Commercial horticulture, launched in Euless by pioneer nurserymen, has been vital to the area's economy since the 1800s. Euless sits on sandy soil well adapted for plant cultivation. Ambrose H. Boyd, a Kentucky native, established Tarrant County Nurseries in 1879 and, in 1882, with his son John S. Boyd, opened a distribution yard in Fort Worth that sold trees, shrubbery, and vines. In 1885, John Boyd helped organize the Texas State Nurserymen's Association and later opened florist businesses in Cleburne and Denton. Under Ambrose Boyd's guidance, Arch N. Cannon established Euless Nurseries in 1897. He specialized in blackberries, but also propagated and sold plums, apples, pears, apricots, grapes, and peaches, including the Cannons' Wonderful and Cannon's Cling varieties he developed himself. By 1907, Cannon's business had expanded to offer trees and ornamental shrubs, including roses, which became the nursery's specialty, and he developed a new variety named Louise. Euless Nurseries shipped plants throughout the region and became the most profitable business in the area. Arch Cannon's son Ross later assumed ownership of Euless Nurseries and operated it until it closed in 1960. The horticulture and nursery industries in Texas now account for a notable percentage of total agricultural receipts, and pioneers such as Ambrose and John Boyd and Arch and Ross Cannon helped establish Euless as a profitable center of the trade while enhancing the natural beauty of Texas.