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Second sheet,  Variety Brown

Storage notes:  1928 crop.
Picked 9/27; stored 10/18 (3 wks after picking); Out 2/4/29.
Exam. 2/9/29.  Come out of storage apparently in
good condition. In 5 days at room temp.
there developed one of the worst cases of scald
imaginable.  In some cases flesh a little grainy
tender, a little lacking in juice, mildly acid,
pleasant, fairly good. Somewhat past prime
apparently.  Probably should have come out of storage (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) <s>flat</s> (spreading).
Lower limbs extend horizontally - Central leader: Partially retained (disappeared).

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Branching: well branched, stout, clean.
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 <s>slender</s> 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.
Top rather dense but broad spreading habit
lets sun in well. A find sturdy tree.

Illustrations:
Tree photographed

Fruit painted #19059     Fruit modeled

Fruit described Several

<s>Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:</s>
Evidence of leaf hoppers conspicuous.
storage ([illegible]) by the holidays.  However
the delay of about 3 weeks in going into storage
undoubtedly seriously affected storage quality.
        