. Agriculture of New York: comprising an account of the classification, composition and distribution of the soils and rocks, and the natural waters of the different geological formations; together with a condensed view of the climate and the agricultural productions of the state. Agriculture; Natural history. sa DESCRIPTIONS 55. SEEKNOFURTHER (Coxe). Jlulumn Seeknofurther. Ken. Fruit of the medium size, elonj'.Ued, with a narrow crown. Color lellow or yellowish green, whitiisu. Flesh j"'cy, Fi?. 18. yellowish. •;*i and tender. rK'i Ripens in Octobe;. It will he obborved that this is a ver
. Agriculture of New York: comprising an account of the classification, composition and distribution of the soils and rocks, and the natural waters of the different geological formations; together with a condensed view of the climate and the agricultural productions of the state. Agriculture; Natural history. sa DESCRIPTIONS 55. SEEKNOFURTHER (Coxe). Jlulumn Seeknofurther. Ken. Fruit of the medium size, elonj'.Ued, with a narrow crown. Color lellow or yellowish green, whitiisu. Flesh j"'cy, Fi?. 18. yellowish. •;*i and tender. rK'i Ripens in Octobe;. It will he obborved that this is a very different apple from the Westfield Seek- nofurtlier, which is a striped fruit, and keeps longer. Downing remarks that the Seeknofurther of Pennsylvania and New-Jersey, is the Ranibo. The name is also applied to many other kinds of less note. Almost every locality has its 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 fine. Late autumn ; and found to vary in quality with its location. The name is Dutch, signifying street. 57. ALFRISTON (Hort. Soc. of Lend.) 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. 40L) 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 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not pe
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