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their ancestral form as a rule, though we did 
see some orchards not far from Minas, where 
the crowns had turned over in defiance of law 
and order, until the branches on the lower 
side touched the ground. It gave them a 
rakish air, as though they had their hats 
cocked on one side, and made them look 
very jolly. 
Apples were not ripe when we were among 
the orchards, but they were nearly grown, and 
showed what they would become. Either it 
pays as well to care for apple-trees as for any- 
thing else, or Nova Scotia apples are, if not, 
as their owners modestly claim, the very best 
apples in the world, yet very fine apples in- 
deed. For, as we noticed when first seeing 
them, they are fair, well formed, and uniform 
in size. One almost never sees a gnarled or 
spotted apple on these trees. 
The apples themselves are hard and crisp, 
as though they knew a thing or two, and felt 
the responsibihty of preparing themselves for 
a trip to London, or to the West Indies, 
where they find their market. They retain 
their crispness when ripe, and are juicy and 
good in flavour, as we had opportunity to dis- 
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