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Second sheet, Variety Grosh? (Acc. No. 10879)

Storage notes: 1927. Specimens picked Aug. 10 held
in office refrigerator. Date of exam. not
given. Fruits had yellowed and softened to
full maturity - and were past eating ripe.
Some specimens were breaking down. Considerable
pitting similar to Jonathan spot had developed.
The striking change was in flavor. Apparently
when first examined flavor was mild like Summer
Rambo. Now it was sharply acid, not agreeable,
almost suggestive of an acidity due to fermentation,
although it was not assumed that actual examination had
occured.

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 Several           Fruit modeled

Fruit described #17867 - 34627F

Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:

        