Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-07

The Object had i'm View In its Or
ganiZatfOn-DOes the Success IL has
Already Achieved Justify Further
Efforts for its Existencel
Three or four years since a few public
spirited citizens animated by desire to
improve and develop the general taste for
the culture of plants, native and exotic
conceived the idea that no better plan
could be adopted than to form society
similar to such as had long provedsuccess-
full elsewhere, and resolved to carry out
that plan.
81 would said the Prince de Egne,
excite universally my taste for gardening.
To me it seems impossible that bad msn
can cherish il. To him who delights in
making gardens and in speaking of them, 1
attribute every virtue, Father. inspire in
your children, passion for horticulture.
Impressed with these sentiments, the
projectors of the Horticultural Society of
Tennessee founded it upon basis wholly
unselish: Officers and members, alike IN
influenced but by this one commendable
purpose, seeking neither favor nor reward
The State of Tennessee, with its fine eli
mate, presenting to the cultivator every
variety of soil, was believed to be capable
of grand results; and that thus an oppor-
tUnity to test its powers would be afforded,
whilst most delightful reunion of its citi-
zens from all sections might bring into
sympathy, as well as into healthy compe-
tition, the latent love of the beautiful and
the useful.
The zeal of few amateurs, seconded by
the efforts of several professional garden
ers, was rewarded by a response from the
community not only highly gratifying, but
that indicated that the originators of the
enterprise had not misinterpreted the
public taste. Hundreds of ladies and gen.
tlemen fastened to enroll their names as
members, and an exhibition was inaugu-
rated that, for the autumn of the first year
Of It's existence, was extraordinary, and
was attended by crowds of delighted spec
tators, who wondered how it had been
possible in so short a time to improvise
such a display. Three exhibitions have
followed, each a vast improvement on its
predecessor, until last spring the collec-
ton was most remarkable for the number,
the rarity, the beauty, the culture, and the
wonderful variety of the plants. Indeed,
an experienced horticulturist declared that
he had never seen, any where, SO fine a
SPA1AbS OAAuO1tAOh.
Such preparations are now in progress
amongst cultivators of all the products of
the orchard, the farm, the garden and the
greenhouse, as warrant the declaration
that next autumn will furnish an unrivalled
collection for the qualification of such as
appreciate the benefcence of the Oliver of
all that is beautiful, wonderful and good;
and the admirers of the floral world will
| enjoy privilege that may not recur of
studying plants entirely new and of extra
ordinary rarity. Upon the whole we may
predict that the September exhibition viii
be richer and better worthy of notice than
| any heretofore held.
But if such results have attended the
youthful efforts of this Society, what may
| not be expected of its ripper years? Every
exhibition brings out new aspirants, with
| fresh proofs of the increasing love of floral
and vegetable culture, and of greatly i'm
proved skill. A larger growth in this di-
rection may be lawfully hoped for, to say
nothing of those branches of kindred in
| dustry that are thus fostered, since the
taste for an employment at once so health
| full, so pure and SO elevating, permeates
| society IN all its ramifcations.
The season for another autumnal meet
| ing approaches, and the committee appoint
ed by the society to appeal to the public in
its behalf, cannot deny itself the pleasure
of expressing the trust that this commu-
nifty will never suffer the State Horticultu-
raj Society to languish. The State has no
| superior on all that relates to the elevation
and refinement of life, and where enjoy
ments SO innocent and ennobling are pro .
vided, and at a cost SO trifling, they cannot
imagine that any diminution of public in
terest will be allowed VIII not all those
| who have been members renew their SUBJ
scriptions and induce as many others as
possible to enlist in the good cause thus
enabling the executive committee to pro-
vide display at once an honor to the State,
and qualification to all who may attend.