44 OLD-FASHIONED GARDENING 



conveniencys, and all in a manner new, a large 

 Orchard, of about 2500 Aple trees, most grafted, well 

 fenced with a Locust fence, which is as desirable as 

 most brick walls, a Garden, a hundred foot square, 

 well pailed in, a Yeard wherein is most of the afore- 

 said necessary houses, pallizado'd in with locust 

 Puncheons, which is as good as if it were walled in 

 and more lasting than any of our bricks, together with 

 a good stock of cattle, hogs, horses, mares, sheep, &c 

 & necessary servants belonging to it, for the supply 

 and support thereof." 



These "Aple" trees are elsewhere said to have been 

 of many varieties "mains, pippins, russentens, cos- 

 tards, marigolds, kings, magi tens and batchelors." 

 Then of pears he had, "bergamys and wardens"; and 

 he had also quinces, apricots, plums, cherries and 

 peaches. 



To him must be credited the statement that the 

 colonists "purpose making Towns"; I doubt if any 

 would consent to go and live in them, however, which 

 is perhaps the reason they did not carry out the intent 

 which he avowed. He declares at one time that he 

 has a "mind to try if Olives would not thrive well 

 in the Straights, as far in the Northern Latitude as we 

 are here, some of which sort you might procure in 

 London ; Therefore I will desire you to procure for me 

 some of them with directions how to manage them." 



