CLASS III. ROUND APPLES. 1. II. II. 



Cluster Pearmain. 



589 



Introduced by R. Ragan, of Indiana. 



Fruit full medium, round, flattened, regular, ^inclined ; 

 Surface yellowish green, mixed and striped light red; 

 Dots large, numerous, gray and yellow ; white bloom. 



Basin deep, abrupt, regular ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity wide, regular, brown ; Stem short. 



Core medium, pyriform, nearly closed, clasping ; Seeds 

 numerous, angular, dark ; Flesh yellowish white, break- 



Fig. 212. CLUSTER PEARMAIK. 



ing, tender, granular ; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic ; Quality 

 good to very good ; Use, table ; Season, September, Octo- 

 ber. A most acceptable substitute for Rambo, as an ama- 

 teur's fruit. 



Coggeswell. 



Origin near Norwich, Connecticut. Tree vigorous, up- 

 right, productive on alternate years. 



Fruit large, uniform, fair, beautiful, round, flattened, 

 regular; Surface smooth, striped red on yellow. 



