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make a tree that Avould grow under good culture about sixteen 

 feet high, and would produce from two and one-half to four barrels 

 of apples. This is called frequently a half -dwarf. The Paradise 

 is also a crab of smaller size. It grows largely in England and 

 makes a tree from seven to nine feet in height, according to the 

 variety budded upon it, and will produce from one and one-half 

 to two bushels of fruit. 



