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DESCRIPTIONS 
47. STEVENS’ GILLIFLOWER. 
Fruit km e, elongated; depressions shallow : ground color, whitish; ornamental color, red 
in stripes. Flesh white, tender, pleasant, subaoid. From November till February. Tree 
productive. Originated in Maine. 
48. WESTFIELD SEEKNOFURTHER. Fig. 44. 
Fruit of the medium size, or rather 
less; slightly elongated. Color 
mostly red, or dull red, arranged 
in stripes which are rather ob¬ 
scure; sometimes russeted. Stem 
rather long and slender. Flesh 
tender, rich and linely flavored or 
spicy. 
This apple ranks high in New- 
England, where it succeeds remark¬ 
ably well. The tree is uniformly 
productive, bearing at the same time 
fair fruit and a good yield. 
49. COS OR CAAS. 
Fruit of the medium size, subangular, base wide, tapering to a narrow apex. Color greenish 
yellow, ornamented with red stripes. Stem short; depression deep, unsymmetrical. 
Calyx small and surrounded by a shallow margin. Flesh subacid, pleasant. 
Originated in Kingston, New-York. 
50. NORTHERN SPY. Plate 23. 
Fruit of the medium size, sometimes depressed ; sub-angular. Color red in stripes, orna¬ 
menting a yellow ground. Stem and calyx inserted in deep depressions. Flesh fine 
grained, subacid, usually possessing the finest qualities for the table, conjoined with an 
ability to preserve a soundness and perfection until spring. 
Tree grows erect and vigorous ; young branches dark. A native of East Bloomfield, N.Y. 
