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flavoured liquor, I prefer the Harrison to the crab 

 cider." (Mease.) " One tree of this kind, this 

 year, (1817,) in an orchard in Essex county," says 

 Mr. Coxe, " produced upwards of one hundred 

 bushels, eighty-seven of which were gathered, 

 when fully ripe ; the others were fallen fruit, care- 

 fully measured, to ascertain the quantity." 



29. Harty sweeting, c. A small yellow apple; 

 ripens in autumn, and is considered a valuable cider 

 apple, but not very useful for other purposes. 



30. High-top sweeting. This tree, it is believed, 

 is peculiar to the old Plymouth colony. The first 

 settlers, either from choice, or for want of other 

 varieties, cultivated it more generally than any 

 other apple. It is now much on the decline. The 

 fruit is under the middle size ; of a yellowish colour, 

 pleasant taste ; but chiefly used for baking, and for 

 drying. It is ripe in August, and is not long pre- 

 served. The tree is remarkable for its long up- 

 right stem. 



31. Holmes apple, c. Was first planted by Z. 

 Holmes, esquire, of Kingston, Plymouth county. 

 He set in the ground a small sprout, without know- 

 ing its qualities, and in the eleventh year he gather- 

 ed from it thirty bushels of apples. It is now 

 much admired, and extensively cultivated, in this 

 vicinity. The tree bears young, and every year ; 

 the more abundantly every second year. The 

 fruit is of a middling size; the skin white, with a 

 blush on the sun side. Ripe in November; keeps 

 through the winter; has a pleasant flavour; and 

 makes good cider. 



32. Holten sweeting, c. It is among the excel- 

 lences of this tree, that it flourishes in a thin soil, 

 and that it bears remarkably early, and very uni- 

 formly. Ripe in September; and is an excellent 

 fall apple for family use, and for cider of the first 



uality. It is deserving of general cultivation, 

 "o account of its origin has been obtained. 



