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and to be rapidly declining there ; yet in the growth 

 and vigour of at least one hundred of these trees plant- 

 ed in my orchards, there appears to be no deficiency; 

 on the contrary, they attract the notice of all who see. 

 them, for the extraordinary luxuriance, as well as 

 beauty of their growth. The soil is a light but rich 

 sandy loam, such as the English writers describe as 

 best adapted to the cultivation of this apple. 



