THE COGSWELL APPLE. 



Cogswell. Magazine of Horticulture, vol. xv. p. 252. 



Cogswell Pearmain, of Connecticut. 



The Cogswell apple is of recent introduction to 

 general notice. We first became acquainted with it 

 from the beautiful specimens exhibited from time to 

 time, by Mr. J. A. Kenrick, nurseryman, of Newton, 

 Mass., before the Massachusetts Horticultm-al Soci- 

 ety. From their great beauty, they attracted much 

 attention, and were of such excellence as to merit a 

 premium, as one of the best winter apples. As late 

 as February, Mr. Kenrick has frequently exhibited 

 the Cogswell in great perfection, and our drawing was 

 made from one of his specimens. We need not commend the beauty 

 of this fruit, as that will be apparent to all. Highly colored specimens 

 greatly resemble the Hubbardston Nonsuch, but the fruit is a little flat- 

 ter, and, ordinarily, not so deeply striped. 



At the time we described this apple in the Magazine of Horticulture, 

 in 1849, we could obtain no information of its origin, or trace it to any 

 original source. Mr. Kenrick could give no other account of it than 

 that the scions, which he grafted into an old tree, were given to him by 

 a friend who said that he obtained them from Attleboro', Mass., or 

 vicinity. This was twenty years ago. But since then, and quite re- 

 cently, we have learned that the Cogswell is a well known apple in the 

 vicinity of Brooklyn, Conn., and that some very old trees are growing 

 there, which produce abundantly. Indeed, our friend E. Newbury, Esq., 

 of that town, kindly forwarded us, last winter, a barrel of the apples. 



The Cogswell possesses all the characteristics of a fine fruit. The- 

 tree is a vigorous and upright grower, and comes into bearing much 

 eai'lier than most apples. It is a most abundant bearer, the branches 

 being loaded with its fruit, which hang in dense clusters. Its season of 

 maturity is early winter, but it may be kept as late as March. It is un- 

 doubtedly one of the most profitable apples in cultivation. The tree 

 forms a fine large roundish head. 



Tree. — Moderately vigorous, and rather upright; annual shoots, 

 rather long. 



Wood. — Dark reddish chestnut, sprinkled with whitish specks, mod 



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