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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: McIntosh

Orchard location: Section J  Row 7-8  Tree 1

Arlington Accession No. 7227  See also Acc. Nos. 1874, 4304 and 6316.
Pom. No. Acc. card missing

Year: 1922 
Date Picked: 9/6
Pomology Number: 102494

Year: 1923
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1924
Date Picked: 9/13
Pomology Number: 105411

Year: 1925
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1926
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 9/13
Pomology Number: 109403

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 9/8
Pomology Number: 110365

Year: 1929
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1930
Date Picked: 8/20
Pomology Number: 11536

Year: 1931
Date Picked: 8/25
Pomology Number: 112289

Blossom dates:
1924 - 5/2, full bloom
1925 - 4/15, first bloom; 4/20, past full.
1926 - 5/1, full bloom, petals beginning to fall.
1927 - 4/16, 75% buds open.
1928 - 4/26, 10% buds open; 5/1, 90% buds open.

Remarks:
Source -
Likely seems from Mass. Expt. Sta - rec'd 3/1/9 - Apparently
7 lots of scions of this variety - Pom. Nos. 46486 - 46492.

Characterization: 1927 notes - Sept. 15. Good size, probably
as well developed as this variety is likely to get at
Arlington. - A little oblate, smooth, regular.
Ground color yellowish with a greenish
tinge at this time.  Pretty well overspread with
brith red with indistinct striping; the color
markings nearly merge into a solid red.  Dots very
minute, whitish, numerous, inconspicuous.
A few small brown dots. Rather heavy bloom.
Flesh lightly tinged yellow, fine grain, tender,
quite juicy, sprightly subacid - specimens
slightly immature 9/15 The characteristic McIntosh
flavor is somewhat developed but not (over)

        