304 The Apples of New York. 



buyers commonly call by the simple name Seek-No-Further or its 

 abbreviation, Seek. For an account of this apple th-e reader is 

 referred to Westfield Scck-Ko-Fnrthcr. 



Among the other varieties described in this volume with Seek- 

 No-Further occurring in either the accepted name or in a synonym 

 are those mentioned in the following list. 



Long Island Scek-N o-Further see Ferris. May Seek-No-Further see Gray- 

 house. Oakland County Seek-No-Further see Oakland. Rhode Island Seek- 

 No-Further see Ferris. Scck-No-Further of some see Rambo. Westchester 

 Seek-No-Further see Ferris. 



SHACKLEFORD, 



References, i. ///. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:57, 126, 129. 2. Mo. Hort. Soc. 

 Rpt., 1885:34. 3. Gano, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1889:130. 4. Bailey, An. Hort., 

 1892:249. 5. Stinson, Ark. Sta. Bui, 43:104. 1896. 6. Thomas, 1897:653. 



Synonym. Shackleford's Best (i). 



An apple of the Ben Davis type. It ranks close to Ben Davis in quality 

 but is less highly colored and is hardly as good a keeper as that variety. The 

 fruit is smooth, uniform, of good size and under favorable conditions it 

 develops good color but as grown at this Station on rather heavy clay loam 

 its general appearance is not especially attractive. When grown as far north 

 as this it evidently requires a warm slope and warm soil to develop good color. 

 So far as tested in this region it sustains the reputation it has gained else- 

 where of being very hardy, coming into bearing young and of producing good 

 crops regularly. It is evidently less desirable than Ben Davis for planting in 

 New York. 



Historical. Originated near Athens, Missouri. It was generally dissemi- 

 nated in that locality as early as 1883 (i). Thus far it has been planted in 

 New York only in an experimental way. 



Tree. 



Tree medium in size, moderately vigorous. Form rather flat, spreading, 

 somewhat drooping, open. Tzvigs short to above medium, curved or nearly 

 straight, moderately stout; internodes short. Bark clear brownish-red with 

 some olive-green, partly streaked with scarf-skin, smooth or slightly pubes- 

 cent near tips. Leniicels inconspicuous, scattering, small to medium, varying 

 from roundish to elongated, not raised. Buds set deeply in the bark, small, 

 with large broad shoulders, flat, obtuse, appressed, slightly pubescent. 



Fruit. 



Fruit medium to rather large, uniform in size and shape. Form roundish 

 to roundish ovate, pretty regular and symmetrical. Stem long, rather slender. 

 Cavity medium to rather small, acuminate or approaching acute, shallow to 

 medium in depth, narrow to medium in width, usually symmetrical and slightly 

 russeted. Calyx above medium to medium, usually closed ; lobes long, moder- 

 ately broad, acute to acuminate. Basin medium to rather large, medium in 



