DESCRIPTION BLANK FOR THE STRAWBERRY 



Row Date 



PLANTS 



Characteristics 



Numerous, medium, few 



Vigorous, medium, weak 



Tall, medium, dwarf 



Very productive, productive 



Medium productive, unproductive 



Spring-bearing, everbearing 



SUSCEPTIBILITY to 



Insects 



Diseases 



DATE OF RIPENING 



LENGTH OF SEASON 



RUNNERS thick, medium, slender 

 with long, medium, short internodes. 



LEAVES 



Large, medium, small 

 Light, medium, dark green 

 Rugose, smooth 

 Glossy, dull 



PETIOLE thick, medium, slender 



FLOWERS 



Perfect, semi-perfect, imperfect 



Date of bloom 



Early, medium, late 



Length of blooming season 



Size : diameter 



Large, medium, small 



Petals 



Number 



Large, medium, small 



Stamens 

 Numerous, medium, few, none 



Receptacle 

 Large, medium, small 



Fruit-stems 



Long, medium, short 

 Thick, medium, slender 

 Erect, semi-erect, prostrate 



Pedicels 



Long, medium, short 

 Thick, medium, slender 



FRUIT 



Characteristics 



PICKING QUALITY 



SHIPPING QUALITY 



Large, medium, small 

 Retains size, drops in size 



Uniform variable. 



Regular, irregular, furrowed 

 Oval, conic, roundish 

 Oblong, oblate, wedge 

 Cockscomb, necked 



APEX 



Pointed, obtuse, indented 



Green-tipped 



Hard-undeveloped 



SURFACE COLOR 



Light, medium, dark red 

 Dull, glossy 

 Unattractive, attractive 

 Colors evenly or unevenly 



CALYX 



Large, medium, small 



Raised, flat, depressed 



Reflexed, leafy 



Color 



Adherence to fruit . . 



SEASON 



Early, midseason, late 



SEPALS 



Long, medium, short 

 Broad, medium, narrow 



SEEDS 



Numerous, medium, few 

 Raised, sunken 



FLESH 



Light, medium, dark red 

 Whitish toward center 

 Juicy, medium, not juicy 

 Stringy, firm, medium, tender 

 Sweet, subacid, sour 

 Sprightly, high-flavored, aromatic 



QUALITY 



Best, very good, good 

 Fair, poor, very poor 



USE 



Dessert, kitchen, canning 

 Market, home 



DESIRABILITY 



REMARKS . 



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