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P. J.Berckmaats Co. Mi Augusta , Georgia 
FIGS 
The Fig adapts itself to a wide range of soils and climates. By protecting during the winter, some 
varieties nave been successfully grown in New York. We grow none but the best varieties. 
PRICES ON TREES each io ioo 
2-year-old, heavy.$ 0 25 $2 00 $15 00 
i-year-old. 20 1 50 12 00 
Best Varieties for General Cultivation in Capitals 
Angelique (Eaily Lemon, etc.). Medium; yellow; of 
fair quality; very early. 
BLACK ISCHIA (Blue Ischia, etc.). Medium; blue- 
black, crimson pulp; good; moderate bearer. Not so 
hardy as Green Ischia. 
BROWN TURKEY. Medium; brown; sweet and 
excellent; very prolific. Most reliable for field cul¬ 
ture. One of our hardiest varieties. 
BRUNSWICK (Madonna; Boughton, etc.). Very 
large; violet; good and productive. 
CELESTIAL (Sugar; Celeste, etc.). Medium; pale 
violet, with bloom; sweet and excellent; prolific. 
Hardiest of all Figs. 
GREEN ISCHIA (White Ischia). Medium to large; 
green; crimson pulp; excellent; prolific; rather late, 
but bears continually until frost. 
LEMON. Fruit medium to large, flattened, slightly 
ribbed; yellow; flesh white, sweet; early. Strong 
grower and very prolific. A favorite for canning. 
MAGNOLIA (Dalmation). Large to very large; 
greenish amber; quality good; productive, but tender. 
Madeline (White Ncyreii). Medium to large; greenish 
yellow; flesh white; good for drying. 
White Marseilles (White Genoa; White Naples). 
Medium to large; yellow; flesh white; good. 
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NECTARINES 
Require the same culture as the peach. The fruit, having a smooth skin, is very liable to the attacks 
of the curculio and brown rot, and must be sprayed according to directions on page 4. They ripen through 
July and part of August. 
PRICES OF TREES 
i-year, 5 feet and up, extra heavy 
i-year, 4 to 5 feet. 
each 10 roo 
*0 40 S3 50 
25 2 00 S15 00 
COOSA. Fruit large, red; flesh white; originated in 
the northern part of Georgia. 
EARLY VIOLET. White, with blush cheek; flesh 
tender, juicy and of good flavor. 
ELRUGE. Red. mottled darker. 
NEW WHITE. The fruit is produced early in the .sea¬ 
son, and is large, with a pure white skin; flesh is ten¬ 
der, juicy, with a vinous flav6r. 
VICTORIA. Medium; purple, with brown cheek. 
July. 
PEACHES 
PRICES OF TREES EAC „ IO 
i-year, 5 feet and up, extra heavy.$0 25 $2 00 
i-year, 4 to 5 feet, heavy. IS j 25 
i-year, 3 to 4 feet, stocky. I0 1 00 
Varieties for Commercial Orchards in Capitals. Dates of maturity given for latitude of Augusta, Ga., except 
100 1,000 
$15 90 
IO 00 $70 00 
8 00 60 00 
where noted 
We propagate our Peach trees from buds taken from the best bearing trees. We, therefore, know our 
trees to be true to name, perfectly healthy, free from disease and first-class in every respect. We do not 
grow cheap or inferior Peach trees. 
Directions for Cultivating. A sandy loam is best suited to the Peach, but it will adapt itself to almost 
any soil, provided it is well drained. Plant one-year-old trees 18x18 feet; cut the trees back to 18 to 24 
inches, as it is always best to have a low-headed tree. In the spring, after the growth has started, remove 
all but three branches and let these be distributed so that the tree will be well balanced. For the first two 
years fertilize with well-decomposed barnyard manure, or a mixture of one part of cotton seed or bone 
meal to two parts of acid phosphate. Apply 1 to 2 pounds to each tree. After the third year, avoid nitro¬ 
genous fertilizers and use a fertilizer containing a good percentage of bone phosphate and potash and a 
small percentage of nitrogen. Prune every year by cutting off one-third of the previous year’s growth. 
1 he head of the tree should be broad and open, so as to allow free circulation of light and air. Never plant 
newly-cleared woodlands; such lands should be cultivated for at least two years before setting the trees, 
otherwise wood-lice will injure them. In preparing orchard land, plow deep. If necessary, subsoil. Cowpeas, 
drilled in 2 feet apart, leaving at least 4 feet on each side of the trees, is the best crop to grow in a Peach 
orchard. C ultivate frequently, and, inflate fall, or early winter, turn under the cowpeas. When the orchard 
begins to bear, it should have clean cultivation; but, after the fruit is harvested, drill in peas for a cover crop 
and turn these under as above directed. 
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