44 OLD-FASHIONED GARDENING 
conveniencys, and all in a manner new, a large 
Orchard, of about 2500 Aple trees, most grafted, well 
fenced with a Locust fence, which is as desirable as 
most brick walls, a Garden, a hundred foot square, 
well pailed in, a Yeard wherein is most of the afore¬ 
said necessary houses, pallizado’d in with locust 
Puncheons, which is as good as if it were walled in 
and more lasting than any of our bricks, together with 
a good stock of cattle, hogs, horses, mares, sheep, &c 
& necessary servants belonging to it, for the supply 
and support thereof.” 
These “Aple” trees are elsewhere said to have been 
of many varieties—“mains, pippins, russentens, cos¬ 
tards, marigolds, kings, magitens and batchelors.” 
Then of pears he had, “bergamys and wardens”; and 
he had also quinces, apricots, plums, cherries and 
peaches. 
To him must be credited the statement that the 
colonists “purpose making Towns”; I doubt if any 
would consent to go and live in them, however, which 
is perhaps the reason they did not carry out the intent 
which he avowed. He declares at one time that he 
has a “mind to try if Olives would not thrive well 
in the Straights, as far in the Northern Latitude as we 
are here, some of which sort you might procure in 
London; Therefore I will desire you to procure for me 
some of them with directions how to manage them.” 
