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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Martha (crab)

Orchard location: Sectopm F  Row 25-26  Tree 1

Arlington Accession No. 4716 See Acc. No. 4950  E:3-4:1 also Martha
Pom. No. apparently not recorded

Year: 1922 
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1923
Date Picked: 8/14
Pomology Number: 103429

Year: 1924
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1925
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1926
Date Picked: 8/12
Pomology Number: 107703

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 8/4
Pomology Number: 109237

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 
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Year: 1929
Date Picked: 
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Year: 1930
Date Picked: 
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Year: 1931
Date Picked: 
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Blossom dates:
1924 - 4/28, 20% buds open; 5/6 much past full, but still buds
1925 - 4/14, 50% buds open; 4/20, petals mostly off.
1926 - 4/30, 90% buds open
1927 - 4/12, first bloom.

Remarks: Stock received 3/15/03 from Phoenix
Nursery Co. Bloomington, Ill. - as was
also Acc. No. 4950 on 4/1/05.

Characterization: Aug, 10, 1927. Fairly good size for
a crab. Ground color yellow, with a little
red overspread about base on exposed side,
but not nearly as much color develops as
is shown in the  painting on file.  Picking
in 1927 seems to have been well timed so far
as maturity is concerned.  Seems to be a
pretty good crab for this section.
8/14/26 it was noted: Good size for a crab, oblate;
yellowish ground color with a little red
blush; quite acid; very astringent.
        