
          480

Second sheet, Variety Martin

Storage notes: 1927 Crop. Out of storage 1/5/28
Exam 1/9/28. Good condition, still pretty firm.
-fairly juicy, tender but has considerable body,
very mild subacid, rich with somewhat
characteristic flavor, pleasant, good to very good.
1928 Crop.  Stored 10/18; out of storage 2/4/29; Exam 3/9/29.
Excellent condition but appreciable shriveling
during 5 days at room temp. As above - fairly rich,
good. In mildness of flavor and in some (over)

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.

Habit of Growth:  Very (upright) (roundish) broad flat spreading.
Central leader: (Partially) <s>retained</s> (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 open
dense; Willowy.
Spurs: Very many (medium) few;  Very (medium <s>slender</s> stout);
(½ - 1 - 2) - 3 inch; (Mostly <s>branched</s> 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.

Illustrations:
Tree photographed Neg. No. 47972

Fruit painted Several                   Fruit modeled

Fruit described None

Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:
Larger limbs have much scaly old
bark - may be only natural shedding
of outer bark but looks as if it
might - have been a superficial
infection of something that did
not persist.
        