OF WINTER APPLES. 91 



139. WHITE SEEKNOFURTHER. 



Fruit of the medium size, only slightly elongated; subangular. Color pale green, yellow- 

 ish on ripening. Skin dotted, stem very short. Flesh fine grained, juicy, agreeably 

 subacid. J. J. Thomas remarks that it is smaller and more delicate in texture than the 

 Seeknofurther of Coxe. 



140. MOORE'S LATE SWEET. 

 Fruit large, depressed. Color greenish ; cheek brown. Flesh tender, sweet, and rich. 

 Keeps until spring. Concord, Mass. 



141. AMERICAN WHITE CALVILLE. 

 This apple is large, flatish, subcircular. Color yellow. Flesh white, firm, and agreeably 

 acid. Keeps till May. Origin, Ohio, La Fayette county. 



142. SHAWMUT. 

 This apple is small and round. Color yellow. Flesh firm, possessing a lively flavor. Origin 

 near Boston. 



143. ORANGE. 



Fruit small, round, yellow, and used for cooking. It is described as being a great bearer. 



144. NORFOLK. 



Fruit small, depressed, yellow, pleasant. Keeps till summer. 



145. TABLE GREENING. 

 Fruit of the medium size, roundish. Color of a dull green. Flesh juicy and pleasant. 

 Sometimes it keeps well until September of the next year. 



146. LEICESTER SWEETING. 



Porter's Sweeting. 

 Fruit rather large, depressed. Color greenish yellow. Flesh tender, rich, excellent. Fine 



for the dessert, or for a winter baking apple. 



