Apples (Mo-Pa)

The index cards in this series contain notes on the basic characteristics of each type of fruit and abbreviations of publications in which there is an entry about the fruit. Fruits included are apple, crab apple, cherry, pear, peach, plum, nuts, citrus, grape, fig, strawberry, bush fruit, and miscellaneous fruit. Handwritten entries on the index cards are coded according to the format represented in “Code to citation on general fruit variety card file” (Referred to as Box 1A-a). Fruit cards are housed in alphabetical order by type of fruit, then alphabetical order by variety name within the same type of fruit. Cards are preprinted with the categories of name, synonym, classification (class, order, section, sub sec.), description (season, size, quality, use, origin), date of introduction, authorities describing, where illustrated, and journal number. Cards are 5” x 3”.