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Second sheet, Variety Cross.

Storage notes:

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.
Quite a lot of leaves dropped but no disease apparent.

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Habit of Growth:  Very (upright) roundish broad flat (slight spreading).
Central leader: Partially retained disappeared.

Branching:
Main limbs: Very medium long short;  Very (medium <s>slender</s>
smooth stout); Medium straight crooked.
Secondary limbs: Numerous medium few; Medium slender stout;
Drooping. Nothing distinctive - normal
Twigs: Many medium few; Medium slender (stout); Long medium
(short); Straight branched twiggy; Medium open
dense; Willowy. Many on smaller limbs.
Spurs: Very many medium few;  Very medium slender (stout);
(½ - 1) - 2 - 3 inch; (Mostly <s>branched</s> 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.
General lack of thrift apparent. (see below)

Illustrations:
Tree photographed

Fruit painted Several  Fruit modeled

Fruit described Several

<s>Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:</s>
Trunk and one or two limbs appear 
to have "sunscald". Lack of thrift
may be due to this condition.
        