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happen to know the origin of that name, I will give it in this con- 
nection, for the benetit of the curious, as well as for the satisfaction 
of all who may wish to know “what is in a name.” The Northern 
Spy was first discovered about forty-five years ago, in the oldest 
orchard of Oliver Chapin in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, N. 
Y. The old brown framed school house, where the writer learned 
a little of the English language, was located on the north-east cor- 
ner of that same orchard, and its south windows and roof were 
richly shaded and made cozy, by the well loaded apple trees, whose 
pendant branches, held a window-view of fruitful promise to our 
school-boy eye, and in due time showered their luxuriance upon 
the ground, for our noon-time enjoyment. ‘Stealing apples” was 
not once named, as becoming school boys, in those glorious times 
of plenty ; “Uncle Oliver” generously gave us the freedom of that 
corner of the orchard. : 
After using the newly found apples for a few seasons, and find- 
ing them a very excellent and long keeping kind, “Uncle Oliver” 
called upon his tree-tup-grafter, Mr. Frisbie, one day in the fall of 
year, to come and give a name to those apples, then hanging in 
bounteous profusion on that noble upright tree. ‘Uncle O.” and 
Mr. F. walked up upon the north side of the tree, and stood there 
admiring those splendid apples. Says Mr. F., “As we behold that 
fruit, now looking toward it from the north, I will name it the 
Northern Spy!” “So mote it be,” said. Uncle Oliver. While 
Mr. Frisbie was top-grafting some scions from the same tree, for 
my father in the following season, he told him these facts in my 
hearing, and, although a young lad at the time, I very well remem- 
ber them. So much for the origin of a very hardy name for a 
very superior apple. A good grower in almust all parts of our 
country, the Northern Spy is not a young producer, but a delicious 
long-keeping apple, and a profuse bearer, when a suitable age has 
been attained. 
Dwarr Trees.—For those who wish a little fruit in the shortest 
time, and have but small space in which to plant anything, as well 
as for those who wish to ornament their grounds, with beautiful 
little Tom Thumb fruit-bearing trees, the planting of dwarf apples 
and pears is an appropriate work, and the object sought, will doubt- 
less be obtained. But, those who desire in planting trees to lay a 
broad foundation, for a long continued abundance of fruit, should 
