 
Agawam. (Rogers' No. 15). Large, dark red; 15 cents 
each ; $1.25 for 10; $5 per 100. 
Amber. Bunch large, moderately compact; berry medium; 
oblong, pale amber when fully ripe; sweet, juicy; skin thin; 
tine llavor. 15 cents each, $1.25 for 10. 
lierckmans. (Cross of Clinton and Delaware). Bunch 
larger than Delaware, but not as compact; berry one-third 
larger than Delaware, of same color and quality. Matures 
middle to end of July. 15 cents each, $1.25 for 10, $6.00 per 100 
Brighton. Bunches medium; berries large, reddish, skin 
thin; quality best; an excellent early table or market grape; 
vigorous. 15 cents each, $1.25 for 10, $6.00 per 100. 
Catawba. Bunches and berries large ; deep red, with lilac 
bloom; juicy, vinous and of musky flavor. 10 cents each, 80 
cents for 10, $5 per 100. 
Concord. Bunches and berries very large; blue black, with 
bloom; skin thin; cracks easily; flesh sweet, pulpy, tender, 
quality good. Very prolific and a vigorous grower. One of 
the most reliable aud profitable varieties for general cultiva¬ 
tion. 10 cents each, 80cents for 10, $3 per 100. 
Delaware. Bunch compact; lorries medium ; light red; 
quality best; moderate grower, but vine very healthy; very 
prolific and more free from disease than any other variety 
grown; unsurpassed for table and for white wine. 15 cents 
each ; $1.25 for 10; $6 per 100. 
Diana. Bunches large, compact; berries large, reddish 
lilac ; sweet, very productive. Ripens about August 15 to 25. 
15 cents each, $1.25 for 10; $6 per 100. 
Elvira. Pale green ; skin thin ; sweet and juicy; one of the 
most reliable grapes for the mountain regions. 10 cents each, 
$1 for 10, $5 per 100. 
Herbert. (Rogers’ No. 44.) Bunches rather long. Berry 
large, tender aud rich. Good quality. Early. 16 cents each, 
$1.25 for 10. 
Ives. Bunches very large, berries large blue; skin thick; 
flesh pulpy, sweet, very musky; very vigorous grower and 
prolific bearer. Very hardy and popular as a wine grape. 10 
cents each, 80 cents for 10; $3 per 100. 
Massasoit. (Rogers’ No. 3.) Bunch medium; rather 
loose. Berry medium; brownish red ; tender and sweet. Very 
good. 15 cents each, $1.25 for 10. 
Moore’s Diamond. Large, greenish white, juicy, little 
pulp and of very good quality. Yields abundantly; fruit per¬ 
fect and showy. Ripens very early in July; the best very 
early white variety. 15 cents each, $1 for 10; $5 for 100. 
Moore’s Early. Bunch medium. Berry large, round; 
black with heavy blue bloom; medium quality. Very early. 
Desirable market sort. 15 cents each, $1.25 for 10. 
Niagara. Bunch and berry large, greenish yellow; flesh 
pulpy, sweet, foxy. Its remarkable size and fine appearance 
give it much popularity as a market variety; vigorous and 
prolific. 10 cents each, 80 cents for 10; $4 per 100. 
Norton’s Virginia. (Cynthiana). Bunch large, compact. 
Berry small, black. Excellent for red wine. 15 cents each 
$1.25 for 10; $6 for 100. 
VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA, or VULPINA 
(Bullace, or Muscadine Type.) 
Strong 2 and 3-y«ar transplanted vines, 15 cents each, $1.25 for 10; $10 per 100; $70 per 1,000. 
This type is purely Southern and is of no value for the Northern or Western States. Vine is free from all disease. The 
fruit never decays. The product is very large, and the cultivation reduced to the simplest form. Plant from 20 to 80 feet in a 
row, trained on arbor or trellis, and never trim. 
Flowers. Bunches have from 15 to 25 berries, black and of 
sweet vinous flavor. Matures from end of September to end 
of October, or four to six weeks later than Scuppernong. 
Scuppernong. This variety is too well known to need 
description. 
Thomas. Bunches from 6 to 10 berries. Berries slightly 
oblong; large; violet; quite transparent, pulp tender, sweet 
aud of a delightful vinous flavor. Best of type. Maturity 
middle to end of August. Very little musky aroma. Makes a 
superior red wine. 
GRAPE CULTURIST 
By A. S. Fuller. This is one of the very best of works on the culture of the hardy grapes, with full directions for all depart¬ 
ments of propagation, culture, etc., with 150 excellent engravings, illustrating, planting, training, grafting, etc. 282 pages. 5 x 7 
inches. Cloth, $1.50. 
