#15
There were few rosebushes, however, and a number of apple-trees, probably the descendants of those planted by Reverend Mr. Blackstone, the first settler of peninsula; that half mythological personage who rides through our early annals, seated on the back of a bull.
This is a symbol of the society. What Hawthorn is saying is that the first people there were Puritans therefore there are few people from other religions or even with different mindsets. So that would make Hester and Pearl the few rosebushes and the apple trees the "generic" Puritans that have been there for forever. Although now that I think about it the trees that have been there longer than ever are the trees in the forest. The forest then represents the natives who are also known as the demons/imps/sprites.
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