INTRODUCTION 
The Fremont Nursery was established in its present location in 1858. Starting from small 
beginnings we have enjoyed a prosperous and steady growth from year to year. This growth has 
not been due to bombastic advertisements and impossible promises. It has been due to our manner 
of doing business and the quality and reliability of our stock. Hundreds of satisfied customers have 
done our advertising for us, and this has been especially true in several of the large fruit growing 
sections. We have many large fruit growers among our customers who have been dealing with us 
almost yearly for fifteen, twenty and twenty-five years. 
We make it a rule to look out for our customers’ interest as well as our own. We never recom¬ 
mend a variety of fruit simply to obtain an exhorbitant price for it, or dispose of a surplus of 
trees of that variety. We gladly advise our customers honestly to the best of our ability regardless 
of the condition of our stock. _ b 
We go slow' on new and untried varieties, yet we are constantly testing and investigating them, 
keeping those which show merit and throwing out those which are found wanting. 
We obtain new starts from buds and scions from bearing trees, always selecting those which 
produce the finest fruit, every few years, and thus avoid any possible chance of a mixture of varie¬ 
ties. This practice is responsible for the remarkable reliability of our stock for the nearly sixty years 
of our existence. 
We have our own peach orchard of about 1300 trees in which we have about 50 varieties from 
which to renew our start in buds whenever we desire. 
All buds and scions are cut by the proprietor himself, one who has grown up in the nursery 
business and who is constantly laboring among his trees and shrubs and who knows perfectly all 
the characteristics of the different varieties in the nursery row. 
We have a great variation of soil ranging from rich sandy loam to a heavy black loam which 
enables us to grow a great variety of stock. We do not claim to have the largest nursery in the 
country. And we do not desire to have, but we do claim to have one of the best, and as large a 
one as it is practicable to have and at the same time give our personal supervision thereto. In 
the nursery business more than in any other line it is possible to have so much to do that it can’t 
be done well. A little neglect at the right time may injure an entire block of trees or ruin an en¬ 
tire shipment. 
We know that thousands of mistakes are made and thousands of trees spoiled every year by 
the trusting of important branches of the business to careless and incompetent help. Incidentally 
we might mention that we grow every year for both the wholesale and retail trade several hundred 
thousand trees. 
It Is our ambition to serve our customers and look after their interest ahead of our own and 
give them the best value for their money. 
PRICES Our prices are as low as it is possible to grow stock of good quality for. We do not 
claim to sell cheaper than anyone else, but do claim that considering the quality of the stock and 
the personal care and supervision given in the growing and handling of the same, thus insuring 
stock true to name and in good condition, that our stock is as cheap as any, if not cheaper in the end. 
INSPECTION—Our nursery is inspected every year by the State Officials; original certificate 
of inspection is on file at the nursery and copies are placed on all shipments. 
CARE • We exercise the greatest care in the digging and handling of our stock and guarantee 
all shipments to reach destination in good condition. 
A new frost proof storage cellar, 100x70 ft., gives us largely increased facilities for the storing 
of tender trees in the Winter and the early handling in the Spring. 
ERRORS —-Should be reported immediately on receipt of goods. And if so done, all errors on 
our part will bo cheerfully rectified. Order early and insure getting the varieties wanted, but al¬ 
ways state whether, in case wo should he out of any variety wanted, we should use a similar and 
equally as good a variety ripening at the same time or omit. 
.SHIPPING .SEASON —Usually begins about April first, and continues into May, depending upon 
the weather. Fall season usually begins about October 15th and continues till ground freezes. 
NOMENCLATURE- -In this catalogue we have endeavored to conform to the revised, simplified 
and improved form of names of varieties as adopted by the American Pomological Society and in¬ 
dorsed by the Ohio and other Horticultural Societies 
INFORMATION —We are always glad to help you in the planning of your orclinrd L the selection 
of your varieties, or the planning and planting of your yard for ornamental purposes. Be free to call 
upon us. 
PREPARING THE SOIL—-Fruit trees flourish best in a naturally dry soil; too much moisture 
retards growth. Plow at least twice, following the common plow the second time with the subsoil 
Plow. Fresh lands will not need manure or fertilizers but land exhausted through constant cropping 
should be fertilized either by turning under clover or well decomposed manure or compost. Land 
that is in good condition for wheat, corn or potatoes will be well adapted to fruit trees. 
PLANTING Dig the hole larger than is necessary to admit all the roots in their natural po¬ 
sition,, keeping the surface soil and subsoil separate. Have the trees held in an upright position 
while the earth is shoveled in, the best soil being sifted in among the roots. Make sure that all the 
roots come in contact with the soil. When the earth is nearly filled in, pour in water to wash the 
soil around the roots; then fill up the remainder and tread down gently with the foot. It is only 
necessary to use water in dry weather. 
Don t plant too deep; the trees should stand about the way they did in the nursery. Trees on 
dwarf stock should be planted so that all the stock is below the ground, only the graft appearing 
above the surface. 
STAKING ICxtra tall trees or those much exposed to the wind should be supported by a stake. 
Take care that no chafing of the tender hark occurs. 
PRUNING- Doth root and top should be pruned at time of planting and before the tree is set 
in the ground. First cut oft the ends of the broken and bruised roots with a sharp knife, in a 
slanting direction on the under side. This will cause the wound to heal over readily, by throwing 
°ut plenty of fibrous roots at the end. Then cut back each branch or side limb to a bud not more 
than four or five inches from the body. Then cut back the loader or central limb so as to leave it 
about four or five inches above the highest side limb. When there are no side limbs the tree should 
be headed back to a height proper to form a top. None of the lower limbs should be cut off entirely, 
as it is best to form the heads as low as possible, so that the limbs and leaves will protect tile 
trunk from the direct rays of the sun. 
