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which is another objection, as it means repeated pickings, 

 which add somewhat to the expense. The fruit is large, of a 

 fine, clear yellow, and decidedly handsome, having a clean, 

 attractive appearance which makes it sell well. The flesh is 

 fine-grained, tender and juicy, rather aromatic, and ranks as 

 good to best in quality. It is a fine dessert apple, but is 

 especially strong as a culinary variety. In storage it is a 

 variable keeper, but in any case has a long season, owing to 

 its imeven ripening, beginning in September and lasting well 

 on towards Christmas. I should consider it among the best 

 of the faU varieties for home use, and a good commercial sort. 



Fall Pippin. 



Good points : — 



1. High quality. 



2. Popular in the market. 



3. Attractive yellow color. 



Bad points : — 



1. Subject to scab. 



2. Ripens unevenly. 



(U) Westfield (Seek-no-further). — The Westfield, or 

 Westfield Seek-no-further, is still another of the Massachu- 

 setts contributions to the list of fine varieties of apples. It 

 originated at or near Westfield, in the neighborhood of 

 Springfield, ]Mass. The tree is very hardy, healthy and long- 

 lived, though inclined to be a biennial bearer. It is never- 

 theless a very reliable cropper. The fruit is of highest qual- 

 ity, with a nutty, aromatic flavor which one who has once 

 knoMTi it cannot forget. It is not particularly attractive in 

 appearance, being a rather dull, bro^vnish-red, but when well 

 grown, and especially when grown on sandy or gravelly soil, 

 where it succeeds best, it often attains a fine, handsome red, 

 which makes it really attractive. It runs very uniform in 

 both size and shape, making it a good box apple, and as it is 

 principally used as a dessert apple (not being a very good 

 cooker), this is the way it ought to be marketed. Its season 

 is from about October to February, but it will often keep in 

 good storage much later than this. It stands handling and 

 shipping well, and in a limited way I believe it would be 

 profitable as a commercial variety. Certainly it ought to be 

 in every family orchard. 



