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that is required is to set out the tree and it will thrive if protected 

 from cattle and mice ; nearly the whole town of Liuneus and Hodg- 

 don, with parts of Houlton, Littleton and Monticello, are of this 

 kind, with large portions of the county west and south of here. 



There are a considerable number of natural orchards in Linneus. 

 Hon. P. P. Burleigh has a large one which he is grafting into the 

 choicest hardy sorts and some that are not very hardy, as an experi- 

 ment. I wish all of his townsmen were as enterprising : it would add 

 greatly to the wealth of the town. 



As to varieties, I do not think the Baldwin can possibly be made 

 to grow here. I canvass as far as 75 miles south of here and there 

 is not a Baldwin tree as far north as that, to my knowledge, and there 

 have been many set out. There is in the town of Springfield, 67 

 miles south of me, a tree that has some Baldwin scions on it that 

 were sent from the Kennebec, which have borne some, but for some 

 cause the}' do not ripen and turn red, but look green and are insipid. 

 This is probably owing to our cool summers and few hot dajs. It is 

 out of its proper latitude ; in other words, if you could raise a Bald- 

 win apple tree here you could not raise a Baldwin apple upon it. 



We can get along very well without the Baldwin, as we have other 

 apples equally as good and perfectl}^ hardy. The Wealthy has been 

 thoroughly tested here and found to be perfectly hardy, very thrifty 

 and productive, and, I think, better flavor than the Baldwin ; will 

 keep as long when raised here, but is not as solid in flesh. It is a 

 handsomer apple than the Baldwin and I do not see why it will not 

 sell as well. 



I now and then see a Northern Spy here, but the fruit buds are 

 tender and winter kill so no fruit appears on the tree, in fact scarcely 

 a blossom. 



The Rhode Island Greening, Bellflower, Bethel, Gravenstein, 

 Rambo, Twenty Ounce, Spitzenburgh, King of Tompkins County, 

 Peck's Pleasant, Walbridge, Pewaukee, and many others that do 

 well on the Kennebec will not stand our winters. 



Our leading varieties are the Tetofsky, Red Astrachan, New 

 Brunswick, Duchess, Alexander, Fameuse, Wealthy, Blue Pearmain, 

 which after a thorough trial have proved reliable and profitable. 

 The following are not the leading yet are good hardy varieties : Sum- 

 mer Harvey, Sops of Wine, Williams' Favorite, Canada Baldwin, 

 Haas, Mcintosh Red and Golden Pippin; also. Bloom, Alterton, 

 Gideon and Magog (which are new varieties) have done well so 

 far. 



