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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Launette (French crab)

Orchard location: J  Row 11-12  Tree 5

Arlington Accession No. 8181
Pom. No. 46398

Year: 1922 
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Year: 1923
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Year: 1924
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Year: 1925
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Year: 1926
Date Picked: 10/1
Pomology Number: 108324

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 10/4
Pomology Number: 109594

Year: 1928
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1929
Date Picked: 9/16
Pomology Number: 111252

Year: 1930
Date Picked: -
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Year: 1931
Date Picked: -
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Blossom dates:
1924 - 5/2, 50% buds open; 5/6, little past full - very light bloom.
1925 - *4/15, 20% buds open; 4/20, little past full but still few buds.
1926 - 5/3, full bloom
<s>1927</s> 1928 - 4/26, buds just show pink; 5/2, 25% buds open

Remarks: * slightly more advanced than most of French crabs.
scions received 3/23/10.
See Caldwell: J.A.R. Vol. 36, No. 5 (Mch [March] 1, 1928) pp 391-406
Scions from Va. Expt. Station 3/10/10

Characterization: Size medium or below (2¼ & up in
diameter), sharply roundish conic to sharply 
elongated conic, ground color yellow, covered
with dull red stripes which in the better colored fruits
blend more or less into a wash of red.  Dots
numerous variable from indistinct to [to] slightly
raised and brownish - rather inconspicuous. In
1926 surface of most fruits had much coarse
russet and leather cracking but in 1927. the finish
was fairly smooth.  Cavity medium; basin small;
eye closed. Flesh lightly tinged yellow, fairly fine
grain, a little tough, fairly juicy, sweet,
distinctly bitter, astringency pronounced.

        