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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Gem Sweet

Orchard location: Section G  Row 22  Tree 1

Arlington Accession No. 6351
Pom. No. 40531

Year: 1922 
Date Picked: 8/3
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1923
Date Picked: 8/14
Pomology Number: 103424

Year: 1924
Date Picked: 8/29
Pomology Number: 105205

Year: 1925
Date Picked: 7/29
Pomology Number: 106507

Year: 1926
Date Picked: 8/27
Pomology Number: 107793

Year: 1927
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Year: 1928
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Year: 1929
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Year: 1930
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Year: 1931
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Blossom dates:
1924 - 5/2, 90% buds open; 5/6, past full, light bloom.
1925 - 4/15, 75% buds open; 4/20 past full
1926 - 4/30, 90% buds open
<s>1927</s>1928 - 4/25, buds pink; 5/1, 85% buds open.

Remarks: Described in detail Report of the Pomologist
for 1895. p. 23. from C. S. Scott, Sinks Grove, W. Va.
Original tree then about 50 years old.
Scions received 3/13/08 from private
collection of W. M. Irwin, Eckington.  The entry for No.
40531 is followed by word. - "Restricted"

Characterization: Medium to good size, roundish conic,
sometimes slightly oblong conic, Ground color yellow,
with few pale stripes and splashes. Dots variable
from season to season - numerous, sometimes irregular
and russet making a coarse unattractive finish; sometimes
[sound], - medium size yellowish and brownish, rather
attractive. Cavity medium russeted, stem ¾" medium; basin
rather shallow, fairly broad; calyx lobes rather small,
eye closed. Flesh slightly tinged yellow, fairly fine grain
some degrees of maturity but apt to be rather coarse, rather distinctly
lacking in juice, apt to be mealy; sweet at its best fairly
good with flavor suggesting Black Gilliflower, but if 
a bit overripe, very dry, and mealy. Picked 8/27/26. Exam 9/3.
Then considerably overripe, very dry and mealy; flesh
brownish and broken down.

        