. American horticultural manual .. . ^ subacid, rich aromatic, very goodto best. December to ilarch. Collins (Champion).—Originated thirty-eight years ago on theold Merriam farm near Fayetteville, Arkansas; named in honor of 66 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. the introducer, Geo. Collins; tree a vigorous grower in nursery andorchard, 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 stripedwith crimson; dots light russet, many with dark centre

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. American horticultural manual .. . ^ subacid, rich aromatic, very goodto best. December to ilarch. Collins (Champion).—Originated thirty-eight years ago on theold Merriam farm near Fayetteville, Arkansas; named in honor of 66 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. the introducer, Geo. Collins; tree a vigorous grower in nursery andorchard, 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 stripedwith crimson; dots light russet, many with dark centres; cavitylarge, regular, deep, flaring, russeted and slightly lipped; stem about. Cogswell. one inch long, of medium caliper, curved, largest at twig; basinlarge, regular, deep, abrupt, slightly furrowed and downy; calyxmedium, closed, or partially open; segments short, wide, converging.Core medium size, conical, clasping, partially o])en; seeds few, ofmedium 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 ofbearing; tree productive. Fruit large, rovmd, somewhat truncated; surface waxen yellow, thinly striped and splashed bright red, mixed on sunny side; dotsminute, white, obscure, few; cavity deep, narrow, regular, acuminate. THE APPLE. 67 with small stellate russet patch; stem very short; Ijasin smooth, eup-shaped, narrow; calyx closed; segments flat convergent. Core closed;cells ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds numerous, plump; flesh whit