138. New Seedling Apples, 



slightly above, and tapering to the stem where it ends 

 rather obtusely : Skin, fair, smooth, pale yellow when ma- 

 ture, broadly tinged with dull red on the sunny side, and 

 regularly covered with brownish russet points, interspersed 

 with rather large, irregular, blotches or patches of dark 

 russet : Stem, medium length, about one inch, rather slender, 

 curved, wrinkled, greenish brown, thick and tleshy at its 

 junction with the fruit, which is olDlique : Eye, large, open, 

 slightly depressed in a roundish shallow cavity ; segments 

 of the calyx large, broad, long, pointed and much reflexed : 

 Flesh, yellowish white, coarse, tender and juicy : Flavor, 

 pleasant, sweet, and agreeable : Coy^e, large : Seeds, medium 

 size, pale brown. Ripe from November to February. 



Art. III. An account of tvm new Seedling Apples, with a 

 description of their qualities. In a letter to J. S. Skinner, 

 Esq., Corresponding Member of the Col. Hort. Soc, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. By J. W. Scott, Esq., Toledo, Ohio. 

 Communicated by Mr. Skinner. 



In conformity with the request of Hon. E. Whittlesey, I 

 send you an account of some seedling apples of uncommon 

 merit. They grow on the alluvial bottom or intervale of 

 the Maumee River, immediately under the high bank on 

 which Fort Meigs was buiU. The orchard was planted 

 some 20 or 30 years ago, I think by Major Spaiford. father 

 of the present owner, Aurora Spafford. The trees are 

 thrifty and handsome shaped. The Spafford Russet is 

 behcved to be a very good bearer. The other, which has 

 been named Darling Russet, from Henry Darling, Esq., 

 late of Perrysburg, who first brought them into notice, is 

 not believed to be a first-rate bearer, but as I have not 

 made enquiries of Judge Spafford himself, I am not sure 

 of that. It bore this year over 12 bushels. It has rather 

 limber twigs on which the apples grow. The apples are of 

 very unequal size, from that of a medium Spitzemburg to 

 a medium Seek-no-further. From the stem end there some- 

 times runs one or more well defined seams towards the 

 blossom end. Some of them are shaped like Spitzemburg, 

 and some like Lady-finger apples. I have been particular 



