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Second sheet, Variety Fletcher Russet.

Storage notes: 1926 Crop.  Out of storage Jan 31/27.
Office refrigerator till exam 2/24/27.  Fruits
wilted and spongy.  Texture fine grain, tender,
quite juicy.  Apparently lost flavor, but
still a fairly good apple.
1927 crop. Out of storage Dec. 7/27.  Exam Dec. 8/27
Has kept well; very little shriveling. Texture is
a little grainy, tender, quite juicy, rather sprightly
subacid, sharp enough to have a biting sensation
on tongue. Perhaps a little past prime.  Suggested that the
grainy texture may be result of over maturity.  Biting sensation from 
acidity not elsewhere mentioned.

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. 75% fallen

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

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Branching:
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) slender stout; Long (medium)
short; (Straight) branched twiggy; (Medium <s>open</s>
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 <s>much</s> slightly broader <s>narrower</s> than tall.)

Illustrations:
Tree photographed Neg. Nos <s>49001 &</s> 49687

Fruit painted #110403, 109437 & 45674  Fruit modeled

Fruit described #45674

Disease notes <s>by J. W. Roberts:</s>
Not a very good type of tree on whole.
Some cankers on main limbs.
Good many watersprouts on the
limbs.
        