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Runners. Number; length; time of making; size, 

 texture and color of runner cord. 



Roots. Abundance ; length ; fibrous or fleshy. 



Foliage. Abundance and size ; habit ; shape ; color ; 

 thickness; toughness; serration of leaflet; length and 

 thickness of petiole. 



Fruit stalks. Length ; thickness ; branching habit ; 

 single or double; length and thickness of individual pe- 

 duncles ; blossoms erect or drooping. 



Blossoms. Season of blooming ; closed or open ; sex ; 

 abundance of pollen ; shape of petals. 



FRUIT 



Season. Time of ripening ; duration of picking season. 



Size. Vertical and transverse dimensions and weight ; 

 uniformity of size ; ability to maintain good size through- 

 out the picking season. 



Form. Regular or irregular ; shape (ovate, conic, 

 oblate, oblong, long conic, or gradations of these) ; uniform- 

 ity of shape ; necked or not ; apex acute or obtuse ; sur- 

 face smooth, ridged or creased. 



Calyx. Adherence ; size ; color ; permanence of color ; 

 number, size and length of sepals ; recurved or spreading. 



Surface. Color; permanence of color after picking; 

 gloss ; thickness and toughness of skin. 



Seeds. Comparative number ; arrangement, especially 

 near tip; prominent or inconspicuous; sunken or pro- 

 truding; size; shape; color. 



Flesh. Color ; texture ; firmness ; juiciness. 



Core. Hollow or solid ; hard, soft or stringy. 



Flavor. Sour, sub-acid, mild sub-acid, flat or neutral, 

 sweet ; aroma present or lacking. 



