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183. 1897. 8. Bunyard, Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc., 1898:356. 9. Beach and 

 Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:139. 1904. 



SYNONYMS. Cox's POMONA (r, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). Cox's Pomona (9). 

 Dean's Codlin (2). POMONA (9). 



Fruit frequently large and when highly colored rather attractive, 

 being mottled and striped with crimson over a clear pale yellow 

 ground color. The fruit is not very uniform in size, often unsym- 

 metrical, tender, easily bruised and not a very good keeper. In 

 ordinary storage its commercial limit is October (9). The tree is 

 a good grower, comes into bearing young and is an annual cropper, 

 or nearly so, but only moderately productive. It is not recom- 

 mended for commercial planting in New York. 



Historical. Originated by Mr. Cox, Colnbrook Lawn near Slough, Bucks, 

 England, who also originated Cox Orange (3). 



TREE. 



Tree medium size, moderately vigorous with branches moderately stout, 

 spreading and often drooping. Form roundish. Twigs straight, stocky, long; 

 internodes medium. Bark rather bright reddish-brown mingled with olive- 

 green, thinly overlaid with narrow streaks of gray scarf-skin. Lenticels 

 rather numerous, conspicuous, medium to sometimes large, roundish or 

 sometimes elongated. Buds medium to large, broad, obtuse, appressed, some- 

 what pubescent. Leaves rather large, broad, dark green; base of petioles 

 red. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to very large, fairly uniform in size but not in shape. 

 Form oblate conic, very irregular, ribbed; sides usually unequal. Stem 

 usually short, moderately thick. Cavity large, acuminate to acute, deep, broad, 

 rather symmetrical or sometimes compressed, irregularly russeted. Calyx 

 medium size, open or nearly closed ; lobes separated at base, short, rather 

 broad, obtuse to acute, reflexed. Basin deep, medium in width to rather 

 wide, abrupt, smooth or ridged, slightly wrinkled. 



Skin thin, rather tender, waxy, smooth, greenish-yellow or pale yellow 

 partly blushed with crimson, and mottled and narrowly striped with car- 

 mine. Dots scattering, small, inconspicuous, usually whitish and submerged, 

 sometimes gray or russet. 



Calyx tube wide, conical, sometimes extending to the core. Stamens ^me- 

 dian to nearly marginal. 



Core medium to small, somewhat abaxile; cells open or closed, symmetri- 

 cal ; core lines clasping. Carpels ovate to broadly roundish or elliptical, 

 emarginate. Seeds medium to small, wide, short, very plump, flat, obtuse, 

 dark brown. 



Flesh whitish, not very firm, rather fine, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid, 

 sprightly, good to very good for culinary use. 



Season September and October. 

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