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fers from Twenty Ounce in that the bark of the young twigs is 

 more distinctly tinged with red. The fruit being more attractive 

 than Twenty Ounce, Collamer is worthy of consideration for com- 

 mercial planting where an apple of the Twenty Ounce type is 

 desired. 



Except in the points of difference above noted, Collamer appears 

 to be identical with Twenty Ounce, and the reader is referred to 

 the description of that variety for a technical account of the tree 

 and fruit. 



Historical. This variety originated as a sport of the Twenty Ounce tree 

 in the orchard of J. B. Collamer, Hilton, N. Y. Mr. Collamer began propa- 

 gating it about 1900. 



COLTON. 



References, i. Amer. Card., 12:573. 1891. iigs. 2. Bailey, An. Hort., 

 1892:237. 3. Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1893:132. 4. Beach, N. Y. Sta. An. 

 Rpt., 15:271. i8g6. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1899:16. 6. Bruner, N. C. Sta. 

 Bui., 182:20. 1903. 7. Farrand, Mich. Sta. Bui., 205:44. 1903. 8. Budd- 

 Hansen, 1903 -.67. 



Synonyms. Colton (r, 2, 3, 4, 7). Colton Early (5, 6, 8). Early 

 Co It on (i). 



Colton is a green or yellowish apple of fair to good quality, in season from 

 the last of July to early September. The tree is a good grower, hardy, comes 

 into bearing moderately young and yields good crops biennially. 



Historical. Colton is said to have originated on the farm of Mr. Colton, 

 Rowe, Franklin county, Mass., where it has been propagated since about 1840 

 under the name Early Colton (i). 



Tree. 



Tree large, vigorous with moderately long, stout, crooked branches. Form 

 rather upright when young but eventually flat, spreading and open. Tzvigs 

 moderately long, straight, moderately stout; internodes short. Bark dark 

 brown, heavily mottled with scarf-skin; much pubescent. Lenticels quite 

 numerous, rather conspicuous, medium to large, oblong, raised. Buds medium 

 to large, broad, plump, acute, free, pubescent. 



Fruit. 



Fruit medium in size. Form roundish, narrowing toward either end, 

 slightly ribbed. Stem medium in length, stout. Cavity small, acute to slightly 

 acuminate, shallow, narrow. Calyx medium in size, nearly closed ; lobes long, 

 rather recurved. Basin small, shallow, obtuse, wrinkled. 



Skin pale greenish-yellow, sometimes with a shade of red. Dots numerous, 

 large, greenish. 



Calyx tube elongated funnel-form. Stamens median. 

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