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Descriptions of Six Varieties of Apples. 



solid also to the touch, but tender when it comes to be eaten : 

 the seeds are light-colored, brown on one side, and white on 

 the other : season, December to April. A first-rate fruit in 

 all respects. 



Westfield Seek-No-Further. 

 of America. 



Fruits and Fndt Trees 



Seek-No-Further, \ 



Russet Seek-No-Further, \ ""^ ^"""^^ collections. 



Marietta Seek-No-Further. Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. 



This is one of the apples brought out by the emigrants of 

 the "Ohio Company," shortly after they made their first set- 

 tlement at the mouth of the Muskingum. The size is a little 

 below medium : form, regular, ovate : color, dull red next the 

 sun, striped, yellowish green in the shade, obscurely dotted. 



Fig. 2. Westfield Seek-No-Further Apple. 



russeted about the stalk, and frequently over a greater part 

 of the surface, which is then rough : stem, slender, of medium 

 length : calyx, open, in a narrow shallow basin : flesh, pale 

 yellow, very tender and juicy, with a rich saccharine flavor, 

 a little astringent : season, November to March. A very pro- 



