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CHAMAZEROPS FORTUNEI 
(Chusan Fan Palmetto) 
Strong plants, 12 to 15 inches high, 50 cents each, 
$4 for 10. 
The hardiest of all exotic palms. Stands a cold of 
several degrees below freezing. Grows to a height of 
10 to 15 feet. Is very graceful and ornamental. Does 
best in a rich and partially shaded situation. 
CLEYERA JAPONICA 
50 cents each, 
A shrub of medium height; foliage very glossy ; 
flowers creamy white, produced in great profusion 
during June, and delightfully fragrant, rivaling in 
this the popular Tea Olive. The flowers are followed 
by red berries, which are retained all winter. 
ELXZAGNUS 
(Japan Oleaster) 
25 and 50 cents each. 
We cannot too highly recommend these beautiful 
shrubs, which are perfectly hardy, do not require very 
rich soil, and are not affected by either extreme heat 
or cold. The variegated foliage varieties are exceed- 
ingly showy. 
Aurea maculata. Leaves with broad yellow blotches. 
Frederici variegata. A dwarf shrub with undulated 
leaves, bright yellow center, margined green; new. 
Japonica macrophylla. Leaves very large, undu- 
lated ; clear green on upper side, silvery white on 
under side; a showy shrub, 
Pungens variegata. Leaves margined white. 
Simoni. Foliage elongated; silvery on under side; 
of compact growth; has.edible fruit, 
ENGLISH LAUREL. See Cerasus, page 27. 
ESCALLONIA MONTEVIDENSIS 
All pot-grown, 25 cents each, $2 for 10; larger 
plants, 50 cents each, $4 for 10. 
Profuse blooming shrub; flowers white, in umbels, 
produced during summer; a showy shrub. 
GARDENIA 
(Cape Jasmine) 
12 to 15 inches, all pot-grown, 25 cents each, 
$2 for 10, $15 per 100. 
Florida. Flowers very large, white and very fra- 
grant; foliage glossy. 
Fortunei. Flowers larger than those of Florida. 
Radicans. Dwarf, trailing ; foliage smaller than 
the above; flowers white, very fragrant. 
ILEX 
(Holly) 
10 to 12 inches, 50 cents each, $4 for 10. 
We have a large collection of these desirable plants, 
which are conspicuous by the various forms and color- 
ings of their foliage. Any ordinary soil suits them, 
and a group of a few of the most distinct sorts forms 
a pleasing feature in the garden. We offer several 
varieties, all grafted and imported plants. 
ILLICIUM ANISATUM 
(Anise Tree) 
25 and 50 cents each. 
The leaves, when bruised, give a pungent anise 
odor; fine ornamental tree. 
| compact grower; foliage small. 
P. J. Berckmans Company’s Tree and Plant Catalogue 
KALMIA LATIFOLIA 
(Calico Bush; Mountain Laurel) 
Strong, bushy plants, 12 to 15 inches, 50 cents each, 
$4 for 10. 
A beautiful native shrub. The pinkish white 
buds appear early in May and expand into beautiful 
white and flesh-colored flowers. They are at their 
best about the middle of May. A clump of Kalmias 
makes a most beautiful effect in the landscape. 
LAURUS NOBILIS 
(Bay Tree; Apollo’s, or Spice Laurel) 
25 and 50 cents each. 
Leaves very aromatic. We can supply some beau- 
tiful standard and pyramidal Bay Trees from 3% to 
8 feet high, varying in price from $10 to $25 each. 
All plants are in new tubs. 
LIGUSTRUM 
(Privet) 
From Amoor river; very rapid and 
No finer hedge plant 
Plants are also desirable for single speci- 
Amurense. 
is grown. 
| mens, or for wind-breaks; for latter, plant 8 to 10 feet 
apart. 25 cts. [See under head of t Hedge Plants,” 
page 32.] 
Coreacum volutum. Dwarf habit; leaves recurved. 
50 cts, 
Excelsum superbum. (New.) Tall growth; 
leaves beautifully variegated ; stands the summer to 
perfection. An excellent new plant, bushy, grafted. 
so cts. each, $4 for 10. 
Macrophyllum. A robust-growing variety, with 
immense dark green leaves. Very attractive. Strong 
grafted plants, 50 cts. 
Marginatum aureum. A vigorous-growing variety, 
with large leaves, beautifully margined with yellow. 
Stands the sun well. Strong plants, grafted, 50 cts. 
each, $4 for 10. 
Nepalensis (Nepal). Dwarf habit; leaves oval; 
panicles of white flowers; berries purple-brown. 
25 cts. to $1 each. 
Ovalifolium (California Privet). Growth erect ; 
leaves larger than Amurense, but not equal to the 
latter as a hedge plant. It is grown North and West 
in great quantities. We can supply this in large 
numbers and in various sizes. 1 year, 18-24 inches 
(for hedges), $4 per 100, $30 per 1,000; 2 years, 3-4 
feet, very bushy, transplanted, 25 cts. each, $2 for 10, 
$15 per 100; 3 years, 4-5 feet, specimen plants, soc. 
each, $4 for 10. 
METROSIDEROS SPECIOSA 
(Bottle Bush) 
25 cents each. 
A handsome shrub; flowers scarlet, in crowded 
spikes; blooms more or less during the summer. 
Should be protected from cold winter winds. 
MYRTUS FLORAPLENA . 
(Double Myrtle) 
25 cents each. 
A beautiful evergreen with small, glossy green 
leaves. Flowers double; pure white and very fragrant. 
