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Core medium to rather large, somewhat abaxile; cells open; core lines 

 clasping. Carpels broadly roundish. 



Flesh whitish, rather coarse, crisp, juicy, mild subacid, fair to good. 

 Season last of July to early September. 



COLVERT. 



REFERENCES, i. Warder, 1867:427. 2. Downing, 1869:131. 3. Am. Pom. 

 Soc. Cat., 1875:6. 4. Thomas, 1885:506. 5. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 

 1890:290. 6. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:237. 7. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. 

 P. I.< Bui., 48:39. 1903. 



SYNONYMS. COLVERT (i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). Prussian (2). 



Ripens about with Twenty Ounce. It is inferior to that variety 

 in size, color and quality, and is not as good a seller, but is more 

 productive. The fruit is large, uniform in size, yellowish-green 

 shaded and lightly striped with pinkish-red on the sunny side, 

 smooth, showy and fairly attractive. It needs to be picked early 

 to prevent loss from dropping. It is not a good keeper and is not 

 much in demand among buyers, but sometimes it sells pretty well. 



The tree is generally hardy, healthy and an excellent cropper. 

 It generally succeeds well on any good apple land. 



Historical. Origin uncertain (2). It has long been known and pretty 

 widely disseminated but it is not much grown in New York. Even in those 

 localities where it is best known the trees of this variety constitute less than 

 one per cent of the orchards. 



TREE. 



Tree medium size to large, moderately vigorous to vigorous; branches 

 long, medium stout, curved, crooked. Form upright spreading or roundish, 

 open. Twigs above medium to long, usually nearly straight, moderately 

 stout ; internodes medium. Bark rather dark brownish-red, shaded with 

 olive-green, lightly streaked with scarf-skin; pubescent. Lenticels scatter- 

 ing, medium, oblong, raised. Buds medium to large, broad, prominent, very 

 plump, obtuse, free, pubescent. Leaves medium in size, broad. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit averages large, fairly uniform in size but rather variable in shape. 

 Form oblate to oblate conic, obscurely ribbed, irregular and with sides 

 sometimes unequal. Stem short, rather thick. Cavity acute to slightly acumi- 

 nate, medium to nearly deep, medium in width to sometimes broad, usually 

 very heavily russeted, sometimes compressed and frequently lipped. Calyx 

 medium, closed or slightly open; lobes short, narrow, acuminate. Basin 

 abrupt, medium in depth, narrow, slightly furrowed. 



