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green, irregularly streaked with scarf-skin ; pubescent. Lenticels scattering, 

 small to medium, roundish, slightly raised. Buds medium or below medium 

 in size, broad, plump, obtuse to somewhat acute, free or nearly so, slightly 

 pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit below medium or sometimes medium. Form roundish conic to round- 

 ish oblate, often irregularly elliptical, broadly but obscurely ribbed. Stem 

 short to very short. Cavity above medium to rather small, acuminate, deep, 

 narrow to rather wide, sometimes gently furrowed, usually russeted and often 

 with outspreading russet rays. Calyx small, closed or nearly so ; lobes medium 

 in length, converging and usually reflexed, rather narrow, acute. Basin below 

 medium to rather small, abrupt, usually deep and rather narrow, slightly fur- 

 rowed, often pubescent. 



Skin smooth, rather thin, moderately tough, pale yellow or greenish mostly 

 covered with a bright deep red mottled and striped with darker red. Highly 

 colored specimens have a very dark and almost purplish-red cheek. Dots 

 scattering, obscure, pale yellow or russet. General appearance good red or 

 striped red. 



Calyx tube rather long, cone-shape or approaching funnel-form, sometimes 

 extending into the core. Stamens median to marginal. 



Core rather small to moderately large ; axile or somewhat abaxile with 

 hollow central cylinder; cells pretty uniformly developed, symmetrical, closed 

 or partly open; core lines meeting or somewhat clasping. Carpels broadly 

 roundish, varying from nearly elliptical to nearly cordate, slightly emarginate, 

 mucronate, smooth or nearly so. Seeds numerous, above medium to rather 

 small, rather narrow to moderately wide, acute to acuminate, plump, dark, 

 sometimes a little tufted. 



Flesh slightly tinged with yellow, sometimes stained with red, firm, crisp, 

 a little coarse, tender, very juicy, briskly subacid, eventually becoming rather 

 mild subacid, aromatic, good. 



SCRIBNER. 



REFERENCES, i. American Farmer, 1859. (cited by 4). 2. Downing, 1872: 

 31 app. 3. Burrill and McCluer, ///. Sta. Bui., 45:340. 1896. 4. Ragan, U. S. 

 B. P. I. Bui, 56:277. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. SCRIBNER'S SPITZENBERG (3). SCRIBNER'S SPITZENBURGH 

 (2). Scribner's Spitzenburgh (4). 



A medium-sized midwinter apple of very good quality which originated with 

 Elijah Scribner, Plattsburg, New York. Downing describes the fruit as 

 " angular, roundish conical, shaded with bright deep red ; flesh crisp, tender, 

 juicy, subacid, slightly aromatic; in season from December to February*' (2). 

 This variety appears to be practically unknown among New York fruit 

 growers. 



SEEK-NO-FURTHER. 



The meaning of this name is evident. It has been applied to 

 many different apples but the variety which pomologists know as 

 the Westfield Seek-No-Further New York fruit growers and fruit 



