The wonderful growth of some Western towns may be fairly rivalled by others in Texas. In 1873, the writer visited Deni-son, which was then limited to about a score of newly erected buildings. Now we see by a Texas paper it has a population of 7,000, and is the seat of numerous industries. Of gardening it is said that " within five years the annual revenue from fruits, wine and vegetables, shipped from Denison, will reach at least a half million dollars a year; 125,000 packages of peaches, apples and plums have been shipped this year, besides twenty or thirty thousand quarts of blackberries, sweet and Irish potatoes, and other vegetables in large quantities; 20,000 pounds of grapes have been shipped since May 18. Early in the season, the shipments go North; later, they go to Southern and Southwestern Texas. A great many melons are also shipped North from Denison. In short, the fruit interests of Denison are simply immense, and it is just now getting fairly started."

Our correspondent, Mr. T. V. Munson, is credited, in the paper from which we quote, with having much to do with this great gardening prosperity.