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ing. We write this with one before us, gathered from an 

 old tree in Sandwich, where there are numerous orchards, 

 wholly of this apple, which now hang (Aug. 16,) full of the 

 golden fruit. Dr. Thatcher, in his Orchardisf, described it, 

 and remarks that it is "believed to be peculiar to the Old 

 Plymouth Colony," but, whether a native, or introduced, he 

 does not state. 



Mr. Ilumrickhouse's description of the Summer Sweeting 

 answers in every particular to the High Top Sweeting now 

 before us : but it will be noticed that, after the description, he 

 notices the habit of the tree, viz., that it is an " upright 

 grower, apt to fork four or five feet from the ground, and send 

 up three or four erect and equal sized branches." Dr. 

 Thatcher says, the High Top Sweeting "is remarkable for its 

 long, upright stem." The High Top takes its name from 

 the loftiness of the tree, which, compared with the Baldwin, 

 and Roxbury Russet, is twice as high. It is also remarkable 

 for throwing up three or four equal sized branches: we particu- 

 larly noticed this in several trees in an orchard which we ex- 

 amined last week, where no limb could be reached short of 

 ten feet. 



The June apple we do not exactly recognize ; it answers, 

 however, very nearly to the Summer Pearmain, which Coxe 

 says "frequently cracks open on the tree, and bursts from 

 its own weight in falling." We should not be surprised if it 

 should prove to be the Summer Pearmain. 



Mr. Humrickhouse, as well as other pomologists, who pos- 

 sess the two varieties which he describes, will, we hope, ex- 

 amine them carefully, and, if possible, compare the fruits as 

 well as the trees with those we have named; their identity 

 may then be determined. — Ed. 



Art. III. Notice of a New Native Pear called Pendletoti^s 

 Early York, loith a Description of the Fruit. By C. H.. 

 Pendleton, Pendleton Hill, Ct. 



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