18 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 431 



9. HARDING. Leaf blade medium in size, narrow elliptic, length width ratio greater than 2' 

 medium thickness, base and apex angles narrow, broadly V-folded; surface netted, dull to glossy, 

 dark green; margin serrulate, slightly reflexed; pubescence slight to moderate on top and bottom 

 of midrib, moderate on to;) and bottom of petiole, moderate on shoot; winter shoot color yellow- 

 ish brown. 



Outstanding characters: Leaf margin serrulate: shoots pubescent. 



10. JERSEY. Leaf blade large, oval, length width ratio less than 2, medium to thick, base 

 angle medium to wide, ape.x angle wide, mostly flat with a tendency to reversed curve on tip 

 leaves; surface smooth to slightly rugose, sometimes pockmarked, dull to semi-glossy, medium 

 yellowish green; margin entire, reflexed; pubescence absent on midrib, petiole, and shoot; winter 

 shoot color yellow. 



Outstanding characters: Leaf lar.ee, oval, glabrous; tip leaves sometimes reverse curved. 



11. JUNE. Leaf blade small, elliptic to ovate, length width ratio 2, thicV, base angle medium 

 to wide, apex angle narrow, broadly V-folded; surface bullate, dull to semi- glossy, medium green; 

 margin entire, slightly reflexed; pubescence slight to moderate on top of midrib, absent on petiole, 

 slight on shoot: winter shoot color dul' reddish brown. 



Outstanding characters: Leaf thick, bullate with tendency to be ovate and color prematurely 

 (June Spot), growth weak. 



12. KATHERINE. Leaf blade large, oval, length 'width ratio less than 2, medium thickness, 

 base angle medium, apex angle wide, essentially saucer- folded; surface mostly smooth, sometimes 

 rugose or bullate. dull to semi-glossy, medium green; young leaves papillcse-hispid; margin entire, 

 somewhat reflexed: pubescence slight to moderate on top of midrib, usually absent on petiole, 

 absent to little on shoot; winter shoot color dull reddish brown. 



Outstanding characters: Leaves saucer-folded. 



13. PEMBERTON. Leaf blade large, oval, length/width ratio less than 2. medium thickness, 

 base angle medium, apex angle medium to wide, usually flat to saucer- or broadly V-folded, some- 

 times slightly reverse saucer-folded; surface smooth to slightly rugose or bullate, sometimes pock- 

 marked, dull to glossy, light yellowish green; young leaves slightly papillose-hispid; margin en- 

 tire, somewhat reflexed; pubescence slight on top o'" ;iidrib. absent on petiole and shoot; wintei 

 shoot color brownish yellow. 



Outstanding characters. Leaf large, oval, light yellowish green, some leaves saucer folded and 

 Ijcckmarked. 



14. PrONEER. Leaf blade medium in size, elliptic, length/width ratio 2, medium thickness, 

 base angle wide, apex angle medium to wide, saucer- or broadly LT-folded, reverse curved; surface 

 smooth to rugose, dull, medium yellowish green; young leaves papillose -hispid; margin encire, 

 sometimes slightly reflexed; pubescence moderate on top of midrib, little on top of petiole, 

 absent on shoot' winter shoot color bright reddish brown. 



Outstanding characters: Leaf saucer-folded and uniformly dull. 



15. RANCOCAS. Leaf blade small, elliptic, length /width ratio little greater than 2, thin to 

 medium thickness, base and apex angles medium, flat, reflexed, waved; surface smooth, glossy, 

 medium green; margin serrulate; pubescence slight to moderate on top of midrib, present on ridge 

 of petiole, occasionally present on weaker shoots; winter shoot color bright reddish brown. 



Outstanding characters: Leaf small, glossy, reflexed; margin serrulate; tip leaves spreading. 



16. RUBEL. Leaf blade medium in size, elliptic, length width ratio little greater than 2, 

 medium thickness, base angle narrow to medium, apex angle narrow, flat to broadly V-folded; 

 surface essentially smooth, sometimes slightly netted or slightly bullate, dull to semi-glossy, dark 

 green; margin entire, even, slightly reflexed; pubescence none to slight on top of midrib, absent 

 on petiole and shoot; winter shoot color dull reddish brown. 



Outstanding characters: Leaf apex angle narrow; margin slightly reflexed; tip leaves erect; 

 growth upright. 



17. SAM. Leaf blade small, elliptic, length width ratio little greater than 2, medium thick- 

 ness, base angle narrow, apex angle medium, reverse saucer-folded, reflexed tip, sometimes twisted; 

 surface somewhat rugose, dull, medium green; margin entire, reflexed; pubescence slight on top 

 of midrib, absent on petiole and shoot; winter shoot color dull reddish brown. 



Outstanding characters: Leaf rugose and reverse saucer-folded. 



