a/gusta , Georgia 
v ? P. J.Berckmaas Co. 
Suggestions 
Always address all communications to P. J. BERCKMANS COMPANY, Drawer 1070, Augusta, Ga., 
and not to individuals 
NOTE. All quotations are for immediate acceptance subject to stock being sold. No liability to 
-! attach to us where frost, drought or other casualties beyond our control prevent delivery 
of stock that may be contracted for. 
NOW.—Do not wait until you are ready to plant. Frequently orders sent late in the season cannot 
be filled in full. Send us your order now; it will be carefully filed, until you desire it shipped. When making out 
your order, write the full and correct name of the article desired, as given in catalogue. Give size and catalogue 
price. Never give local names of plants, as different plants frequently have tiie same local names. 
NAME AND ADDRESS.—Always write your name plainly upon order sheet in catalogue. A lady should 
always sign herself Miss or Mrs., and always use the same initials. 
(rive your post-office, county and state, also street or post-office box number, and the name of your nearest 
express office. 
EXPRESS. —In all cases when possible, we advise our customers to have their goods forwarded by express. 
I Iants, trees, etc., are now taken by the leading express companies at a reduction of 20 per cent from the regular 
merchandise rate. # 
SHIPPING DIRECTIONS.—Give plain and explicit directions for shipping. If by freight, state route. When 
no.directions are given, we shall use our best judgment in forwarding; but in all cases shipments are at purchaser’s 
risk alter icceipt is taken from the transportation company. Freight and express rates will be given on application. 
PACKING.—We have every appliance for packing in the best possible manner. A large force of thoroughly 
trained men are entrusted with this labor. h y 
All domestic orders packed free; but on export orders there will be a packing charge at actual cost, as these 
expo rt ord crs squire large quantities of specially prepared packing material and entail much extra labor and care. 
TERMS OF PAYMENT. Cash with order, or satisfactory reference before shipment; or, if preferred, will 
ship goods with Bill of Lading attached to Sight Draft, through express or bank. On all C. O. D. and Sight Draft 
orders we require 25 per cent of the bill remitted before shipment. 
REMITTANCES.—Remittances should be made by Post Office or Express Money Orders, or by checks on 
Augusta or New York. As our banks charge exchange on checks on all points except Augusta and New York 
please add one-fourth of one per cent on private checks. We cannot be held responsible for losses when remit- 
tances are not made as directed above. Cash sent through the mails is at sender’s risk. Make all remittances pay¬ 
able to P. J. Berckmans Company. v y 
P vPr^ .PY A ^ A ^ TEE " Very , tre " or Pk" 1 to , bl ?. in a Perfectly healthy condition, up to grade and first-class in 
fn transft^are at risk of ""urchaser^ 3 ’ bUt ' aft6r dellverlng to forwarders, all losses resulting from delays or exposures 
PRICES.—Orders for ioo or 1,000 trees in the aggregate, but comprising several classes, are billed as follows- 
40 trees of a class, at ioo rate; less than 40, at 10 rate; 400, at 1,000 rate. 
RESERVING ORDERS.—When purchasers desire these to he reserved for weeks or months after the opening 
of the shipping season, they must be paid for in full at the time of ordering. 8 
ERRORS.—We exercise the utmost care in filling orders, and always put in more than is ordered, but during 
,Vrn-fi US r° f th F- busy season ' an error >s (xrcasionally made, and satisfactory correction will he promptlv made upon 
Of ,m CeP ,S C ° P - y °. f ,. y0,ir m der f °u com P arison - All claims for errors must be made within five days after 
receipt of goods, otherwise they will not be entertained. y 
RESPONSIBILITY.— We have no connection whatever with any other nursery, and our responsibility 
extends only to persons purchasing direct from us. We also disclaim any responsibility for failure arising from de¬ 
fective plan ing, or from subsequent faulty treatment or cultivation, and we are not in any respect resmnsTbre for 
nnH r°p S c amage arising from any failure therefrom. While we exercise the greatest care to have all of cur trees 
fnfl I i a nU S r trUe t0 na [ ne * wel| - gr °w n and packed in the best possible manner and hold ourselves in readilie/s to 
replace all trees and plants that may accidentally prove untrue to label, free of charge, or refund the amount oaid 
ls H? lltuall y understood and agreed between the purchaser and ourselves that our guarantee of genuine- 
as prove untrue. ^ US hable f ° r any sum grcatcr tha " that originally received for such trees or pSants 
FACILITIES.— Augusta being the terminal point of seven lines of railroad, and two lines of 
steamers upon the Savannah river, enables us to secure low rates of freight to all points. 
01 <r s ™* p ING SEASON.—This usually commences about the middle of October, or as soon as the plants are 
M^ch n o/until^h^buds 1 beein ^o^weil a p d /° r °P en " groun ^ tre f and P^nts continues until the middle of 
JV a , or until the buds begin to swell. Pot-grown plants can be safely sent out any time of the year. 
aUacSoIty^pnumf ASES - _0ur Nurseries are free from d *««“- Certificate of State Entomologist is 
so that 
FUMIGATION.— We fumigate our stock with hydrocyanic acid gas before shipping, as renuired bv state law 
■at assurance of freedom irom insects or diseases of any kind is made doubly sure ' y C ' 
NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS ON AN ACRE AT GIVEN DISTANCES APART 
D nZ» lrt Number of Distance apart Number of 
each way plants each way plants 
8 feet.680 
9 t fe et.537 
Number of 
. r plants 
1 * oot .43.560 
2 feet 
3 feet 
4 feet 
5 feet 
6 feet. x 
7 feet 
10,890 
4.840 
2,722 
1,742 
210 
888 
10 feet. 
435 
12 feet.302 
*3 feet.258 
1 5 feet.193 
16 feet.. 
Distance apart Number of 
each way plants 
18 feet . 134 
20 feet . 108 
25 feet . 70 
30 feet . 48 
35 feet . 35 
40 feet . 27 
50 feet. jy 
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