
          697

1827
Decr [December] 22nd

Peaches from Caleb Smith two trees
of each kind planted out in Pear Orchard
Garden 24 kinds.

No. 17 . 2 Scarlet Nutmeg                             Garden
No. 82 . 2 yellow Nutmeg                              Garden                  1 Wired & labelled 
No. 22    2 white Nutmeg                               Garden                  1 Wired & labelled 
No.   5    2 Early Anne                                     Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No. 36    2 Livingston Rareripe                    Pear Orchard       
No. 59    2 Haines early red freestone        Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No. 16    2  Morris's  red rareripe                 Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.   1    2 Monsieuir Jean                             Pear Orchard        1 Wired & labelled 
No.  90   2 Red Magdalene          Pear Orchard  very fine        1 Wired & labelled 
No.  24   2 Sweetwater                                     Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.  60   2 Alberge or yellow rareripe         Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.  26   2 Large early York                            Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.  56   2 Royal Kensington                          Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.  70   2 Coats early yellow freestone      Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.  33   2 large Malta freestone                   Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.    3   2 large early red freestone             Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.   31  2 Princes red rareripe                     Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.  15   2 Early Newington C.                       Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.  12   2 Diana                       C.                      Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.  34   2. Orange                                             Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.  27   2 English Swalsh or Vanguard       Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.   6    2 Oldmixon freestone                      Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.  48   2 red Catharine                                  Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled 
No.  94   2 Haddonfield Rareripe                   Pear Orchard       1 Wired & labelled

The trees in many cases were planted on
the holes where old trees had been dug up.
The holes were filled with new Earth and the
old earth thrown away.  They grew as vigorously
as any trees I ever planted in fresh ground.
        