COGSWELL APPLE. 



erately stout, and rather short-jointed ; young wood, somewhat downy ; 

 old wood, dark brownish chestnut ; buds, medium size, roundish : 

 Flower-buds, good size. 



Leaves. — Medium size, roundish ovate, broadest neai' the base, nar- 

 rowing to the point, wavy, light green above, little downy beneath, and 

 finely and sharply serrated ; petioles, medium length, about one inch 

 long, moderately stout. 



Floweks. — Medium size ; petals, roundish, cupped. 



Feuit. — ^Large, about three and a quarter inches broad, and two and 

 a half deep : Form, roundish oblate, very regular, largest in the middle, 

 and little flattened at each end : Skin, fair, smooth, rich deep yellow, 

 nearly covered with very distinct and abrupt splashes, stripes and dots 

 of brilliant red, having a few large russet specks scattered over the sur- 

 face : Stem, short, slender, and moderately sunk in a very regular, open 

 cavity : Eye, medium size, nearly closed, and slightly depressed in a 

 very small shallow basin ; segments of the calyx, broad : Flesh, yellow- 

 ish, little coarse, crisp and tender : Juice, abundant, with an agreeable 

 admixture of sweet and acid, sprightly, high flavored and excellent : 

 Core, small, nearly closed : Seeds, medium size, angular, dark brown. 



Kipe in January, and keeps till March. 



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