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Second sheet.  Variety  Black Ben

Storage notes: 1926 spec. stored. Out 3/15/27.
Exam 3/27/27. In office refrigerator
meanwhile. spec. kept in excellent condition
so far as appearances go.  Fairly well developed
and highly colored.

Flesh lightly tinged yellow fine grained
and in contrast to cond. at harvest, tender
and fairly juicy.  very mildly acid decidedly
lacking in richness, quality characteristically
poor but probably pretty good for the variety.

Vigor of Tree: Exceptionally strong (average or better) weak. Size:
Exceptionally large (better than 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 retained) disappeared.

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Branching: well branched
Main limbs: Very medium long short; Very medium slender
(stout); Medium straight crooked.
Secondary limbs: Numerous medium few: Medium slender stout;
Drooping.
Twigs: (Many) meium few; Medium (slender) stout; Long (medium
short); Straight branched twiggy; Medium open
dense; Willowy.
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.
Main limbs show some roughness of bark.
Twiggy growth is conspicuous

Illustrations:
Tree photographed

Fruit painted Several   Fruit modeled

Fruit described none

Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:

        