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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Amére du Surville
See Caldwell in J. A. R. Vol. 36 No. 5 pp 391-406

Orchard location: Section J  Row 9  Tree 4

Arlington Accession No. 8175
Pom. No. 46392

Year: 1922
Date Picked:
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Year: 1923
Date Picked:
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Year: 1924
Date Picked: 10/18
Pomology Number: 106038

Year: 1925
Date Picked: 10/10
Pomology Number: 107081

Year: 1926
Date Picked: 9/24
Pomology Number: 108164

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 10/4
Pomology Number: 109517

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 9/28
Pomology Number: 110424

Year: 1929
Date Picked: 9/16
Pomology Number: 111240

Year: 1930
Date Picked:
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Year: 1931
Date Picked:
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Blossom dates:
1924  5/2 - in bloom - very light
1925  4/15 - buds opening. 4/20 past full
1926  5/3 - T 9-4 past full T 10-4 no evidence of bloom.
1927  4/16 T 9/4 no bloom. T 10-4 5% buds open.
not clear whether "no bloom" means no fruit buds, or none open
Mrs. [Grob] took notes.
1928  5/2 full bloom.

Remarks:

French crab - scions from Va. Expt. Sta. received 3/10/10
10/4/28 Apparently considerably larger than usual.  Spec
run from 2½" to 2¾" in diameter.  More highly colored than usual.

Characterization:
Fairly good size, larger than most
crabs but below med. on apple size scale.
(1927 Av. 2¼" in diameter)
Roundish conic to slightly oblong conic, not
unlike small [Berch] in shape.*
Light yellow under color, overspread with
dull washed out pinkish red, indistinct striping,
blush bloom,  thin buttermilk overspread,
Dots many minute, unconspicuous
flesh tinged yellow, mod. fine texture, fairly
juicy, rather tough.  Nearly sweet, bitter
very astringent.  some seasons watercore.
* Cavity med. Basin narrow & shallow; calyx lobes
mod. large, converging, eye closed.
<s>10/27</s> 10/8/27.  still unmature. 

        