. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 24 COLTON COOPER MARKET regions where Ben Davis thrives. The fruit is somewhat hke that of Baldwin in shape and color, with a cavity like that of Rome Beauty. The trees have a high reputation for vigor and productiveness. In the North, the fruit is much inferior in appearance and quality to Baldwin, and it is not equal to Rome Beauty or even Ben Davis in these respects in the South. Collins originated about 1865 near Fayetteville, Arkansas. Tree large, tall, very vigorous, upright and dense, eventually becoming open ; branches long, thick, cr
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 24 COLTON COOPER MARKET regions where Ben Davis thrives. The fruit is somewhat hke that of Baldwin in shape and color, with a cavity like that of Rome Beauty. The trees have a high reputation for vigor and productiveness. In the North, the fruit is much inferior in appearance and quality to Baldwin, and it is not equal to Rome Beauty or even Ben Davis in these respects in the South. Collins originated about 1865 near Fayetteville, Arkansas. Tree large, tall, very vigorous, upright and dense, eventually becoming open ; branches long, thick, croolied. Leaves large, long. Fruit large, globular or oblate inclined to conic, symmetrical; stem medium to short; cavity acute, sometimes acuminate, broad, symmetrical or obscurely furrowed, smooth or with radiating russet rays; calyx small, open or sometimes closed; lobes separated at the base, short, obtuse; basin round, deep, abrupt, symmetrical or furrowed; skin thick, tough, waxy, with faint bloom, bright dark red, indistinctly striped with purplish-carmine and occasionally sliowmg contrasting clear yellow ground color; dots inconspicuous, russet or pale gray; sometimes a suture line extends from cavity to basin ; calyx-tube small, long, narrow funnel-shape to short-conic: stamens median; core small, abaxile; cells symmetrical, closed or open ; core- lines clasp the funnel cylinder ; carpels concave, ellipti- cal to obcordate, tufted and deeply emarginate; seeds dark, large, narrow, long. Hat, acute; flesh white, very firm, coarse, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, aromatic; fair to good; January to June. COLTON. Early Colton. The tree of Col- ton is thrifty, hardy, and productive, and comes into bearing young, but the fruit is not good enough in quality to make the variety valuable, although it is much grown in parts of the Middle West. Colton originated in Franklin County, Massachusetts, about 1840 on the farm of a Mr. Colton. Tree large, vigorous, upright when yo
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