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August, and continues so for eight or ten weeks. It is an apple 

 now little known, but it will, at no distant period, come into very 

 general favor. Then there is the Baldwin, well known for its 

 many good qualities. With these three varieties, remarked Mr. 

 Walker, I could make more money than with one hundred va- 

 rieties. The gentleman made some remarks upon the demand 

 which exists in all quarters of the globe for American fruit, and 

 he thought this demand should furnish sufficient inducement 

 for its extensive cultivation. 



The Hon. Mr. Russell was accustomed to keep his apples 

 well barreled in the coldest place he could find in his buildings, 

 provided it was not so cold as to cause them to freeze. He ex- 

 hibited russet apples, which had been kept for one year and a 

 half, and sweet apples which had been kept for two years, per- 

 fectly sound and in admirable condition. He took care that no 

 water should be near where his apples were placed. 



Col.. HuBBELL, of Lanesborough, stated, that he preserved 

 apples, by placing them in barrels : the apples are stowed away, 

 in oat chaff, with a considerable sprinkling of air-slacked lime : 

 the preservation is very complete ; and the flavor of the apple 

 is retained fully. Any other kind of chaff*, sawdust, and other 

 similar, dry substances will answer as well as oat chaff". 



