P. J. Bkrckmans. 
L. A. Bkrckmans. 
Established in 1856. 
R. C. Bkrckmans. 
P. J. A. Bkrckmans, Jr. 
Bargains in.. 
Fruitland Nurseries, 
P. J. BERCKHANS, Prop., 
AUGUSTA, - G/A. 
Over One Acre under glass. 350 Acres in Nursery Stock. 
©ur Drees anb flMants 
Have been fully tested in every section of the United States during 
the past 40 years. The stock now growing is up to the 
usual past High grade, all of thrifty growth, no old rubbish, 
and free from scale or disease. 
jfruit Department. 
Apples, Cherries, Figs, Pears, (an extra tine lot of 100.000 standard 
2 and 3 years, largely of Kieffer), Paper Shell Pecans, Plums 
(Japan) on Marianna. English Walnuts, Grape Vines, etc. 
Peach Trees in car load lots. 
EVERBEARING PEACH 
A valuable novelty now offered for the first time. 
©rnamental Department. 
150,000 Amoor Privet— Unsurpassed as an evergreen hedge plant. 
50,000 Citrus Trifoliata —Japan Hardy Lemon ; best defensive 
hedge plant, stands 15 degrees below zero. 
150,000 Roses —Field grown, including 30,000 Marchael Niel 
budded upon Manetti, 3 to 5 feet. 
Two acres in Canna. 
Azaleas (home grown). 
Broad leaved Evergreens, etc., etc.. Biota Aurea Nana, Cedrus 
Deodora, Retinosporas and other rare coniferae. 
Greenhouse Department. 
I 00,000 Palms —(An especially fine lot of Latanias, Phoenix, Pan- 
danus and Cocos Weddelliana.) 
Ficus, Decorative Plants, Crotons, Bedding Plants, 10,000 Cam¬ 
phor Trees, Sub-Tropical fruits, etc. 
Send for trade list and descriptive Catalogue. 
* HIGH GRADE STOCK 
SPECIALTIES IN FRUIT. 
APPLES. Sutton Beauty and Walker Beauty. 
ST’D PEARS. Beurre Bose and Easter Beurre. 
CHERRIES. Gov. Wood and Montmorency. 
PLUMS. Empire, Wickson and Tennant Prune. 
RASPBERRIES. Columbian and Turner. 
GOOSEBERRIES, CURRANTS. 
SPECIALTIES IN ORNAHENTAL 
Cut Leaf Birch, Horse Chestnut, Norway Maples, Sugar Maples, 
Lindens, Magnolias, Rhododendrons, Ampelopsis Veitchii, 
Tree Roses, Bignonia, Herb Paeonias, 
Clematis. 
DEALERS’ COMPLETE LISTS RECEIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION. 
TRADE LIST ON APPLICATION. 
W. & T. SMITH CO , 
GENEVA NURSERY, GENEVA, N. Y. 
THE POMONA CURRANT. 
The BEST SPECI- 
ALTY for t h e 
AGENTS for 1897 and 
1898. 
WHY? Because it 
is the best MONEY 
MAKER for the peo¬ 
ple to plant. 
It is BEST in 
QUALITY. 
Its returns come 
in the quickest and 
surest. 
These being- the 
qualities the planter is after, he 
buys it. 
Introduced and for sale by us. 
Send for circulars, plates, terms, &c. 
Not only have we a good stock of 
POMONA CURRANTS, 
But also a COMPLETE GEN¬ 
ERAL ASSORTMENT of TREES, 
PLANTS, ORNAMENTALS, 
VINES, &c., in CAR-LOAD LOTS, 
especially APPLE, PEAR, CHER¬ 
RY, PLUM ; with good assortment 
of PEACH and other fruit trees 
and plants. 
Also CAROLINA POPLAR 
SOFT MAPLE, ELM, &c. 
APPLE STOCKS. 
IMPORTED FRENCH PEARS 
MAHALEB, MYROBOLAN and QUINCE stocks. 
SEE TRADE I.IST. 
ORDER SPADES EARLY. 
A limited quantity of Natural PEACH PITS to offer. 
Address , ALBERTSON & HOBBS, 
BRIDGEPORT, MARION CO., INDIANA. 
r 
600 Acres 
Established 1852. 
3 Greenhouses. 
ROSES 
ALL ON OWN ROOTS 
OUR OWN GROWING 
Large Stock of Leading Varieties, 
Hybrid Perpetuals, Moss and Climbing, Field Grown, 
Dormant, 2 Years. Everblooming and Hybrid 
Perpetuals, from 4 inch Pots. 
Prices and List of Varieties Sent on Application. 
Keiffer Pears 
STANDARD, FOR SPRING ’98. 
Very Large and Fine Stock of 6 to 8, 5 to 7, and 4 to 6 
feet, at Low Prices in Quantity. 
A complete line of Nursery and Greenhouse Stocks. 
Send for Trade List. 
Phoenix Nursery Company, 
P. 0. Box 625. 
BLOOMINGTON, ILL. 
