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Calyx tube wide, cone-shape or sometimes rather funnel-form. Stamens 

 median. 



Core small to above medium, abaxile; cells fairly symmetrical, closed or 

 somewhat open ; core lines meeting or clasping. Carpels roundish, emarginate, 

 slightly tufted. Seeds numerous, above medium to below, flat, obtuse, dark. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, rather fine, crisp, tender, moderately juicy, 

 aromatic with a rich agreeable flavor similar to that of some russet apples, 

 sprightly becoming mild subacid, good to very good. 



Season December to May. 



FERRIS. 



REFERENCES. i. Elliott, 1854:170. 2. Downing, 1857:165. 3. Warder, 

 1867:517. 4. Downing, 1872:175. 5. Thomas, 1885:220. 



SYNONYMS. Ferris (2, 5). LONG ISLAND SEEK-NO-FURTHER (2, 3, 5). 

 Rhode Island Seek-No-Further (5). Westchester Seek-No-Further (2, 3, 5). 



A large, red striped apple, formerly grown in Westchester county, and there 

 considered profitable for market (4). The tree is described as vigorous and 

 an annual bearer, producing alternately light and heavy crops (3, 4). Its 

 season extends from October to December or later (i, 2, 5). The variety is 

 not now listed by nurserymen, but another variety of the same name which 

 originated in Delaware is still offered in some southern nurseries. 1 Neither of. 

 these varieties is recommended for growing in New York. 



FLORENCE. 



REFERENCE, i. Stinson, Ark. Sta. Bui., 60:129. 1899. 



As grown at this Station from stock received from M. Butterfield, Lee 

 Summit, Missouri, the fruit is of the Ben Davis type, strongly resembling 

 Gano, very attractive in size and appearance and a good keeper. As compared 

 with Gano it is more angular, and more conspicuously striped with purplish- 

 carmine; the basin is more often oblique; and the pistils do not persist in 

 the form of a fleshy projection into the base of the calyx tube. As tested at 

 this Station it is a moderately vigorous grower, comes into bearing young, 

 bears annually and is only moderately productive, but it has been grown here 

 under rather unfavorable conditions. .Stinson (i) observes that it is in season 

 with Jonathan, but we find it keeps much better than Jonathan. It has not 

 been tested here sufficiently to indicate whether or not it promises to be a 

 valuable variety in New York. Should it prove to be sufficiently productive 

 it may prove valuable in those portions of the state where Ben Davis does 

 well 



Historical. Originated in Benton county, Ark. 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous; branches short, rather slender. Form roundish, 

 upright, rather dense. Twigs rather short, straight, slender; internodes rather 

 short to medium. Bark bright, rather dark brownish-red; scarf-skin hardly 

 noticeable ; pubescence scarce or none. Lenticels not numerous, clear and 



1 Bailey, An. Hort., 1882:239. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui., SQuog. 1905. Am. Pom. 

 Soc. Cat., 1875:8. 



