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DESCRIPTIONS 



55. SEEKNOFURTHER (Coxe). 



Autumn Seeknofurther. Ken. 



Fruit of the medium size, elonj\:ted, 



with a narrow crown. Color }ellow 



or yellowish green, whitisu. Flesh 



yellowish, juicy, ri::i and tender. 



Ripens in Octobei . 



It will he observed that this is a very 

 different apple from the Westfield Seek- 

 nofurther, which is a striped fruit, and 

 keeps longer. Downing remarks that 

 the Seeknofurther of Pennsylvania and 

 New- Jersey, is the Rambo. The name 

 is also applied to many other kinds of 

 less note. Almost every locality has its 

 Seeknofurther. 



Fig. IS. 



56. STROAT. 

 Fruit of the medium size, circular and symmetrical. Color pale yellowish green. Skin 

 marked with fine dots. Stem rather long, projecting and set in a rather shallow cavity. 

 Calyx small ; depression small and slightly ribbed. Flesh tender, sub-acid, pleasant. 

 Flavor ine. Late autumn ; and found to vary in quality with its location. 

 The name is Dutch, signifying street. 



57. ALFRISTON (Hort. Soc. of Lond.) 

 Fruit above the medium size ; elongated, ribbed. Color greenish yellow ; skin slightly 

 russet. Stem short. Flesh tender, acid, and third rate. Keeps till winter, but ripens 

 in England in October. 



58. CRAY PIPPIN (London Hort. Trans, vol. v. p. 401.) 

 Fruit below the medium size ; angular elongated. Stem short. Calyx close, small. De- 

 pression even and regular. Color yellow, enlivened with an orange blush. Flesh yel- 

 lowish white, crisp, well flavored. 

 An English apple, in use in October and November. 



