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Table II. — Characters useful for Identification in Growing Season. 



Probable Identity. 



Type A 

 Angers. 



Type B 

 Common. 



TypeC 



? 



Type D 

 De Fontenay. 



TypeE 

 Portugal. 



Bud bursting 



early, 

 end February 



early, 

 end February 



medium, 

 early March 



late, 

 mid-March 



late, 

 mid-March 



Early leaves 



yellow-green 



yellow-green 



bright yellow 



green 



silvery-green 



Growth — 

 Habit 



vigorous 

 bushy 



moderate 

 bushy, more 

 erect than A 



dwarfing 

 very erect, 

 dense, shrubby 



moderate 

 very spreading 



. 



very vigorous 

 bushy, many 

 branches in- 

 clined 



Shoots 



long, slender 



long, slender 



short, wiry 



very long, 

 slender 



long, stout 



Internodes 



Leaves — 

 Size 



medium, 

 shorter 

 than E 



medium 



medium 

 smaller than A 



short 

 smallish 



long 



medium, 

 smaller than A 



long 

 large 



Shape 



ovate, 

 longer than 

 broad 



ovate, rela- 

 tively 

 longer than A 



broadly ovate 

 to almost 

 circular 



ovate, 

 much longer 

 than broad 



elliptical, 

 longer than 

 broad 



Surface 



wavy margin, 

 concave, 

 downy 

 under surface 



wavy margin, 

 concave, very 



downy 

 under surface 



very crinkled, 



decidedly 

 concave and 

 downy both 

 surfaces 



often flattish 

 to slightly 

 concave, 

 downy 



wavy margin, 

 concave, soft 

 and downy 

 surfaces 



Colour 



bright dark 

 green 



dull, lighter 

 than A 



dull, yellow 



green 

 pinkish tips 



dull, very 

 dark green 



bright dark 

 green 



Tip 



broad and 

 abruptly 

 acuminate 



acute 



approximately 

 a right angle, 

 apex often 

 obtuse 



gradually 

 narrowing 

 to obtuse 

 apex 



broad 

 abruptly 

 acuminate 

 apex 



Position 

 on stem 



generally 

 drooping or 

 recurved 



slightly 

 drooping 



generally hori- 

 zontal, slightly 

 drooping 



held stiffly, 

 often horizon- 

 tal and 

 upturned 



irregular, 



often 

 drooping 



Leaf stalk 



short 



short 



short 



short 



long 



Stipules 



Roots— 

 1 year layers 



longer than 



petiole 

 lanceolate 

 finely serrate 



root very 

 readily 



longer than 



petiole 

 lanceolate 

 serration 

 almost obso- 

 lete 



fairly well 

 rooted 



often longer j 

 than petiole 

 lanceolate 

 entire 



not so well 

 rooted as A 



often longer 

 than petiole 

 lanceolate 

 entire 



poorly 

 rooted 



very large 

 lobed at base 

 toldly serrate 



very shy to 

 root 



4 year roots 



many laterals 



much fibre 

 good anchor- 

 age 



fairly well 

 rooted 



much fibre, 

 not so strong 

 as A 



few strong 

 coarse roots, 

 little fibre 



much fibre 



