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TREE. 



Tree small, moderately vigorous. Form rather open, wide-spreading and 

 drooping. Tivigs short to medium in length, rather slender, a little crooked; 

 internodes medium to short. Bark reddish-brown tinged with olive-green, 

 rather heavily streaked with scarf-skin, pubescent near tips. Lenticels rather 

 numerous, medium to large, oblong or roundish, sometimes raised. Buds 

 medium in size, plump, acute, free, slightly pubescent. Leaves large, broad. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to above ; rather uniform in size and shape. Form roundish 

 conic, occasionally slightly oblate conic, rather symmetrical. Stem short, 

 moderately thick. Cavity acuminate to acute, medium in width and depth, 

 heavily russeted, sometimes lipped. Calyx medium to rather small, usually 

 slightly open. Basin nearly obtuse, shallow to medium in depth, medium in 

 width to rather narrow, smooth or slightly wrinkled. 



Skin yellow mottled or covered with red, marked with narrow splashes and 

 stripes of carmine. Dots very numerous, russet, small, prominent. Prevail- 

 ing effect striped red; rather attractive. 



Calyx tube medium in size, funnel-shape. Stamens medium to marginal. 



Core medium, axile or nearly so, slightly open ; core lines meeting or nearly 

 so. Carpels nearly round, emarginate. Seeds numerous, medium size, plump, 

 nearly obtuse. 



Flesh tinged with yellow or greenish, very firm, moderately fine, moderately 

 tender, juicy, mild subacid, slightly aromatic, fair to good. 



Season December to March. 



COLLINS. 



REFERENCES, i. U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1895:21. 2. Thomas, 1897:468. 3. Van 

 Deman, Ainer. Card., 19:823. 1898. 4. Stinson, Ark. Sta. Bui., 49:10. 1898. 

 5. Ib., 60:127. 1899. 6. Brackett, Amer. Card., 22:190. 1901. 7. Budd-Hansen, 

 1903:65. 



SYNONYMS. Champion (3, 4, 5, 6, 7). Champion Red (3, 4, 5, 6). Collins' 

 Red (3, 4, 5, 6). Coss Champion (6). Coss's Champion (4, 5). 



An Arkansas variety of recent introduction. It has not yet been 

 sufficiently tested in New York to determine whether it is desirable 

 for planting in this region. As fruited here it is of good size and 

 form but decidedly inferior to Baldwin in color and quality, in these 

 respects ranking even below Rome (Beauty) and sometimes below 

 Ben Davis and Cooper Market. When well grown the color is 

 attractive, being yellow, contrasting sharply with the bright red with 

 which it is more or less overspread and sometimes nearly covered. 

 In many cases the cavity shows some resemblance to that of Rome. 

 The tree is a good grower, hardy, and has the reputation of being 

 very productive. Evidently it requires a longer season than Bald- 



