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The Labadie orchard has been substantially destroyed by the encroaching 

 waters of Lake Erie. 



THE THIRD EPOCK. 



Amons: the trees planted in the third epoch, — that is, after the war of 1812, 

 on the return of the fugitives to their old homes and the ingress of settlers, — 

 were those now standing in Judge Warner Wing's garden and I. E. Ilgenfritz's 

 lot, just opposite, planted in 1816 by Col. Anderson, who, about that time, 

 built his store, which is now standing just opposite Judge Wing's residence. 

 These pear trees were brought from the Labadie farm, now submerged. It is 

 supposed the large pear tree in Judge T. E. Wing's yard was planted about the 

 same time, as that was Col. Anderson's residence after the war; but it may have 

 been planted by him before the war, as he was a resident here at that time. In 

 the same epoch may be classed the large pear trees on the old Downing place. 

 So far as size is concerned, they would indicate an older life, as they measure 

 eight feet four inches and six feet eight inches; but as they were set out by 

 Stephen Downing, it must have been after the war. They have been constant 

 and full bearers. Some eighteen or twenty years ago they seemed to be dying, 

 but by a mere accident were saved, as it is supposed. Mr. Downing's people 

 were in the habit of making ice cream frequently under them, and the salt used 

 in making it was thrown out on the ground; this salt seems to have renewed 

 their life, as they immediately became vigorous. On the Ives place are two 

 pear trees belonging to the same epoch, set out by Jacques LaSalle. They 

 measure six feet six inches and six feet four inches, respectively. Belonging 

 to the same epoch were the trees set out on the Caldwell farm, some four miles 

 up the river; also the tree in Mrs. Dr. Conant's yard, and the two on the farm 

 of L. La Fountain, Esq. 



THE FOURTH EPOCH. 



Among those of the fourth epoch is the tree in the Macomb Street House 

 yard, — those in the yards of Victor Vincent, Gen. Spalding, and many others 

 in different parts of the city. The average size of them is about five and one- 

 half feet in circumference. They are vigorous and prolific bearers. One — set 

 out by Thomas Clark, Esq., in 1837, — needs particular mention, as being a 

 grafted tree. It was procured from Norris Wadsworth, who then owned the 

 Ives' place. It was grafted from scions obtained in Connecticut. It bore the 

 next year after it was set out, and has borne every year since. It is called the 

 Early Catharine, and ripens in early August. 



THE OLD APPLE TREES. 



I have a few notes not yet disposed of in reference to the old apple trees. 

 On the farm of S. M. Bartlett, Esq., some five miles south of this city, are 

 standing a few old apple trees, which, apparently, are of great age. One of 

 their companion trees was blown over by a gale June 9, 1835. It was sound 

 to the core. It was sawed off about the usual stump bight, where it was two 

 feet nine and a half inches in diameter. Mr. Bartlett counted 85 concentric 

 rings, indicating an age, at that time, of 85 years; hence, at the present time, 

 its companions must be 125 years old. To the question, whether the trees 

 seem to have been set out in orchard fashion, he replied: "No; at least no 

 more than the millers, which Avere two in a row, but never three." They were 

 manifestly of Indian planting. 



EIGHTY YEARS OLD. 



n the farm now owned by George Wakefield, some seven miles up the river, 



