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oue-tbiicl larger than Dflaware, and two-thirds as large as Con- 

 necticut ; that it lies wholly north of latitude forty-five degrees, and 

 stretches away its sixteen townships in length by seven in breadth, 

 to the northward more than a degree and a half, we must realize 

 that it is prett}- well up in the "■ cold north," although the territorial 

 centre of the State falls witliin the township of Bowerbank in this 

 county, and Lake Sebec occupies its almost exact geographical centre. 

 But as only an average of the first four southmost ranges of town- 

 ships are settled, that territory' is usually understood to be " the 

 county" when treating of this subject. We are north of all the 

 settlements of Oxford and Franklin, and of the larger part of those 

 of Somerset. 



I regard the northern limit of the sureh' successful cuhivation of 

 the Baldwin apple to be the very high range of hills running east- 

 erly and westerly through the towns of Charleston, Garland and 

 Dexter, and being very nearlj' the southern boundary' of this county. 

 Baldwin apples are, however, grown on high ridges b}"^ grafting in 

 the limbs in this count}'. I own an old orchard on a high ridge back 

 of this village, that contains some old trees grafted to Baldwins and 

 other kinds, I believe, by that veteran orchardist, Calvin Chamber- 

 lain, Esq., probably between thirty and forty years ago. The}' are, 

 of course, now going to decay, as are tlie others ; but still yield the 

 Baldwin for family use. Some of these we have kept until the 

 Fourth of July. 



The ordinary varieties of apples (except the ver\' tenderest) are 

 successfully grown in the settled portions of the count}', and I 

 know no reason why Dr. Hoskins' list for the north could not be 

 grown an}' where in the northern portion. 



H. A. Robinson. 



Foxcroft. 



All of Piscataquis County lies north of forty-five degrees parallel 

 of latitude, with possibly a part of the town of Wellington excepted. 

 Prof. M. C. Fernald, with some students, made an observation at 

 this village some years ago, but I do not remember the odd minutes 

 as they found ; but if you wish for exactness, probably Prof. F. 

 can give it. If you should be looking for altitude as bearing upon 

 fruits I can give you, as shown in the survey of the R. R. crossing 

 my place, the most of my orchard and garden as very nearly four 

 iiundred feet above the tide at Bangor. I am forty rods from Piscata- 



