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Second sheet, Variety Black Annette

Storage notes:  1926 spc. stored. Out 4/2/27; exam 4/7/27
kept well.  no shriveling, no scald.  Fine grain,
tender, quite juicy, mildly acid, pleasant,
fairly good. or perhaps slightly better.
1927 spec stored. Out 2/27/28 Exam 3/9/28.  In office
refrigerator meanwhile. Kept in excellent condition.
Fine grain, tender, juicy. mildly acid, sprightly
characteristic flavor which might be unpleasant
to some - fair or fair to good in quality.

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.

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Habit of Growth: Very (upright) roundish broad flat (slightly spreading).
4/18/25 Similarity in habit of growth to Rome Beauty was noted.

Branching: Normally well branched (see below).
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;
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. 47961

Fruit painted #12710 & 105873  Fruit modeled

Fruit described #12710 - 13722.

Disease notes by J. W. Roberts
Mild occurrence of bitter rot 8/10/21

Tree unsymmetrical because some of limbs have
been broken off. Reason not clear The droop of the
secondary branches and twigs and size of twigs and spurs
are very (like Cox Golden) (Acc. No. 3373. D : 23 : 3) (which see)
are noted.  But the tree is a poor thing with
many water sprouts.
        