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cured a few grafts lately from thence. The fort is 

 called the Golden Norman. They were grafted in 

 March 1792, and have made llioots eight feet feven 

 inches, are likely to mxake very capital trees, but 

 have not bore fruit yet. 



Apple trees grow well in moft foils : we efteera 

 a ftifF land inclined to clay the befl: ; the cider made 

 off fuch land is preferable, and will keep better and 

 longer than that made from fandy or light land; the 

 cider made fi-om fandy or light land is pleafant and 

 good for the firft year, and often the fecond, but is 

 apt to get acid in long keeping. Pear trees thrive 

 better than apples on fuch a foil. 



We efteem a mixture of apples to make the bed 

 cider ; the fruit ought to be of equal ripenefs, and 

 not made until thoroughly ripe and mellow. 



FIRST LAYING. 



1 2 Old Field Pears. Good tree, bears well, ex- 

 cellent perry, the tree thrives in almofl: any foil. 



8 Reynold's Crab, Small reddiih apple, good for 

 cider, tree grows to a good fize. A loamy clay foil 

 we efteem beft for all apple trees. 



7 Marjh Apple. Very good cider, fine growing 

 tree, bears well. 



6 Two Park Kernel. Fine cider, ditto ditto. 

 1 2 Hardwick's Kernel. Ditto, ditto, ditto. 



9 Green Stire. Ditto. 



10 White Stire. Ditto, ditto, ditto. 



5 Red 



