CLASS ni, BOUND APPLES. — ^I. II. IL 689 



Cluster Pearmaln. 



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. 213. — CLUSTER FEABMAIN. 



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

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

 ber. A most acceptable substitute forRambo, as an amar 

 teur's fruit. 



Coggpesff ell. ■ 



Origin near Norwich, Connecticut. Tree vigorous, up- 

 right, productive on alternate years. 



Fruit large, unifoi-m, fair, beautiful, round, flattened, 

 regular ; Surface smooth, striped red on yellow. 



