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Second sheet, Variety Illinois Favorite

Storage notes: Acc. No. 7207
1928 Crop. Stored 10/27/28 Out of storage 3/19/29. Held
at room temp. until 4/5/29,then examined.
Physical condition appears good as fruits
are firm and hard, and but very little
shriveling, Several specimens decayed
during period they were held at room
temperature.

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.
40% of foliage still retained this date 11/15/28

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 <s>slender</s> stout); Long (medium)
short; Straight branched twiggy; (Medium <s>open</s>
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 <s>slender</s> open) dense (stocky
grower); Top (round) much broader narrower than tall.
see below

Illustrations:
Tree photographed Neg. No. 49676

Fruit painted None        Fruit modeled

Fruit described None

<s>Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:</s>
A strong stocky tree, developed on basis
of 3 main limbs. All secondary limbs
branch from these.  Each main limb
constitutes a sort of unit in itself.
        