This well known southern apple is much cultivated in many parts of the West as a long keeping winter variety. It is a favorite with the southern immigrants, and found most abundant in regions occupied by them, but it has been carried pretty far to the north. The synonym _James River_, as given by Downing, is not met with among the people as applied to this apple, but the _Willow Twig_ is often so named. Tree thrifty, exceedingly productive; Shoots slender and drooping with the heavy crops. Fruit medium to small, roundish conic, regular; Surface rather smooth, mixed dull purplish red, on green, stripes scarcely to be traced; Dots numerous, large, irregular, brown. Basin medium, regular; Eye small, open. Cavity deep, acute, brown; Stem medium, curved. Core rather large, regular, turbinate, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, small, plump, long; Flesh greenish-yellow, firm; Flavor sub-acid, rich, aromatic; Quality very good; Use, table and kitchen; Season, March and April. Keeps very well, but wilts if exposed to the air--preserved very well in the ground. =Long Island Seek-no-Further.= WESTCHESTER SEEK-NO-FURTHER. This old variety still has its admirers in the Eastern States, but is not often seen in the West. I describe specimens from Wm. S. Carpenter, of Westchester County, New York. The tree is vigorous and productive. Fruit rather large, oblate, conic, regular; Surface greenish-yellow, splashed bright red; Dots numerous, scattered, russet. Basin shallow, wavy; Eye medium, closed. Cavity wide, regular, brown; Stem long. Core regular, closed; Seeds pointed, angular, imperfect; Flesh greenish-white, breaking, juicy; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic; Quality good to very good; Use, table, cooking; Season, October, November. =Polly Bright.= Origin Virginia. Considerably cultivated in Eastern Ohio. "Fruit elongated, conic; Skin light yellow, shaded carmine, obscurely striped; Stalk of medium length, in an acute cavity, russeted; Calyx in a small furrowed basin. Flesh tender, juicy, with a pleasant sub-acid flavor; September, October."--(Downing.) =Rawle's Janet.= JANETTING OR GENETON--NEVER FAIL--ROCK RIMMON, ETC., ETC. [Illustration: Fig. 156.--RAWLE'S JANET.] This famous southern apple has been spread throughout the West, and even the Northwest where, however, it has not proved hardy. It also has the fault of over-bearing, when the fruit is often small and insipid. In suitable soils it is very fine and deservedly a favorite with planters, some of whom recommend fifty trees of this variety in an orchard of one hundred. Origin Virginia. Tree thrifty, not large, spreading; Twigs brownish, foliage medium, rather whitish. Blossoms appear later than other sorts, and thus they sometimes escape a spring frost. Fruit medium, sometimes large when thinned, flattened, conic, regular; Surface smooth, mixed and striped crimson on yellow and green; Dots numerous, small. Basin wide, regular; Eye small, closed; Segments reflexed.