364 The Apples of New York. 



WESTFIELD SEEK-NO-FURTHER. 



References, i. Downing, 1845:96. 2. iV. Y. Agr. Soc. Trans., 1846:207. 

 fig. 3. Kirtland, Horticulturist, 2:544. 1848. 4. Hovey, Mag. Hort., 15:26. 

 1849. fig. 5. Thomas, 1849:175. fig. 6. Cole, 1849:127. fig. 7. Horticulturist, 

 4:470. 1850. 8. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:24. 1851. fig. 9. Elliott, 1854: 

 115. fig. ID. Hooper, 1857:97. 11. Gregg, 1857:61. 12. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 

 1862. 13. Warder, 1867:520, 707, 708. fig. 14. Downing, 1869:399. fig. 15. 

 Barry, 1883:356. 16. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:298. 17. Bailey, An. 

 Hort., 1892:249. 18. lb., 1892:252. 19. Burrill and McCluer, ///. Sta. Bui., 

 45:3^1, 340, 345. 1896. 20. Waugh, Vt. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:312. 1901. 21. 

 Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1902:90. 22. Budd-Hansen, 1903:199. 23. Powell and 

 Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui. 48:60. 1903. 24. Beach and Clark, A^. Y. Sta. Bui., 

 248:150. 1904. 



SvN0NYM.s. Connecticut Seeknofurther (5). Connecticut Seek-No-Further 

 (9). Marietta Seek-No-Further (3, 4). New-England Seeknofurther (5). 

 Red Winter Pearmatn, of some (9). Russet Seek-No-Further (4). Seek- 

 No-Further (17). Seeknofurther (23). Seek-No-Further (4, 19, 20, 21, of 

 Connecticut i and 2). Westfield (16, 20, 21, 23). Westfield Seek-No- 

 Farther (7). Westfield Seek-No-Further (i, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 

 13, 14, 15, 18, 19). Westfield Seek-No-Further (5, 8). 



Among fruit growers and fruit dealers this variety is commonly 

 called Seek or Seek-No-Further and doubtless will continue to be so 

 called as long as it remains in cultivation. Pomologists recognize 

 Westfield Scck-Xo-Further as the correct name, thus distinguishing 

 this from certain other varieties which have been cultivated under 

 the name Seek-No-Further. In 1845 Downing observed, " The Seek- 

 no-further of New-Jersey and Pennsylvania is the Rambo, that of 

 some parts of New-York is the (American) Domine. The Seek- 

 no-further of Coxe is a large, roundish fruit, narrower at the eye. 

 Skin smooth, pale yellowish-green, or nearly white. * * * Ripe 

 in October, and will keep a couple of months." 



Westfield Seck-No-Fiirther is an old favorite dessert apple. It is 

 but little valued for cooking. The fruit usually averages about 

 medium size. It is not remarkably attractive in appearance, being 

 creamy-yellow striped with dull red and sometimes partly russeted, 

 but at its best it has a peculiarly pleasant, rich, mild subacid flavor 

 which has made it popular. Its season in ordinary storage is late 

 fall and early winter, but when properly handled it may be held 

 in cold storage about as late as Baldwin. It stands handling and 

 shipping well, but toward the close of the season it is apt to shrivel 

 badly. Since it is not particularly attractive in color and is used 



