The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-07
GreHsh asa4 ssaapsnsns OF Rrnss-Traes-
" sWhat RieksM0ntI was.

Heretofore we have had something TO cav
on she subject or the manufactures OF Rich
Hond aDa their extent. This morning we
Gev0te some OF our spnte 10 afnufices OF the
nurseries Of Richmond, for whicsfhts locality
l,as been 90 long famous. Indeed, the repu.
tattoA which our fruit.trees have gained ais
over the United States demands aspeeiaf
mention at this time. Epterprising men
have taken hold of the business, and it is
being successfully carried on. 1'he climate
aud soil of this vicinity Is specially adapted
TO the culture or young trees, and In this
neighborhood they attain TO sttch growth
and perfection by the time for transphnting
that they rarely fail to i've, q 4ss1-.
The iirst are the g Richmond Nurserie. u
Of which Messrs. Franklin Davis a. Com.
pany are the proprietors. They are sit,1l
ated on the Brook turnpike, one and "a half
miles from the city, and Contain four hum
dred acres of land. Two hundred ins
nurseries, one hundred in orchards, and
one hundred in small fruits. The number
of orders which this firm has filled, during.
the past year was 15,000. In filling these
they sent out 100000 apple trees ;i50, 600
pear trees; $4,000 cherry trees; 5000
plums; 10000 peaches; $500 apricot /;
2,40O neetarspes; 1900 ounce; 5000
grape; $4,000 strawberry; $500 rasp.
berry 1890 blackberry; is 800 gooseberry;
$500 currant; 16.S00 asparagus; 3,700 rhu!
barb 90, 600 grape plants were sent tosWest!
ern New York and .i5Q, 600 trees to the same
section Of country. aOf apples In all varieties,
s, 300 to Pennsylvania and loco to Reading,
Mass. 2,400 to New Yerk city for tranship,
ment to Maine. The bulk of these apple
trees, however, were sold In Maryland, Vir-
ginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia; North
and South Carolina, aud largely In Alabama |;
indeed as many as twenty carloads we're
shipped to the last named State. But the
States Of Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee
were also large purchasers from these nurse
ries. The apples which appear to be most
popular in New York are the Faliawater
aud Johnsen's Winter. OF these varieties q
large number of trees have been shipped
In Pennsylvania, Jehnson's. Winter APP
pears to be the favoriie, while in Maryland,
Johnson'sf Winter, the Wine-sap, Pilot,
Rawles, Jennet, Albemarle, pippin, and Gam
non pyrumid are favorites, rs well as,in Virr
ginia. The ShockIey and Cullasage are pop
ular in North and South Carolina. .Srar43a
Messrs. Davis & Co. also ship grape plants
in large quantities, but more Of the Concord
| variety than of oil the others eombined.,(
The Wilson's Albany strawberry issought
after very extensively, and the nurserymen
| ship more Of these plants than Of any other,
In aud around Norfolk $4,000 early apple
| trees, principally early harvest aud early
| ripe, were sold last year. These varieties
! are raised exclusively for northern markets,
| and are usually shipped in June. 8
The Hermitage Nurseries, which were
formerly owned and operated by the Vir-
ginia Wine and Nursery Company, were
purchased by MIR. John W. Rison ON the 1st
of February, 1873, and are now owned and
managed by him. They are situated on the
Hermitage road about baf mile beyond the
Fair Grounds. Although Mr.. Rison has had
charge Of them only two months, he has
| filled 653 orders. In doing this he has ship
| ped 10000 apple trees, $500 pear trees, 543
cherry, ZIG plum, 1908 peach, sos apricot,
1O1 nectarines, 1,100 ounce, i0,101 grape,
| 100, 900 strawberry, 604 raspberry, 800 black
berry, 1000 gooseberry, 1000 currant, 36,-
600 asparagus, and 401 rhubarb-trees and
plants.
i The Wine-sap apple seems to be hefavorite
| with Mr.. Rison's customers, and he supplies
a large number of dealers and others with
this variety. But heships nearly every other
variety of fruit trees and plants to many
States )! Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee,
| Georgia. Alabama, Florida, Texas, being Of
the number. 1t may also be remarked in
this connection that Mr.. Rison has combined
the culture. of flowers with the nursery
business, and besides is a seed dealer In nc
! small way. Both Messrs. Franklin Davis &
Co. and John w. Rison are well known and
popular in this city, and their reputation q
experts in their line of business Is extended
In conclusion we may remark that the sea
| son for shipping trees is nearly month
later than last, owing to the cold, and WEI
weather during the winter and early spring