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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Indiana Favorite

Orchard location: Section J  Row 17  Tree 4

Arlington Accession No. 8202
Pom. No. missing  Scions recd 3/23/10

Year: 1922 
Date Picked: 9/23
Pomology Number: 102561

Year: 1923
Date Picked: 10/12
Pomology Number: 104257

Year: 1924
Date Picked: 10/18
Pomology Number: 106040

Year: 1925
Date Picked: 10/12
Pomology Number: 107103

Year: 1926
Date Picked: 9/24
Pomology Number: 108312

Year: 1927
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 9/27
Pomology Number: 110536

Year: 1929
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1930
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1931
Date Picked: 10/6
Pomology Number: 112332

Blossom dates:
1924 - 5/2, 90% buds open; 5/6, a little past full.
1925 - 4/15, 90% buds open; 4/20 a little past full.
1926 - 5/3, full bloom.
<s>1927</s>1928 - 4/20, first bloom; 4/26, 25% buds open; 5/2, past full - very light bloom.

Remarks: Apparently the paintings of this
variety in the files vary considerably and there
is some question as to just what it is like.
Some indication that fruits were more oblate
in certain seasons than in others.

Characterization: Size above medium; oblate,
slightly conic, Ground color yellow nearly
covered with bright red, indistinct stripes on
better colored fruits, nondistinct and less well
colored specimens; dots numerous, medium size,
yellowish, conspicuous, some areole; light
bluish bloom. Cavity medium depth, rather narrow,
stem about ½", medium; basin rather shallow to 
medium depth, broad; calyx lobes rather flat, converging;
eye large, in most cases open.  Flesh tinged
yellow, fine grain, firm, quite juicy, mild subacid
fairly rich, good to very good. Good eating condition
11/22/28 from storage. Not fully mature 10/22/25
some resemblance to Bennett.

        