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SEEK-NO-FURTHER { Wesifield. 



An old commercial variet}', 

 at one time considerably 

 planted in some parts of 

 Ontario, and still highly val- 

 ued by some apple growers. 

 Not much planted in the 

 newer orchards. 



Origin : near AVestfield, 

 Connecticut, U.S.A., about 

 1796. 



Thee : vigorous ; habit 

 spreading ; productive. Suc- 

 ceeds best on rich sandy 

 loam. 



Fruit: size medium; form 

 roundish conical ; skin green- 

 ish yellow shaded with dull 

 red, striped with bright red, 

 with russet veinings and a 

 few large prominent yellow 



Seek-no-further. 



dots ; stem short in a deep, 

 slightly russeted cavity ; 

 calyx usually open in a nar- 

 row, shallow leather cracked 

 basin ; not subject to scab. 



Flesh : yellowish white ; 

 fine grained, tender : flavor 



spicy, pleasant, subacid. 



Qu,\LiTV ; dessert very 

 good ; cooking fair. 



Value : market first to 

 second class. 



Season : October to Feb- 

 ruarv. 



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