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the introducer, Geo. Collins; tree a vigorous grower in nursery and 

 orchard, very productive. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, slightly unequal ; skin of medium thick- 

 ness, tough; surface moderately smooth, with some fine leather-crack- 

 ing, yellow, washed with dull and bright red, splashed and striped 

 with crimson; dots light russet, many with dark centres; cavity 

 large, regular, deep, flaring, russeted and slightly lipped; stem about 



Cogswell. 



one inch long, of medium caliper, curved, largest at twig'; basin 

 large, regular, deep, abrupt, slightly furrowed and downy; calyx 

 medium, closed, or partially open; segments short, wide, converging. 

 Core medium size, conical, clasping, partially o])en; seeds few, of 

 medium size, plump, brown; flesh yellow, satiny, moderately coarse, 

 crisp, moderately juicy, subacid, good. Winter. (U. S. Agr. Report, 

 180.5.) 



Colman. — A cross of Jonathan with Northern Spj' pollen, origi- 

 nated l:)y A. F. Colman, Corning, Iowa. 1902 was the third year of 

 bearing; tree productive. 



Fruit large, rovmd, somewhat truncated; surface waxen yellow, 

 thinly striped and splashed bright red, mixed on sunny side; dots 

 minute, white, obscure, few; cavity deep, narrow, regular, acuminate. 



