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divisions as did Tiioiiias in his Anuriain Fruit Cultiirist; in 

 tilt' latter case one may use a more or less artificial key as in 

 the present text. The key should help the reader with an un- 

 known api)le in hand to determine the variety by reading the 

 descriptions of only a few instead of all varieties as he might 

 have to do when they are arranged alphabetically. 



The following' (]osc'rii)tion blank for the apple sets forth most of the 

 characters students and fruit-jjjrowers will use in describinj; pome fruits. 



DESCRIPTION BLANK FOR THE APPLE 



Name. 



Orchard Row , 



No, 



Date, 



19, 



Tree 



Large, medium, small 



Vigorous, medium, weak 



Upright, spreading, drooping 



Tall, low, dense 



Open, vase-formed, round-topped 



Slow growing, rapid growing 



Hardy, half-hardy, tender 



Very productive, productive 



Medium, productive, unproduc- 

 tive 



Regular bearer, uncertain bearer 

 Trunk 



Stocky, medium, slender 



Smooth, medium, shaggy 

 Branches 



Thick, medium, slender 



Smooth, medium 



Shaggy, zigzag 



Red, brown, gray, green 

 Lenticels 



Numerous, medium, few 



Large, medium, small 

 Leaves 



Length Width 



Large, medium, small 



Wide, medium, narrow 



Long, medium, short 



Oval, ovate, obovate 



Abruptly pointed, taper-pointed 



Thick, medium, thin 



Light, medium, dark green 



Smooth, rugose 

 Margin 



Glandular, crenate 



Finely serrate, coarsely serrate 

 Petiole, length 



Long, medium, short 



Thick, medium, slender 



Flowers 



Date of bloom 



Early, medium, late 

 Large, medium, small 

 White, pink 

 Fertile or sterile 



Fruit 



Date of Ripening 



Length of Season 



Hangs Well or Drops 



Large, medium, small 

 Uniform, variable 

 Roundish, oblate, conical 

 Ovate, oblong, truncate 

 Oblique, ribbed, irregular 

 Symmetrical, sides unequal 

 Uniform 



Stem 



Long, medium, short 

 Thick, medium, slender 



Cavity 



Obtuse, acute, acuminate 

 Shallow^, medium, deep 

 Narrow, medium, broad 

 Russeted, smooth 

 Symmetrical, furrowed 

 Compressed, lipped 



Calyx 



Open, closed 

 Large, medium, small 

 Lobes 

 Separated at base 

 Long, medium, short 

 Broad, medium, narrow 

 Obtuse, acute, acuminate 



