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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Illinois Favorite

Orchard location: Section J  Row 3-4  Tree 5

Arlington Accession No. 7207 (See G:23-24:3.
Acc. No. 6359 - also Ill. favorite)
Pom. No. likely 43476. (over)

Year: 1922 
Date Picked: 7/28*
Pomology Number: 102211

Year: 1923
Date Picked: 11/1
Pomology Number: 104352

Year: 1924
Date Picked: 10/20**
Pomology Number: 108681**

Year: 1925
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1926
Date Picked: 10/20
Pomology Number: 108681

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 9/28
Pomology Number: 109589

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 10/23
Pomology Number: 110718

Year: 1929
Date Picked: 
Pomology Number:

Year: 1930
Date Picked: 
Pomology Number:

Year: 1931
Date Picked: 
Pomology Number:

Blossom dates:
1924 - 5/2, 75% buds open; 5/6, petals mostly off
1925 - 4/15, 50% buds open; 4/20, past full.
1926 - 5/3, past full bloom, petals falling rapidly
1927 - 4/16, 25% buds open
1928 - 4/20, first bloom; 4/26, 25% buds open; 5/1, 90% buds open.

Remarks:
* Obviously some mistake in this picking date.
** Obviously some mistake in this Pom. No.
Evidence, however points to both of these records (1924 and
1926) are in fact 1926 records with no specimens in 1924
The 2d 1926 record is from a storage card. Notes made on
the card marked for 1924 are dated 11/16/26.

Characterization: 1926 & 1928 latter from stored spec 4/5/29
(question as to relation to Nero, Minkler and Park still to be settled)
Size above medium; roundish conic to slightly oblate;
ground color yellow, pretty well overspread with a fairly
heavy wash of medium to bright red, with more or less
striping; stripes narrow somewhat in nature of penciling.
Dots variable, not numerous, some are large, areole, raised,
other are small, dark brown; sometimes a few appear
as slight breaks in the skin. Cavity medium; stem
⅝" to ¾" slender; considerable russet in cavity. Basin
medium depth but broad, sides abrupt, slightly ribbed.
sepals large, long, converging, rather thick; eye usually
closed - sometimes partially open. Flesh yellowish,
(over)

        