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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Cornell (Cornell Fancy) Trees originally labeled Brooke striped
(see below)*

Orchard location: Section G  Row 4  Tree 1

Arlington Accession No. 6299 (see $6305. G : 3-4 : 4 also Cornell)
Pom. No. 39103

Year: 1922
Date Picked: 7/7
Pomology Number: 102235

Year: 1923
Date Picked: 
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Year: 1924
Date Picked: 8/29
Pomology Number: 105196

Year: 1925
Date Picked: 
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Year: 1926
Date Picked: 8/27
Pomology Number: 107754

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 8/15
Pomology Number: 109266

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 8/14
Pomology Number: 110247

Year: 1929
Date Picked: 
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Year: 1930
Date Picked: 
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Year: 1931
Date Picked: 
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Blossom dates:
1924 - 5/2, 20% buds open; 5/6, full bloom. Very light bloom.
1925 - 4/20, full bloom - few clusters only on tree.
1926 - 4/30, first bloom
<s>1927</s> 1928 - 4/25, buds show pink; 5/1, 35% buds open.

Remarks:*Acc. No. 6299. according to records should be
Brooke (striped) - Pom. no. 39103 scions from Mr.
Irwin. 3/10/08.  Several paintings this variety on
file from Montgomery Co. Md. and other nearby
sources.  The 1922 card was labeled "not correct"
the 1924 card (none in 1923) bore Mr. Brunk's query: "Isn't
this and Cornell Fancy alike. I noted on card:
"Undoubtedly is Cornell." Subsequently
it was so regarded without question.

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Characterization:
1926 notes:
Above medium, approaching good size; fairly regu;lar
and smooth, some specimens indistinctly ribbed;
form variable from roundish conic to quite distinctly
oblong conic with apical half tapering rather sharply.
Ground color yellow, nearly covered with bright red
overspread and well defined red stripes in majority of
specimens; a little buttermilk overspread; Dots.
scattered, whitish, not conspicuous. Flesh yellowish
a little coarse, tender, quite juicy, mildly acid, with no
distinguishing flavor, though rather pleasant.  Fair to
good in quality.  In the elongated fruits the carpels
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