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64. Roxbury russeting, c. This is one of the 

 best known, and most valuable fruits in Massachu- 

 setts. The apple is rather flat, and the colour a 

 yellowish russet : it is not fit to eat till February, 

 and is very easily preserved till June, when its. 

 juice and flavour are peculiarly pleasant. The 

 trees are the most constant to bear, and seldom 

 bear so full as to break the limbs ; and the fruit is 

 excellent for cider ; and for the table, late in the 

 spring. But the trees require a moist situation, 

 and are less likely to thrive well in a dry soil, than 

 any other kind of apple. They require also more 

 manuring and care than most others, or the fruit 

 will be very ordinary. 



65. Ruckmarfs pearmain, or golden pearmain, c. 

 " Called in New York and East Jersey, the Ruck- 

 man's or Dutch pearmain ; and in other places, the 

 red russet ; is a most valuable apple for cider, and 

 for family use : the size is middling ; the form ra- 

 ther flat; the skin rough, with a large portion of 

 bright russet, mingled with red, towards the sun, 

 when fully ripe : the flesh is rich, tender, and 

 rather dry : it is a great and uniform bearer : the 

 tree grows luxuriantly, with strong shoots, and a 

 close, compact head : the fruit ripens in Novem- 

 ber, and keeps well through the winter/' (Coxe.) 



66. Seek no further. " This apple is a native of one 

 of the eastern states : it is a large fruit ; of round, 

 but oblong form ; the skin smooth, of a yellowish 

 green colour; the flesh yellow, juicy, rich and ten- 

 der; an agreeable early winter apple. The tree 

 bears well ; the trunk straight and tall, shooting 

 into branches upwards, in a handsome and regular 

 form." (Coxe.) The seek no further, or by some 

 called signifinger, is much cultivated at Raynham, 

 county of Bristol, where it probably originated. 

 From its high reputation, it is now extending, by 

 engraft merits, into various parts of Massachu- 

 setts, 



