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Second sheet,  Variety  Boiken

Storage notes:
4/1/27.  clean pleasant flavor, though still rather acid.
as came from storage. Lacks richness.

Dec. 12/27.  (1927 crop)  Excellent physical condition.
Still too acid unless one desires pretty sour fruit.
Lacks richness - not better than fair in quality.

Vigor of Tree: Exceptionally strong average weak.  Size:
Tree Row 7 is very weak, bark dead on trunk & limbs. apparently
nearly killed several years by mice.  #8 is OK.

Foliage: Very abundant normal scanty.  Leaves: Very large
medium small;  Color: Light dark normal.

Habit of Growth:  Very upright (roundish <s>broad flat</s> spreading.
Central leader: Partially retained disappeared.

Branching: well branched
Man limbs: Very medium long short; Very (medium <s>slender</s>
stout); Medium straight crooked.
Secondary limbs: Numerous medium few;  Medium slender stout;
Drooping
Twigs: Many (medium) few; (medium <s>slender</s> stout) Long medium
short;  Straight branched twiggy; Medium open
dense; Willowy.  Rather drooping.
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. 47865.  Also C: 17 : 5 Neg. No. 44700

Fruit painted Several     Fruit modeled

Fruit described Several

Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:  Aug. 10/21. Bitter rot
noted as severe.
Several references to bitter rot in annual
notes, including fruits in storage (only 1926 crop). Many
small infections on some fruits.
Apparently very susceptible to bitter rot.

        