Account of the Burr-knot Apple. 



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tap-root, but spreading its numerous fibres from the knob 

 horizontally, and following the richness of the soil. 



Our late worthy and valuable friend, Sir Christopher 

 Sykes, observing my trees of one year's growth with fruit 

 upon them was astonished, and the following year had the 

 pleasure of exhibiting some of the knobbed branches which I 

 gave him, adorned with fruit, in his own garden, to his friends, 

 of which you have probably been an eye-witness, having vi- 

 sited so frequently in his time at Sledmere. If you wish for 

 any other information that I can give respecting this Apple 

 tree, I shall be happy to send it, and remain, dear sir, 



Yours very truly, 



John Simpson. 



Rows, near Patrington, July 2Mh, 1808. 



