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the tree is very uncommon ; thick strong shoots ; 

 buds, particularly at the extremity of the branches, 

 very large ; the colour of the wood dark ; the size of 

 the tree is small. The Hagloe is an uncommon fine 

 cooking apple ; and from its great beauty and large 

 size, added to its abundant bearing, is a valuable mar- 

 ket fruit." 



28. Harrison apple, or long stem, c. "It is of a mod- 

 erate size, and of a rich dry taste, with a tartness, that 

 renders its sweetness agreeable and lively. It ripens 

 about the beginning of November; keeps a longtime, 

 arid answers well for culinary purposes. The cider 

 made from this apple is clear, high coloured, rich, and 

 lively. General Washington was presented with a 

 barrel of it, by judge Boudinot, of Newark, New-Jer- 

 sey, and he declared his preference of it to that made 

 from Hughes's Virginia crab. This fruit originated 

 in Essex county, New-Jersey, where it is now very 

 extensively cultivated. The cider from this fruit sells 

 from eight to ten dollars per barrel. Mr. Coxe ob- 

 serves, u as a more vinous, rich, and highly flavoured 

 liquor, I prefer the Harrison to the crab cider." 

 (Mease.) "One tree of this kind, this year, ( 1 8 1 7,) in 

 an orchard in Essex county," says Mr. Coxe, "produc- 

 ed upwards of one hundred bushels, eighty-seven of 

 which were gathered, when fully ripe ; the others 

 were fallen fruit, carefully measured, to ascertain the 

 quantity." 



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

 pens in autumn, and is considered a valuable cider ap- 

 ple, 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 set- 

 tlers, either from choice, or for want of other varie- 

 ties, cultivated it more generally than any other ap- 

 ple. It is now much on the decline. The fruit is 

 under the middle size ; of a yellowish colour, pleas- 



