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ript'iiiiig, beginning in September and lasting well on towards 

 Cln-istnuis. I should consider it among the best of the fall 

 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) ^Vestfield (Seelc-no-fmiher). — The Westfield, or 

 Westtield 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 Spring- 

 field, Mass. The tree is very hardy, healthy and longdived, 

 though inclined to be a biennial bea^rer. It is nevertheless a 

 very reliable cropper. The fruit is of highest quality, with a 

 nutty, aromatic flavor which one who has once known it cannot 

 forget. It is not particularly attractive in appearance, being 

 a rather dull, brownish-red, but when well grown, and espe- 

 cially when grown on sandy or gravelly soil, where it suc- 

 ceeds 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. 



Westfield. 



Good points : — 



1. Fine quality. 



2. Hardy. 



3. Productive. 



Bad points : — 



1. Poor color. 



2. Not good as a cooker. 



(15) Northern Spy. — The Spy is one of the few imported 

 commercial apples which Massachusetts cannot claim, as it 

 originated in Xew York. It is one of my sincere regrets that 



