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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Carbough

Orchard location: Section H  Row 15-16  Tree 4

Arlington Accession No. 6414
Pom. No. 40632

Year: 1922
Date Picked: 10/26
Pomology Number:  102881

Year: 1923
Date Picked: 
Pomology Number:

Year: 1924
Date Picked: 11/4 
Pomology Number: 106020

Year: 1925
Date Picked: 9/23 
Pomology Number: 106841

Year: 1926
Date Picked: 10/4
Pomology Number: 108180

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 9/21
Pomology Number: 109468

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 10/23
Pomology Number: 110888

Year: 1929
Date Picked: 9/10
Pomology Number: 111169

Year: 1930
Date Picked: 9/18
Pomology Number: 111651

Year: 1931
Date Picked: 10/6
Pomology Number: 112323

Blossom dates:
1924 - 5/2, 25% buds open; 5/6, full bloom - but light
1925 - 4/15, 25% buds open; 7/20, 75% buds open.
1926 - 4/30, 25% buds open
<s>1927</s> 1928 - 4/26, first bloom; 5/1, 40% buds open.

Remarks:  The orchard records show this variety
as Carbough, but checking back to Jour.
of Pom. receipt records, it becomes apparent
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OK 9-22-43
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that Carbough is correct.  Scion through
W. N. Irwin 3/27/08.  From private collection in Eckington (over)
(see over)

Characterization:  Fairly good size, roundish conic to oblong
conic; fairly regular except that some fruits have sides
unequal. Ground color unattractive greenish yellow with
considerable gray overspread (buttermilk).  Dots numerous
variable from submerged & inconspicuous to conpspicuous
brown;  Cavity medium width, deep, abrupt;  <s>Basin</s>
stem slender, ½" - ¾" long. Basin rather deep, abrupt; calyx
lobes fairly large, though reflexed. eye is nearly closed.
Flesh tinged yellow to nearly white; fine grain
considerable body to it but rather tender, very mild subacid
to neutral, becoming sweet when fully mature.  Mostly
indifferent and rather poor quality - but apparently most
of the lots were picked too early.  11/7/24.  Noted as (over)
        