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trampiug. At the time of setting I trimmed off tlie top to corres- 

 pond with tlie loss of roots bv cutting. In after 3'ears I plan to 

 prune by taking out small limbs where they are too thick or cross 

 -each other, so as to leave the top well balanced, open, and S3'm- 

 metrical. 



Respectfully. 



Samuel Hartwell. 



Lincoln, Oct. 24, 1888. 



As previously stated our special object was the vineyard, but 

 we need not remind you that Mr. Hartwell cultivates other things 

 with quite as much success as the vine. 



The apple has received no small share of attention, and the 

 abundant crop on the trees at the time of our visit was a sight not 

 to be forgotten. The orchard was certainly one of the best we 

 ever saw. There were harvested from it about two thousand 

 barrels of early and late varieties. In all there are between forty 

 -and fifty varieties, the more prominent ones being : 



Baldwin, Palmer, 



Ben Davis, Porter, 



Gilliflower, Pound Sweet, 



Gloria Mundi, Red Astrachan, 



Gravenstein, Red Bietigheimer, 



Henry Sweet, Rhode Island Greening, 



Holden, Roxbur}' Russet, 



Hubbardston, Stump, 



Hunt Russet, Summer Pippin, 



Miller Pippin, Tompkins King, 



Northern Spy, Twenty Ounce, 



Oldenburg, Williams's Favorite, 



Orange Sweet, Yellow Bellflower. 



As far as tested, Mr. Hartwell considers the Gravenstein by far 

 the most profitable. Other varieties such as the Bietigheimer, 

 Stump, Oldenburg, and Summer Pippin, which are thus far grown 

 only in a small way, he is much pleased with. At our request Mr. 

 H. sends the following statement : 



"Several 3'ears ago I attended the New England Fair at 

 Worcester and there saw several plates of very handsome and 

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