Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
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THE CONTAGIOUS.
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.


ticuItuFaI Business Near Nashville
It's Value and PrOEress-Truett Sons
d MOrgRa's ROsebank Nurseries.
This old and w5ll-knOWn establishment,
was commenced some thirty years ago by
the elder Truett, who is HOW no more.
Its growth vas gradual for many years,
but always sound because based on merit
and fair-dealing. It is only since the war
that its progress has been marked by almost
unexampled progress, Mr. Morgan being a
most efficient addition to the firm.
The nurseries embrace four hundred and
fifty acres If ground situated about three
and half miles from this city. 1t ia
most beautifully broken into gentle eleva-
tons and pleasant meadows, with inclined
exposures north, south, east and west,
without abTubrUess, but suited 10 almost
any desired Open-air culture. The sell is
admirably adapted TO fruits and flowers,
and the whole place seemed to have been
formed By nature for this very occupation.
The prO-TietOis each have residences on
the Place at different points, Viii e other
points are dotted with the cottages Of en-
ployes who have families, each Of which is
furnished with its vegetable garlen and
flower plots. With this brief view Of the
place the reader will next see what is be-
ing done upon il.
There are 80 skilled nursery laOOrers on
the place, employed by the year, at salaries
ranging from 50 to $50 per month. In
the packing and shipping seasons, fall and
spring, their force is increased from 100 TO
10 extra hands. All work is done in the
bes. aud most systematic manner. The
ordinary paw roll amounts 10 5 1000 per
month, aud that Of their agents who travel
to about $1,000 pes month.
Their agency business is in one respect
strlkiug-ha, Is, that each agent is paid q
fixed salary. He Is not paid commission,
and all sales made by them are on the full
respO, si5i.iJy Of the prUpTietOrs- They are
directly interested in tie prompt and proper
filing Of all orders, and the agents are
equally interested in having orders properly
forwarded. This inzures three things-fTst,
accuracy ia Orte. by agents; second, their
proper and prompt tliing by The pTopriet0Ts,
aud third, securing every buyer the delivery
10 him the precise things he buys. Ia this
way the buyer, the agent and the nursery
are each not only responsible Uut secure in
their engagements. In other words, the
system shows that nothing is sold from the
nOsebauE. I'm this way this nursery has
won a reputation second % none in the
South
For Southern fruits and flowers, the eli
mate and soil, the Eeigh0OrhCOd Of Nash
VILE, with all It's charming undulatiOns
and exposures, has proven that no locality
is superior for the propagation Of plants for
shipment and tTIgSplanJing to other lOcali-
ties, to any other point or the coEtinent.
They transfer both North and South, and
Nashville Ougb. rithtfully to be the nursery
center OF the Union Thus Truett's Sons
q Moran viii bear their full share towards
making it, if energy, enterprise and merit
weigh in-the matter.
This is eYIBced by the steady growth Cf
their business, which for ave ye ale past has
been an average Of IS per cent. per annum.
On a visit 10 these Nurseries on tie 2Oth
OF October. 1873, We learned, and stated
i'm this paper. their fall sales that year
would reach the neighbOrhOOd Of ST5. 600,
and those Of The entire year about SlOC, 600.
On a visit yesterday, We learn and now
state that iissir contracts for the delivery Of
frlit trees alone the coming fall, already
made amount 20 Sl5Q.OOO. These engage
ments embrace a half million apples, IS
00J peach. GO.OJ0 pear, cherry 10000, plum
tmOstly "WIld Goose, a superior, and ma
tive Of the civil district in which the
Nursery is lOcated) 10000, and some others
in less quantities, such as grapes, Of best
varieties, apricOtS, nectarines, etc.
The stock Of evergreens is the largest,
probably, south Of Mason and DiyOa's line.
This branch Of the business embraces, at
perhaps Al unueT estimate, 10000 magnO-
las, 10000 golden and other varieties Of
arbor vitae, 10000 Irish juniper, 20, coo Nor
way spruce, besides hemlock, Austrian and
white pine. In or report Of 1873, we re-
ferr6d TO most Of these in hOU-beds or houses. /
Yester lay they were growing in long rows
and ready to ornament the grounds of all
who like TO look at the beautiful. Every
home in our city and IN the towns through
out the country ought not q go without
these beautiful trees.
rhers is also cultivated a number Of de-
CiduOus trees, among others, white and
sugar maple, European larch, elm, noun !
tain ash, horse chestnut, willows, etc, etc. |
Among the small fruits, We found the |
MOEtrOse strawberry, the most luscious,
prolific and hardy ever seen In this section, |
TaspOerries, ouTTants, gOOsebeTries, etc, !
etc, etc.
We had the pleasure 70 meet, yesterday, |
on tho grounds Nal e. W. King, who IS |
the general agent for the sale Of the i'm /
mense production Of the ROsebank Nurse
ries in the South and Southwest, who in |
formed us that the planters generally Of the |
South are taking decided interest in fruit /
culture. lie left Southern Mississippi |
about a week AGO, and stated that from /
three points south Of Jackson, they were i
then shipping peaches to Chicago and Mil /
waukee; that 100000 worth would be /
sent North this season; and that s part of /
these very shipments were from trees from |
the RosebaDk Nurseries, planted four
years ago.
The Agricultural editor Of the UNION /
AND AMERICAN, who was with our report
er yesterday thus sums up his impress
signs: 4 drive out % TTuett's Sons Il 4
Norgaus large nursery grounds, green and /
houses, brought under view an
old and well known business establish
meut. The season has been favorable to
all out door plants, whether eveTgUeens, or
decidurous tees, vines or ornamental \
shrubs, roses ard flowers in endless variety,
OF plain farm crops Of superb sugar teets
for working stock, large field Of timothy
hay In the cock ready for the barn, or corn
growing most vigorously. Il is something
10 know by CCcIlar demonstration that
Tennessee soil, climate, skill and
can do much on |
a few hundred acres TO prove the vast
resources Of the State. Timothy seed by !
the million appears a small affair, but these
seeds developed into infinite tons Of ex-
celleut hay in a few short months is a mat
ter ofvltal interest in agriculture. This
firm purchase peach-pits by the one bun
bred bushels, and the difference between
one Of these gems encased in stone and a
fruitful tree is about .he difference between
farming without fruits, fOwes, ornamen-
tai shade trees and shTubbery and having
fl,esa lows and blassin0s ~ a coDforfed |