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P. J. BERCKMANS COMPANY’S TREE AND PLANT CATALOG 
SPIRASA VAN HOUTTEI AT FRUITLAND. 
SPIRAEA 
Heavy, well branched plants, 4 years old, 50 
cents each, $3 for 10, $20 per 100. 
2 years, 25 cents each, $2 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Spring Bloomers 
Prunifolia. A beautiful early blooming variety, with 
small pure white double flowers. Commences blooming iu 
early March. 
Reeveslana Flore Pleno. With large round clusters of 
double white flowers that cover the whole plant. A very de¬ 
sirable early spring bloomer. Blooms latter part of March and 
continues for several weeks. One of the best. 
Tliunbergii. Dwarf; flowers white; produced in February 
and March. With fine feathery foliage, which makes this va¬ 
riety suitable for a low hedge. $8 per 100. 
Van Houttei. Large, white flowers and a very profuse 
bloomer. One of the most popular Spineas grown. Blooms 
latter part of March. 
Spiraea—Perpetual Bloomers. 
Anthony AVatterer. A beautiful new dwarf Spinea. 
Flowers dark crimson. Darker and larger than Spinea Bu- 
malda. Makes a beautiful low growing hedge. Its variega¬ 
ted foliage produces an odd effect. If flowers are cut off as soon 
as they begin to fade the plant will bloom throughout the 
entire season 
Hillard ii. Flowers in spikes, deep pink. 
Buraalda. Of very dwarf growth; flowers deep pink, in 
umbels. Variegated foliage. 
Callosa Alba. A very dwarf, white flowering variety. 
Blooms the entire summer. A valuable sort. 
Fontenayst Alba. Resembles Billardii, but with spikes 
of white flowers. 
Froebeli. A fine, free-blooming sort; flowers rose-colored, 
in panicles. 
Fortune! Macrophylla. A variety with very large 
leaves which are tinted royal purple,making the plant very con¬ 
spicuous. Most effective for a border or planting in clumps. 
Semperfloreng Rosea. Flowers in spikes; light rose, 
SYRINGA—(LILAC) 
Grafted, 25 cents each, $2 for 10, $15 per 100. 
Among our most valuable early spring blooming shrubs; suc¬ 
ceed best in strong soils Commence blooming last of March. 
The following are all desirable and distinct sorts: 
(Single Bloom) 
Chas. X. Dark, lilac red* 
Frau bammann. A flue single white. Large panicles of 
flowers of medium size. 
Gloria Rupella. Light red. 
Japonica. Flowers creamy white; odorless; iu large pan¬ 
icles. Late bloomer. 
Lovaniana. Light pink. 
Ludwig Spath. Reddish purple. Best of its color. 
SYRINGA—(LILAC) 
The new double varieties are especially desirable, both for 
their beautiful flowers aud the length of their blooming pe¬ 
riods. 
(Double Bloom 
Alphonse Lavalle. Very large panicles; blue, shaded 
violet. 
La tour d’Auvergne. Flowers very large ; violet purple. 
La Gaulois. Deep peach. 
Lemoinei. Lilac purple. 
Leon Simon. Bluish Crimson. 
Mine Caaimer-Perier. Beautiful white flowers, in large 
and compact panicles. 
Mine. Lemoine. Superb white. 
Pyramidalia. Azure rose; carmine in bud. 
Renoncule. Azure-mauve. 
