. Fruit and ornamental trees, roses, etc . tle, subacid. Matures duringSeptember. Trees exceedingly vigorous, and withleaves of extraordinary size. I P. J. BERCKMANS TREE AND PLANT CATALOGUE. PEACHES. PRICES OF ONE YEAR OLD TREES. Each Per 10 Per 100 Purchasers selection, first size, 4 feet and up SO 15 SI 25 $10 OO Purchasers selection, second size, 3 to 4 feet IO I 00 8 00 We have an immense stock of healthy trees. Special prices given for large quantities or car load lots. A sandy loam is most suitable for the Peach, still it will adapt itself to almost any soil, provided it is welldrained.
. Fruit and ornamental trees, roses, etc . tle, subacid. Matures duringSeptember. Trees exceedingly vigorous, and withleaves of extraordinary size. I P. J. BERCKMANS TREE AND PLANT CATALOGUE. PEACHES. PRICES OF ONE YEAR OLD TREES. Each Per 10 Per 100 Purchasers selection, first size, 4 feet and up SO 15 SI 25 $10 OO Purchasers selection, second size, 3 to 4 feet IO I 00 8 00 We have an immense stock of healthy trees. Special prices given for large quantities or car load lots. A sandy loam is most suitable for the Peach, still it will adapt itself to almost any soil, provided it is welldrained. Plant one year old trees, cut back to 3 feet. Prune every year by cutting off one-third to one-halfof the previous years growth. To prevent the attack of the borer, see page 3. Plant trees 20x20 feet inordinary soils, but increase distance in lands rich in plant food. Peach trees should never be planted in newly cleared pine wood lands. Such lands should be cultivatedin corn or cotton for at least one year before planting in fruit everbearing peach (about two-thirds natural size). From a photograph taken by us from the original tree. EVERBEARING PEACH. Price of Trees, for delivery after November 15, 1897, one year, 50 cents each. This is one of the most remarkable of Peaches, as it combines many desirable qualities which make it ofgreat value for family use. 1. Its long continued bearing period. The first ripening begins about July 1, and successive crops areproduced until the beginning of September. Fruit in all stages of development — ripe and half grown—maybe seen upon the tree at the same time. 2. As the tree blossoms during a long period, a complete failure of fruit has, therefore, never happened sincethe original tree first began to bear, S years ago. 3. The fruit is creamy white, mottled and striped with light purple and with pink veins; oblong in shape,and tapering to the apex ; flesh white, with red veins near the skin ; verv iuicv, vinous, and of excellen
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