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P. J. Berckmans Company’s Plant Catalogue 
Climbers 
Those marked with an asterisk (*) are hardy; the others are for house culture. Those marked with a 
dagger (t) are good for open ground in summer only 
AKebia 
Strong plants from pots, 25 cts. each, $2 for 10 
♦Lobata. A fine variety closely allied to A. Quinata, 
but with three leaves instead of five. Leaves are larger. 
Produces a mucilaginous fruit, which is found in the 
markets in Japan. 
♦Quinata ( Five-Leaved Akebia). A Japanese climber 
with reddish purple flowers in early spring. Popular 
climber. 
*Ampelopsis Japonica, or Veitchii 
(Japan, or Boston Ivy) 
16 cts. each, $1.25 for 10, $10 per 100; extra heavy, 
well-branched, 25 cts. each, $2 for 10 
Beautiful deciduous climber of very rapid growth; 
eminently suitable for covering brick walls, stumps, 
etc. We have an immense stock of strong plants. 
tAllamanda Hendersonii 
25 cts. each, $2 for 10 
Beautiful large, yellow flowers; free bloomer. 
Clerodendron Balfouri 
25 cts. each, $2 for 10 
A plant of exquisite appearance, giving 
an impression of elegance and delicacy 
not found in another species; flowers 
bright scarlet, encased in a pure white, 
bag-like calyx; very desirable. 
fCissus discolor 
25 cts. each, $2 for 10 
Foliage beautiful crimson, white and 
green; stems die in winter unless kept 
under a high temperature. 
*Antigonon leptopus 
(Rosa de Montana, or Mexican Rose) 
Strong plants from pots, 25 cts. each, $2 for 10 
Clematis paniculata at Fruitland. 
*Clematis paniculata 
25 cts. each, $2 for 10 
Flowers white, star-shaped; produced 
during midsummer and fall, upon long 
shoots. In addition to its profusion of 
flowers, the latter are also very fragrant 
and the foliage is handsome.* A most 
desirable climber, which is attracting 
much attention, and is perfectly hardy. 
tAristolochia elegans 
Plants from 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each, $2 for 10 
One of the best summer half-hardy climbers; of rapid 
and dense growth. It bears profusely, even on small 
plants; has handsome and elegant flowers of a rich, 
dark purple color, ornamented throughout with irreg¬ 
ular branched markings of a creamy white, and having 
a golden yellow eye surrounded by rich, velvety purple. 
Roots should be covered with leaves in winter. 
Bignonia 
25 cts. each, $2 for 10 
♦Speclosa. Flowers pink, stained purple; blooms 
profusely in spring and is hardy at Savannah. 
Venusta. Rich orange; winter bloomer for conserva¬ 
tory; is a most desirable variety for Florida, where it 
produces a wealth of brilliant flowers during winter. 
Bougainvillea glabra Sanderiana 
Plants from 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each 
A new variety of Bougainvillea, which 
produces an abundance of rosy crimson 
flowers from spring until autumn. It 
makes a good pot-plant, but when given 
ample room in a cool greenhouse and 
trained to pillars or wire, it is a most 
gorgeous plant when in bloom. 
A beautiful climbing plant with tuberous roots. Free 
bloomer. Flowers produced in large racemes of a most 
beautiful rosy pink color. Leaves heart-shaped. A 
most desirable vine for the South. The stem dies 
down in winter. We can recommend this. 
Antigonon leptopus. 
