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Second sheet,  Variety: Bethel

Storage notes:  Dec. 12/27. Spec. stored presumably
soon after harvest. Sept. 23.  In excellent
condition except a little wilting in
1 - 2 spec.  Fine grain; a good deal of
substance to the flesh; lack juice, and richness;
mildly acid.  A flavor not entirely pleasant. not
sure it is characteristic of the variety.

(See below)

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 speading.
Central leader: Partially retained 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 slender stout; Long medium
short; Straight branched twiggy; Medium open
dense; Willowy.
Spurs:  Very many medium few: Very medium slender stout:
½ - 1 - 2 - 3 inch; Mostly branched unbranched;
Spurs 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. 47976

Fruit painted Several    Fruit modeled

Fruit described Several

<s>Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:</s>  No notes of importance
recorded. Similarity of tree to Weaver Sweet
(D : 3-4 : 2) in noted.  That, in turn, is
referred to Pinnacle (D : 2 : 2) which
it is said closely to resemble.  Apparently 
a rather broad, stocky type of tree.  Notes on
Pinnacle were made 1/10/28
        