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Name Orchard. 



TREE 



Marked characteristics 



Large, medium, small 

 Vigorous, medium, weak 

 Upright, spreading, drooping 

 Dense, open 



Vase-formed, round-topped 

 Hardy, half-hardy, tender 

 Very productive, productive 

 Medium productive, unproductive 

 Regular bearer, uncertain bearer 



SUSCEPTIBILITY to 



Insects 



Diseases 



TRUNK 



Stocky, medium, slender 

 Smooth, medium, shaggy 



BRANCHES 



Stocky, medium, slender 



Smooth, medium 



Shaggy, zigzag 



Red, brown, gray 



Green, glossy, dull 

 Lenticels 



Numerous, medium, few 



Large, medium, small 

 BRANCHLETS 



Thick, medium 



Slender, willowy 



Long, medium, short 

 Internodes 



Long, medium, short 



Bark 



Red, brown, gray 



Green, glossy, dull 



Rough, smooth, zigzag 



Pubescent, glabrous 

 Lenticels 



Numerous, medium, few 



Large, medium, small 



Raised or not 

 LEAVES 



Length Width.. 



Large, medium, small 



Oval, ovate, obovate 



Acuminate, lanceolate, spatulate 



Abruptly pointed, acutely pointed 



Thick, medium, thin 



Light, medium, dark green 



Smooth, rugose 

 Margin 



Glandular, crenate 



Finely serrate, coarsely serrate 

 Petiole 



Long, medium, short 



Thick, medium, slender 

 Glands 



Average number 



Opposite, alternate 



Large, medium, small 



Globose, reniform, mixed 



Red, green 



Position 



Stipules 



FLOWER-BUDS 



Hardy, half-hardy, tender 



Large, medium, small 



Long, medium, short 



Obtuse, conic, pointed, plump 



Appressed, free 



Pubescent 



Row No Date 19. 



FLOWERS 



Date of bloom , 



Early, medium, late 



Inches across 



Large, medium, small 



Pink, salmon 

 PKUIT 



Marked characteristics 



Early, midseason, late 



DATE OF RIPENING 



KEEPING QUALITY 



SHIPPING QUALITY 



SUSCEPTIBILITY to 



Insects 



Diseases 



Length Greatest diameter. 



Large, medium, small 

 Regular, irregular 

 Oval, ovate, roundish 

 Oblate, cordate, oblong 

 Truncate, conical 



Compressed long or opposite sutures 

 Halves equal or unequal 

 CAVITY 



Deep, medium, shallow 



Wide, medium, narrow 



Regular, irregular 



Flaring, abrupt 

 SUTURE 



Shallow, medium, deep 



Distinct, indistinct 



A mere line, lacking 

 APEX 



Prolonged tip, short tip 



Roundish, flattened, depressed 

 COLOR 



Red, yellow, green 



Crimson, white 



Mottled, blushed, striped 

 PUBESCENCE long, medium, short 



Thick, medium, thin 

 SKIN 



Thick, medium, thin 



Tough, medium, tender 



Adherent, semi-free, free 

 FLESH 



Red, white, green, yellow 



Juicy, medium, rather dry 



Coarse, fine-grained, stringy 



Tough, medium, tender 



Firm, melting 



Ripens evenly, unevenly 



Sweet, subacid 



Sour, sprightly, aromatic 

 Quality 



Best, very good, good 



Fair, poor, very poor 

 STONE 



Free, semi-cling, cling 



Length Greatest diameter. 



Large, medium, small 



Ovate, roundish, flattened 



Obovate, oval, plump 



Conspicuously winged, grooved 



Pointed, blunt, oblique 



Smooth, corrugated, pitted 

 USE 



Dessert, kitchen 



Market, home 

 DESIRABILITY 



REMARKS 



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