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Second sheet, Variety Lady Sweet (Acc. No. 1868)

Storage notes:  1926 Crop. Stored 10/9/36. Out 1/31/27
Exam immediately. Kept pretty well.
slight shriveling. Flesh yellowish, fine
grain, considerable body but quite tender,
quite juicy, sweet, lacks richness, only
"fairly good". Some of these fruits held in
office refrigerator until Feb. 24.  Apparently
changed but little, slight shriveling noted - 
fairly tender, quite juicy, moderately rich, fairly
good.  (over)

Vigor of Tree: Exceptionally strong (Below 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
well branched stout; Medium straight crooked. Smooth
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.
A rather light open grower, compared with some varieties.
Illustrations:
Tree photographed

Fruit painted  Several                            Fruit modeled

Fruit described  Several

Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:

        