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and apples. A gentleman, 12 years ago, 
while at a party in London, put the seeds 
of the grapes and apples which he ate into 
his vest pocket; soon afterwards he took a 
voyage to this country and left them 
here, and now they are greatly multi- 
plied.” 
J. K. Townsend, an American natural- 
ist, arrived at Fort Vancouver September 
16, 1834, and after looking over the farm 
and examining its products, says: “The 
greatest curiosity, however, is the apple, 
which grows on small trees, the branches 
of which would be broken without the 
support of props. So profuse is the quan- 
tity of fruit that the limbs are covered 
with it, and it is actually packed to- 
gether precisely in the same manner that 
Fig. 1. 
Old Apple Tree at Fort Vancouver, Washington, the Seed for Which Was 
Planted About 1825. 
