366 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



counties. Wherever it will grow, its cultivation is recommended, both for 

 domestic and market purposes." 



It is generally well known throughout the state but for the most part is 

 found only in old orchards, and there are few, if any, localities where its culti- 

 vation is being extended. 



TREE. 



Tree medium to large, rather slender, moderately vigorous to vigorous. 

 Form spreading or roundish. Tivigs above medium, sometimes long; inter- 

 nodes short, varying from rather slender to moderately stout. Bark dark 

 brownish-red or brownish-green, mottled or blotched with gray scarf-skin, 

 sparingly pubescent. Lenticels of a clear light color, rather conspicuous, 

 irregular in size and shape. Buds medium, often projecting, obtuse or some- 

 times acute, often not pubescent, free from bark. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit usually about medium size, sometimes below medium, sometimes 

 rather large, uniform. Form usually roundish conical varying occasionally 

 to roundish ovate and less often to rather oblong conical, regular or obscurely 

 ribbed, symmetrical or nearly so. Stem medium to long, rather slender. 

 Cavity medium in size, acuminate, deep, narrow to medium in width, usually 

 symmetrical, russeted and with some outspreading green or yellow russet. 

 Calyx small to medium, usually partly open ; lobes short, reflexed, obtuse or 

 acute. Basin small, shallow, narrow to medium in width, obtuse or some- 

 what abrupt, sometimes decidedly furrowed. 



Skin tough, smooth, rather deep yellow or greenish, shaded and splashed 

 with rather dull red but in highly colored specimens largely overspread with 

 bright pinkish-red, striped with deep carmine. It is overspread with a thin 

 bloom which gives it a somewhat bluish cast but when polished it is bright 

 and glossy. Dots characteristically large and conspicuous, pale yellow, grayish 

 or russet, often areolar with russet center, smaller and more numerous toward 

 the basin, larger and more scattering and more often areolar toward the 

 cavity. 



Calyx tube rather wide, cone-shape. Stamens basal. 



Core medium, axile ; cells usually symmetrical, open ; core lines meeting or 

 slightly clasping. Carpels somewhat elliptical or varying to roundish and ap- 

 proaching truncate at the base and narrowing toward the apex, mucronate, 

 but slightly emarginate if at all. Seeds numerous, rather small to medium, 

 plump, acute to somewhat obtuse. 



Flesh slightly tinged with pale yellow, firm, medium in grain or a little 

 coarse, crisp, tender, breaking, juicy, mild subacid, rich, sometimes a little 

 astringent, peculiarly aromatic, sprightly, very good to best. 



RED TYPE OF WESTFIELD Seek-No-Further. 



Besides the general type of the Westfield Seek-No-Further above 

 described some growers hold that there is a distinct strain with 

 characteristically deep red fruit. W. J. Gahan of Clarkson, Monroe 

 county, N. Y., reports that he has always thought that there were 



