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field, in 1648 ; the pear tree imported by 

 Governor Prince, in 1640, from England, 

 and planted on his estate at Bastham; 

 another pear tree in Yarmouth, set out 

 by Anthony Thacher in 1640, and which 

 was bearing fruit in 1872. 



In the Old Colony, trees still exist which 

 were planted by the first settlers or by 

 their immediate descendants, in close 

 contiguity to their houses, and which 

 have produced fruit that has sustained 

 reputation for qualities by no means 

 inferior. 



July, 1632, The Court of Assistants 

 granted Governor Endicott three hun- 

 dred acres of land, called by the Indians 

 Birchwood, and afterwards known as his 

 Orchard Farm. Its situation, north of 

 Salem, was very desirable. In front of his 

 house, on a commanding eminence, he 

 planted his orchard. The trees were 

 probably removed from his town resi- 

 dence in Salem. Among these was a 

 pear tree, which tradition affirms was 

 brought from England with Governor 

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