THE FREMONT NURSERY, FREMONT, OHIO 5 
IBOTA (Japanese)—Makes up into striking tall 
clumps, or informal screening hedges, with wide- 
spread curving branches; very vigorous and ab- 
solutely hardy. The foliage is grayish green; 
showy, fragrant white flower; blooms in June, 
followed by persisting blue-black berries. 
IBOLIUM—Similar to California, but perfectly 
hardy, Called the Hardy California privet. 
REGELS—Resembles Ibota, except that it 
grows in a low spreading form. 
PRUNUS 
BESSEYI (Hanson’s Bush Cherry)—A semi- 
dwarf shrub with good foliage, producing medium 
sized dark red cherries of splendid flavor. Bears 
young. 
RHODOTYPUS KERRIODES 
WHITE KERRIA—An attractive shrub 3 to 6 
feet high, with beautiful yellowish green, corru- 
gated foliage and large, single white flowers late 
in May. The black seeds which follow are large 
and showy. 
: RHUS—THE SUMACHS 
We can furnish the leading varieties of these 
as, Aromatica, Copallina, Glabra, Staghorn and 
Cut Leaved. 
RIBES—FLOWERING CURRANT 
AUREUM-—Yellow flowers in long showy ra- 
cemes with spice like fragrance. 
SPIREA 
The varieties which we catalogue are exceed- 
ingly fine and interesting shrubs. They are hardy, 
easily grown, and as they bloom at different per- 
iods one may have flowers all summer. 
ANTHONY WATERER—A new dwarf compact- 
growing shrub. Blossoms in broad, flat heads of 
beautiful deep red color. Bush grows 4 to 5 feet 
tall. A perpetual bloomer. 
BILLARDI—Blooms nearly all summer; 
colored; fine feathery plume. 
FROEBELS—Dwarf, 2 to 3 feet. Flat heads of 
crimson flowers from June to September. Extra 
fine. é 
GOLDEN —Very strong growing, bearing an abun- 
dance of fragrant flat clusters of flowers in June. 
Leaves bright yellow in the spring changing to a 
golden bronze in fall. 
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. 
SORBIFOLIA (Ash-leaved Spirea) — July. 
Handsome foliage, resembling the Mountain Ash. 
Long showy panicles of white flowers. A fine 
Spirea. 
THUNBERGII—A Japanese species of small 
size, with narrow linear leaves, and small white 
flowers; one of the best dwarfs. 
VAN HOUTTEI—tThe finest of all Spireas, a 
most charming and beautiful shrub; having pure 
white flowers in clusters. Extraordinarily pro- 
fuse in bloom, and the plant is a vigorous grower 
and very hardy. It is adapted to nearly all lo- 
cations being excellent for hedging, grouping or 
specimens. 
rose: 
SNOWBERRY 
WHITE—A well known, shrub with small, pink 
flowers and large, white berries that hang on the 
plant the greater part of the winter. 
RED—Red-fruited or Indian currant. A _ shrub 
of very pretty habit. Foliage, flowers and small 
fruit; fruit purple and hangs all winter. 
RED CHENAULTI—An improvement on the 
preceding, having finer drooping branches and 
smaller foliage and showy pink berries. 
SYRINGA OR MOCK ORANGE > 
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 con- 
trast is very pleasing. White flowers. Blooms in 
June. Very hardy. 
MINNESOTA SNOWFLAKE—WNew. Patented. 
Very double and very sweet scented. Plant much 
more stocky than Virginalis. 
VIRGINALIS—A magnificent new variety. 
Moderately tall, with good foliage and compact 
habit. The flowers are the largest, handsomest 
and most sweetly fragrant of any known variety 
with longest blooming season. 
TAMARIX 
APRICANA—Of tall, slender, 
with feathery, asparagus-like foliage. Beautiful 
green appearance. Bright pink flowers in ra- 
cemes in May. Dark reddish-brown. 
HISPIDA (Spanish)—Superior because of its 
abundant bluish foliage, and immense panicles of 
carmine-rose flowers in September. Quite distinct. 
upright growth 
VIBURNUM—SNOWBALLS 
AMERICANA (American Cranberry Bush)— 
Heavy upright growth with deep green leaves and 
large panicles of white blossoms. Abundance of 
bright red berries in Autumn. 
BURKWOODI—A sweet scented pink snowball. 
Called an improvement on Carlesi. A stronger 
grower and much hetter foliage, having a deep 
green glossy leaf that remains rather late. In 
some sections it is said to be evergreen but not 
here. 
CARLESI—tThe original pink, sweet scented 
Snowball. Beautiful clusters of pink buds chang- 
ing to white when fully opened. This and the 
Burkwoodi are the true aristocrats of the family. 
We have many varieties of Trees, 
Shrubs, Evergreens, Perennials etc., 
in small quantities that we do not 
list in our catalogue. And every 
year we add the best of the new 
things that come out. If you do not 
find what you want in our catalogue 
or price list, write us. 

Spirea Van Houttei 
