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being short-lived." " They hear well every year, and a por- 

 tion of the apples are as good as any that we have, and, un- 

 der favorable circumstances, will keep till June.''' " I have 

 no means of ascertaining the quantities raised, but should 

 guess that four or five hundred bushels were raised annually 

 in the north part of this town, and a few in other places." 



" The ojily objection that I knoAv of to them is, that a large 

 proportion of the fruit is small and scrubby, and of little val- 

 ue, being more unequal, in size and flavor, than most others." 



Mr. Chapin does not say that the apple was called the 

 Northern Spy, in Connecticut. As you have correspond- 

 ence, no doubt, with growers of fruit in that region, you will 

 do well to learn more about it there, if you can. 



You will see that the culture of the fruit has been mostly con- 

 fined to the region it was first produced in, although it is fast 

 wending its way west, and, generally, more or less all over the 

 United States, as scions have been sent in every direction* 

 Those I have had were raised fourteen miles east of Roch- 

 ester, and, the season past, a gentleman within two miles of 

 Rochester has raised some ten bushels, said to be very fine. 

 As I am not a grower of fruit to sell, nor of trees, I cannot be 

 said to be prejudiced for that purpose, but I agree Avith al- 

 most every one, that it is the best fruit of the apple kind I 

 have ever seen, and hope to live to see it as plenty as other 

 fruits which are now grown here in such abundance. I trust 

 your patience will not be exhausted. The facts about the 

 Northern Spy are what I have been seeking to find, and they 

 are at your service. 



I may have some other suggestions to make to you hereafter. 



Rochester, N. Y., January 22, 1847. 



Art. IV. Some Account of the Cooper Apple and its History. 



By T. S. HUMRICKHOUSE. 



You request me, Mr. Editor, to send you a drawing, to- 

 gether with the history, &c., of the " Cooper apple." I can 

 furnish you with the history but not the drawing. When I 

 had the opportunity, last fall, from a specimen sent me by 

 Rev. C. Springer, to have made a drawing, I neglected to do 



