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THE NATI0Nx4.L NURSERYMAN 
The Munson Nurseries, Denison, Texas 
Tho Miiiisoii \iirs(MM(‘s ('slal)lisli(Ml in 1876 by llin 
lain T. Munson on a ib-anrc' li'act of land on the noith 
sid(' of l)(Miisoin Ti'xas. By 1887 this tract la'canu' loo 
small for fnriln'r (‘onduci of tin' nurscMios and the silo 
was mov(Ml lo a 12()-a(*ro tract B inih's to the south of 
l)(Miison, and w h(‘i'(' in tin' sanu' yc'ar “Vinita Uonu'” 
was (‘i‘ccl(‘d. In 1805 tin' cld(‘sl son, William Boll Mun¬ 
son. was lah('n into tin* husincss. ha\in^>’ previously sj)cnt 
his hoyhood days working with his father in the Nur- 
of the importt'd or exotic vari('lies did not succ('ed in tin* 
Southwf'sl, and it was not until the introduction of lln*S(' 
native originations that fruit growing really heeame a 
success in this iH'gion. 
These nursf'ries gi’ow' a gu'neral line of the standard 
fruits such as apple. ])eacli, pear, plum, cherry, apricot, 
grapes, berries, and the hardy ornamentals, shades, ever¬ 
greens, roses, and other hardy ada])ted trees, shrubs, and 
vines. They do not grow' for wholesale as mueh as they 
rJfX 
]'iew in the Munson Nurseries 
S/ioiuiru/ 1)1/ roniiiurison the (/rou'th of four hinds of hedges, viz:—on left of drive—Anioor River Privet. On- 
right of drive Cutiforniu Privet. ,1/ fork of (trive in center Euonginus Juponica. In rear Jupun 
Privet. Ijtrge tree in rear—Ainerican Elm. 
sery. In 1013 tin' founder of the nurseries died, and 
William B. Munson sucei't'ded lo the management, earry- 
ing out tin* policy and ideals of his father. 
Tln's(' nurs('ri('s hav(' In'i'ii made famous by the inlro- 
diK'lions of many in'w varieties of fruits, the originators 
of tin* lal(' T. V. Munson. Piincipally among these are 
many varieti('s of gi'ap('s as w('ll as ])eaches. plums and 
pt'i'simmons. Many of these have Ix'come n'cognized 
standards for tin' Southwa'st. for prior to that time many 
do for tin'ii- ii'tail trade which has been pt'rsonally 
worked up thru a reliable catalog which is published 
annually. 
There is one historieal fact eonnected with these nur¬ 
series. and of w hich the State of Texas is pi'ond, and that 
is it was thru them that the great grai)e industry of 
Franee was saved from threatened ruin and virtually re¬ 
established. 
During the 188()’s the phyloxera had almost ruined 
many of the vint'yards of France and it threatened to 
wipe out that industry, unless some means were found 
