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Second sheet, Variety Gilmore

<s>Storage notes:</s>
9/14/28. Tree is very poor and weak - too
poor to be considered as in any degree
typical of the variety.  Apparently it has
a poor root system. Not impossible
it is a sprout from the root and the
fruit observed in 1925, not the variety
planted at all even though of rather high
quality.

Vigor of Tree: Exceptionally strong average weak.  Size:
Exceptionally large average small.

Foliage: Very abundant normal scanty.  Leaves: Very large
medium small; Color: Light dark normal.

Habit of Growth:  Very upright roundish broad flat spreading.
Central leader: Partially retained disappeared.

Branching:
Main limbs: Very medium long short;  Very medium slender
stout; Medium straight crooked.
Secondary limbs: Numerous medium few; Medium slender stout;
Drooping.
Twigs: Many medium few; Medium slender stout; Long medium
short; Straight branched twiggy; Medium open
dense; Willowy.
Spurs: Very many medium few;  Very medium slender stout;
½ - 1 - 2 - 3 inch; Mostly branched unbranched;
Spur twigs: Few medium many; Terminal bearing mostly
considerable slight none

General aspect of tree: Medium slender open dense stocky
grower; Top round much broader narrower than tall.

Illustrations:
Tree photographed

Fruit painted #106467  Fruit modeled

Fruit described #5212

Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:

        