Red Gilliflower

Apple

Red Gilliflower

Origin/History

American origin. Known historically under the alternate names Red Seek-no-Farther (Downing) / Red Seek-no-Further (Elliott) and Harkness' New Favorite (Elliott) / Harkness New Favorite (Downing).

Tree

A poor bearer. (Downing, citing Elliott.)

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Oblong conical.

Skin: Fine red.

Flesh/Flavor: White. Elliott describes the flavor as mild subacid; Downing (citing Elliott) adds the qualifier "rich," giving mild, rich subacid.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November to January.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Lowther, Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914) — description absent; variety present in variety-characteristic table.

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Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

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Red Gilliflower. Red Seek-no-Farther. Harkness New Favorite. Fruit medium, oblong conical, fine red. Flesh white, mild, rich subacid. November to January. Tree a poor bearer. (Elliott.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

Red Gilliflower. Red Seek-no-Further, | Harkness' New Favorite. American. Medium, oblong conical, fine red ; flesh, white, mild sub-acid. November to January.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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