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THE FREMONT NURSERY, FREMONT, OHIO 
PRIVET 
SNOWBERRY 
WHITE — A well known shrub with small, pink 
flowers and large, white berries that hang on 
the plant through part of the‘winter. 
VULGARIS — Red-fruited or Indian currant A 
shrub of very pretty habit. Foliage, flowers and 
small fruit; fruit purple and hangs all winter. 
SYRINGA OR MOCK ORANGE 
GRANDIFLORA — Foliage bright green ; tall 
growing pure white orange-liko flowers in June. 
CORONARIUS (Garland Syringa)—A well 
known hardy shrub. White, fragrant flowers. 
Blooms in June. Makes a large shrub. 
GOLDEN LEAVED— A small shrub of positive 
and striking beauty. The foliage is golden yel¬ 
low, and retains its lovely color through the en¬ 
tire season. When set with other shrubs the 
contrast is very pleasing. White flowers. Blooms 
in June. Very hardy. 
BOUQUET BLANC — The newest and best of all 
the Syringas. Bound to rank with the Spirea 
Van Houttei, when it becomes known, and as 
showy as the latter, when in bloom. Flowers 
pure white with a semi-double appearance and 
completely covering the bush with a mantle of 
graceful beauty. The most sweet scented of any 
Syringa that wo have ever seen. Bush remains 
in liloom for several -weeks. The best of the 
new introductions. 
TAMARIX 
A SYRINGA OR MOCK ORANGE AFRICANA—Of tall, slender, upright growth 
Used chiefly for hedging, but the varieties we 
describe deserve prominent positions in the lawn 
as highly ornamental shrubs. 
CALIFORNIA—Of great value as a hedge, and 
of such positive beauty as to be attractive when 
grouped with other shrubs. When planted singly 
it forms a very compact, dense, upright shrub, 
of medium size. The leaves are so glossy as to 
have the appearance of having been freshly var¬ 
nished. The foliage hangs on until late in the 
winter, making it nearly evergreen. 
IBOTA (Chinese Privet) — A valuable new 
shrub, native of China and Japan. Flowers 
large, white, very fragrant, produced in great 
profusion; leaves long and shining; one of the 
hardiest of the Privets and distinct. A charm¬ 
ing shrub which will be prized for its fragrant 
flowers, as well as for its handsome foliage. More 
hardy and taller growing than the California. 
SPIREA 
The varieties which wo catalogue are exceedingly 
fine and interesting shrubs. They are hardy, 
easily grown, and as they bloom at dilTerent 
periods one may have flowers all summer by 
planting the entire list. 
ANTHONY WATERER — A new dwarf compact¬ 
growing shrub. Blossoms in broad, flat heads of 
beautiful deep red color. A perpetual bloomer. 
ARGUTA— A slender dwarf form growing 3 to 
4 feet high. Blooms early in May, and forms a 
beautiful mass of snowy-white flowers. 
BILLARDI— Blooms nearly all summer; rose- 
colored; fine feathery plume. 
BILLARDI ALBA — White flowers, large clus¬ 
ters and bush grows 4 to 5 feet tall, similar to 
Hillardi, but white. 
CALLOSA ALBA— Dwarf. Of similar habit to 
the Anthony Waterer, but flowers are white. 
CALLOSA ROSEA — Desirable because it blooms 
nearly all slimmer. The flower.s are rose-colored, 
borne in panicles. A very free grower, 
FROEBELS — Dwarf, 2 to 3 feet. Flat heads of 
crimson flowers from June to Se])tember. Kxtra 
fine. 
A PRIVET HEDGE 
PRUNIFOLIA (Bridal Wreath)—The old-fash¬ 
ioned double flowered Spirea. Blooms very early, 
the long slender branches being covered nearly 
their entire length with small double flowers. 
Foliage a beautiful shiny green. 
THUNBERG’S—A Japanese species of small 
size, with narrow linear leaves, and small white 
flowers; one of the best dwarfs. 
VAN HOUTTEI — The finest of all Spireas, a 
most charming and beautiful shrub; having pure 
white flowers in clusters. Kxtraordinarily pro¬ 
fuse in bloom, and the plant is a vigorous grow¬ 
er and very hardy. 
