Orig 1898 Catalog Fruitland Nurseries Augusta National Golf Club GA PJ Berckmans
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3 DAY AUCTION! DON'T HESITATE! This is an original 1898 catalog No. 1 from Fruitland Nurseries in Augusta GA, P. J. Berckmans Proprietor. This is an amazing piece of Augusta history because Berckmans Nursery, also known as Fruitland, was the first large-scale horticultural nursery in the southeastern United States. Founded in 1858 in Augusta by Louis Mathieu Edouard Berckmans and his son Prosper Jules Alphonse Berckmans, the grounds later became the site of the Augusta National Golf Club. Louis Fruitland Manor, ca. 1930 Berckmans, a trained physician, had a great interest in horticulture, which he passed along to Prosper, a university-trained horticulturist who received his education in France. Both were natives of Belgium and immigrated to the United States during the 1850s. The family operated Fruitland Nurseries from 1858 to 1918. During this period the Berckmans introduced a great variety of plants, shrubs, and trees to the Southeast. Prosper became famous for introducing new fruit varieties that were more suitable for growing in southern climates. He also developed or improved many types of peaches and eventually became known as the "Father of Peach Culture" across the South. Among his varieties were the South Chinese, or Honey, peach and the Chinese Cling. From the Chinese Cling, Prosper eventually bred the Elberta, Belle,
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