STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 319 



REMEDY FOR THE WINTER-KILLING OF TREES. 



When a deep snow Calls on unfrozen ground, Immediately remove the snow from 

 around the trees, and allow the ground t<i freeze. Then replace the .-now and keep the 

 ground frozen. JAMES REES. 



WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



In accordance with ymir request, I proceed to give you some facts relating to the 

 horticultural history of this county. I am Indebted to Mr. Llvesay Carter, an old set- 

 tler and enterprising farmer, who lives near our county seal I Nashville), for mosl of the 



particulars I have ! a able to gather. Mr. Carters own orchard of apples was planted 



in lS'2.->, with Beedling trees brought from Tennessee. After standing about twenty 

 year-, a part of this orchard was top-grafted ; these grafted trees lost vigor, and began 

 to grow old sooner than the others. Some of the seedlings were very fair apples and 

 late keepers ; many of the trees are yet in bearing. Mr. Carter's orchard site is rolling 

 prairie, good B il. 



Nathan Davis, also planted seedling apple trees at same time, but did not afterward 

 top-graft ; was successful, had much good fruit. Dempsey Kennedy, in like manner, 

 planted in 1825, but on flat land. His trees were lc-s vigorous and shorter lived. A 

 few years later (I did not learn the exact yean, Samuel V. Henry planted an apple 

 orchard of root-grafted trees, from the nursery of one Smith, near Greenville in Bond 

 county. Mr. Carter thinks these trees have not been quite as productive a- his own, but 

 have done very well. The principal varieties were Rambo, Horse ami Romanite— largi 

 and small. Others of the early settlers planted apple orchards, about the time of these 

 named, or some time after, in different parts of the comity; among them, I have the 



names of Col. John Phillips, Esq., Lawyer; Win. Ayres, Thos. S. M -e, and Win. II. 



Bradsby. Many of these old orchards are still bearing. 



he were grown abundantly by the early settlers from seed brought from Georgia, 

 the mosl distinct variety rem< mbered was Heath cling. Budding was not practiced. 



Quince- and Tears were s-ldom met with until some twenty years later (1845), and 

 were then brought from near Louisville, Ky. — very few to be found anion-' the old 

 pioneers. 



In 1848, Darius Greenup and Mr. Carter planted Grape vines in and mar NashviUe, the 

 county .-eat. The varieties were Catawba, and Isabella; many of these vines are -till 

 vigorous and productive. They have had some rot, bul it has not been very si rious. 



As to cherries, the common old Morcllo is everywhere met with, of late years insects 

 and birds have been troublesome. 



I am informed there were no nurseries in the county at the early times I have Bpoki n 

 of; about 1848, Robinson Logan established one, of apples chiefly. At present there 



are two, one at A-l.l \ in the eastern part Of the county, and one at Elkton in the 



weste n. 



Of course the planting of fruit trees has steadily followed the opening of new farms 

 and the ( stahlishmenl of new homes. As a general rule, however, the objeel has been to 



supply home wants. The completion of the III. < entral K. K., opened B route to mar- 



