THE FREMONT NURSERY. FREMONT, OHIO 
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GOOSEBERRIES 
Gooseberries should be planted in good, rich soil and well manured one© a year. Pick regu¬ 
larly, thoroughly cutting out all dead-wood and surplus branches. Plant in rows *1 foot to 6 foot 
apart in row. It is well to mulch heavily in the fall. Plants are hardy, rugged and easily grown. 
INDUSTRY—An English variety; quite as free 
from mildew as our American sorts; very line 
in quality; large size, liandsomo, showy, rod 
fruit; wonderfully productive. 
DOWNING—Fruit larger than Houghton, round¬ 
ish; light green. with distinct veins; skin 
smooth; llesh rather soft; juicy and very good. 
Vigorous and productive. The most popular 
variety for market growing. 
HOUGHTON—A medium sized American varie¬ 
ty, which bears abundant and regular crops and 
never mildews; fruit smooth; red, tender and 
very good; valuable. 
COLUMBUS—This is one of the most valuable 
introductions of recent years in small fruits, and 
it fully sustains the high opinion first formed 
of it. The fruit is of largest size, handsome, 
of a greenish yellow color, and the quality is 
excellent. The plant is vigorous and produc¬ 
tive and does not mildew. It merits a place 
in every garden. 
JOSSLYN (Rod Jacket)—An American seed¬ 
ling of large size; smooth, prolific, and hardy, 
of best quality, lias been well tested over a 
wide extent of territory by the side of all the 
leading varieties, and so far the freest from 
mildew, both in leaf and fruit of them all. A 
wonderful cropper, with bright, clean, healthy 
THE DOWNING GOOSEBERRY foliage. 
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CURRANTS ARE HEALTHY 
The currant is one of the most relinble of small fruits. They mature just before raspberries 
and can be used either raw or cooked. Being hardy, they do not winter kill, are easy of cultivation 
and require little rare. They can be crown in nnj Rood gnr.lon soil. The market is never over- 
supplied. Prune out dead wood, and mulch heavily, if currant worms appear dust with hellebore. 
BLACK NAPLES—Very large, black ; rich, ten 
der and excellent for jellies and wine; very 
productive. 
CHEEKY—Very laris© deep red; rather arid: 
bunches short, plants erect, stout, vigorous and 
very productive. 
FAY—Color deep red; great hearer; stems long 
er than Cherry, and berries hold their size to 
end of stem better. Quality first class; not 
finite so acid as Cherry: the best of all the red 
currants. 
LONDON MARKET—For many years this va 
riety has been fruiting in Michigan where it 
is now planted extensively and regarded as tin- 
best market variety of that great fruit state. 
PERFECTION (Red)—-This truly wonderful 
new currant has both large size and extra good 
quality. Perfectly healthy, u vigorous grower, 
and in fact an extra fine red currant in every 
way. Widely advertised all over the country. 
VERSAILLES—Large, red; bunch long, of great 
beauty and excellent quality; one of the tinest 
and best, and should, be in every collection. 
Very productive and valuable for the table. 
WHITE GEAPE—Very large, yellowish whit.. 
The finest of the white sorts. Very distinct from 
White Dutch, having a low spreading habit and 
dark gTeen foliage. Very productive, 
WILDER—Very large; bright red and attrac 
tive; a splendid market sort; not so acid as 
most. Bush very productive; large bnnehes; 
ripens rather early; fruit keeps well. 
WILDER CURRANT 
