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The Fremont Nursery, Fremont, Ohio. 
MULBERRIES 
Downing and New American — Are by long odds the two best -varieties of Mulberries to 
plant for fruiting purposes. Both are very large, fine berries, black when fully ripe 
and continue to mature fruit for six or eight weeks in midsummer. The Downing is 
too tender a tree for our northern winters and we therefore recommend the New 
American which is much more hardy, and jilst as good in every way. 
Russian — A valuable tree to plant for posts or timber, but fruit is usually too small to 
make it a desirable fruiting variety. Being a seedling, however, one is apt to find 
a great variation in different trees and sometimes a tree is found which produces 
very fine fruit. It is always a valuable tree to plant near berry plantations to attract 
the birds from the more valuable crops of raspberries, blackberries, currants, etc. 
QUINCES 
The quince is attracting a great deal of attention as a market fruit. Scarcely any fruit 
will pay better in the orchard. The tree is hardy and compact in growth, requires but little 
space, is productive, gives regular crops, and comes early into bearing. The fruit is much 
sought after for canning for winter use. 
Bourgeat — Tree a remarkably strong grower, surpassing all others, yielding immense crops. 
Fruit of large size, round; rich golden color; smooth; very tender when cooked; has 
been kept till February in good condition. 
Champion—A prolific and constant bearer, fruit averaging larger than the Orange, quality 
equally fine, and a long keeper; bears extremely young. Ripens late. 
Meech’s Prolific — A vigorous grower and immensely productive. The fruit is large, lively 
orange yellow, of great beauty and delightful fragrance; its cooking qualities are 
unsurpassed. 
Orange (Apple) — Fruit large, round, with a short neck; color bright yellow; flesh firm and 
tough until cooked, when it becomes tender, juicy, and of excellent flavor. We 
recommend the Orange as the best all round variety to plant. 
GRAPES 
The vine comes quickly into bearing, yielding fruit usually the second year after plant¬ 
ing; requires but little space, and when properly trained, is an ornament to the yard, 
garden, or vineyard. 
Agawam (Rogers No. 15)—Large, round, early and of great vigor of growth. Rich, peculiar 
aromatic flavor. Considered by Mr. Rogers as the best of his strictly red Hybrids. 
September. 
Brighton—A cross between the Concord and Diana Hamburg. It gives the best of satisfac" 
tion. Bunches large, berries of medium size, dark red; flesh sweet, tender, and of the 
highest quality. Ripens one week earlier than the Delaware. First of September. 
Campbell’s Early — Clusters large and handsome; berries large, nearly round, black, with 
light purple bloom; flesh rather firm, but tender; the seeds are few and easily separated 
from the pulp; quality rich, sweet, slightly vinous; a strong and vigorous grower, with 
healthy foliage; it ripens very early; the berries do not drop easily from the clusters, 
and the fruit keeps a long time in perfection; promises to be of great value. 
Catawba—Bunches large and loose; berries large, of a coppery red color, becoming purplish 
when well ripened; later than Isabella; requires the most favorable soils and situations, 
good culture and warm seasons, to mature perfectly in Western New York. Last of 
September. 
Concord—A popular variety where the choice kinds fail to ripen; universally healthy, 
vigorous and productive; flesh somewhat buttery, moderately juicy and sweet. Bunch 
large, nearly black with bloom; early. September. 
Delaware — Still holds its own as one of the finest grapes. Bunches small, compact, 
shouldered; berries rather small, round; skin thin, light red; flesh very juicy, without 
any hard pulp, with an exceedingly sweet, spicy and delicious flavor. Vines moderately 
vigorous, very hardy and productive. September. 
McPike — A new black grape said to be a seedling of the Worden, and to produce berries 
of great size. First to middle of September. 
