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perceived its great excellence, and brong-ht it into general 

 notice. From him it received its present name. We called 

 it the Red Graft, as it was then the only engrafted fruit we 

 had on our farm; and it still retains that name in our family. 

 The original tree was alive when I removed to this place, 

 in the summer of 1817. In 1832, being at Tewksbury, I 

 visited the spot where it once stood, but found it had disap- 

 peared. It was a very high tree, by far the highest apple 

 tree I have ever seen; but not large in circumference, the 

 limbs growing upright. The trunk, too, was unusually large 

 for a Baldwin, but had begun to decay when I last saw it. 



Yours truly, 

 Portsmouth, Sept. 8, 1835. Rufus Kittredge. 



The above interesting letter was addressed to a correspond- 

 ent of ours in Portsmouth, who, deeming the information it 

 contained too valuable, to those who love to trace out the 

 origin of our native fruits, not to be made public, has for- 

 warded it to us for insertion in our Magazine. We shall 

 ever be pleased to receive, from any of our friends, such 

 articles, and shall be highly gratified to hear directly from 

 the writer of the above paper, who is so well able to aid in 

 the dissemination of a taste for the cultivation of fruits. 

 The history of many native varieties, which are in general 

 cultivation in gardens, is scarcely known; and among the 

 many excellent articles with which we are so kindly favored, 

 none would be read with more gratification than those rela- 

 ting to the origin of the fruits which are yearly produced in 

 our gardens. — Conds. 



Art. II. Descriptive List of several Varieties of Apples, suitable 

 for planting a Kitchen Garden. By E. M. R. 



In answer to the request of "An Amateur," on page 313 

 of your No. for August, I would recommend the following 

 sorts of apples: there are doubtless a great many other vari- 

 eties equally deserving cultivation, which I have not had 

 the good fortune to have met with. 



Early Harvest. Of rather flat form, and of medium size; 

 of a deep straw color; rather acid, but pleasant; particularly 

 adapted to culinary purposes; may be kept in a sound state 



