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P. J. Berckmans Company’s Plant Catalogue 
Carnations. 
^Genista andreana 
Strong plants, 24 to 30 in., well branched, 50c. each. 
This is a Scotch broom with red and yellow flowers. 
Flowers on long branches. Ground color of corolla is 
golden yellow, lower and lateral petals with a red bor¬ 
der. Blooms in April, is very attractive and perfectly 
hardy. 
Geraniums 
10 cts. each, 80 cts. for 10, $6 per 100 
Zonale, or Horseshoe, Double and Single. Indis¬ 
pensable in any collection of plants, whether for house 
culture or bedding out, for which purpose they are 
admirably adapted. For bedding out, we would recom¬ 
mend the solid darker shades. The light-colored and 
oculated varieties are best adapted for pot culture. 
We do not give a list of varieties, because short descrip¬ 
tions will not convey a correct idea of their individual 
merits. Our collection has been very carefully selected 
from several hundred sorts, and all those we have re¬ 
tained are the cream of the old standard sorts and the 
newer introductions. The dowers include all the shades 
of scarlet, crimson, lilac, pink, salmon, white and striped. 
SCENTED GERANIUMS 
10 cts. each, 80 cts. for 10 
Attar of Rose, Balm, Citron, Pennyroyal, Rose. 
Heliotropes 
10 cts each, 75 cts. for 10, $6 per 100 
Universal favorite; flowers very fragrant; excellent 
for bedding out or for pot culture as winter bloomers. 
Ten varieties, colors ranging from deep purple to pure 
white. 
Carnations 
Plants from 3-inch pots, 15 cts. each, $1.25 for 10. 
We can supply a few large plants from 4-inch pots at 
25 cts. each, or $2 for 10. 
We offer 12 of the best standard sorts in all the favor¬ 
ite rich shades of scarlet, rose, crimson, yellow, striped, 
white, etc. 
Plant in open ground early in April, and pinch in the 
flower stems which first appear. This will make bushy 
plants; again pinch in all flower stems during August, 
and pot off end of September. This will give strong 
plants for winter blooming in a pit or cool greenhouse, 
where ample ventilation is provided. Use 4-inch pots 
when lifting the plants from the open ground. Heady 
March 1. 
Cestrum 
15 cts. each, $1.25 for 10 
Free-blooming shrubs. 
Aurantiacum. Deep orange; spring bloomer. 
Nocturnum (Night- Blooming Jasmine). Flowers 
greenish white during summer; very fragrant at night. 
Clerodendron fragrans 
15 and 25 cts. each 
A low-growing plant. Flowers pure white, very 
double, extremely fragrant. Blooms from midsummer 
until frost. 
Cestrum Nocturnum. 
Caladium (Elephant’s Ear) 
Large bulbs, 25 cts. each, $2 for 10; medium, 
$1 for 10 
Esculentum. A most effective plant, with enormous 
leaves. Excellent for groups upon lawns. Give an 
abundance of rich soil and plenty of water. 
Javanlcum. Similar to above, but with deep purple 
stems. 
Cannas 
(See page 7) 
Cuphea (Cigar Plant) 
10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10, $6 per 100 
♦Emlnens. Growth erect; flowers scarlet, tipped yel¬ 
low; profuse autumn bloomer. 
Platycentra. A most profuse bloomer; flower 
tubular, red, tipped black and white ; very desirable 
plant. 
Datura ( Brugmansia suaVeoIens) 
15 cts. each, $1.25 for 10 
A shrubby plant, growing to a height of G to 8 feet in 
rich ground; flowers white, very large, trumpet-shaped 
and fragrant; a most excellent plant for effect. 
