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Skin
Skin color - solid green or yellow?
Only green or yellow present
32
Other colors present
98
Stripes
Stripes present
75
No stripes
55
Stripes - details
Mottled, marbled
44
Short splashes
53
Lined stripes
27
Mixed stripes, colors
52
Washed - faded
72
Stripe colors
Dark Red
64
Russet
5
Brownish-red
14
Crimson to Purplish
55
Mixed colors
40
Scarlet, Carmine (red orange)
33
Pink
45
Red
72
Skin color when ripe
Golden Russet
12
Red-Orange, Scarlet
4
White to Greenish to Green
25
Red
55
Red (+/or) Pink to Pale Pink
16
Yellow (+/or) Green with some Red (+/or) Pink
98
Yellow (+/or) Green with NO Red (+/or) Pink
28
Red (+/or) Purple to nearly Black
32
Orange - Yellow with Red towards Brown
14
Brown to Gray Green
13
Bluish cast on top of color
15
Variable
30
Skin blush
Present
98
Not present
30
Skin blush color
Scarlet, Carmine (red orange)
18
Orange to Orange Red Brown
32
Red to Deep Red into Dark Purple
78
Bronze to Brownish Purple
18
Pink to Pinkish Red Copper
52
Skin waxy or greasy
Waxy or greasy (fresh or stored)
45
No waxiness or greasiness present
70
Skin feel
Dry
35
Moderate smoothness, moderate shine
4
Hammering, peening, tiny pits, shallow dimples
12
Not smooth, Rough
35
Smooth
87
Russet (leathery skin)
Present
92
Not present
46
Russet details
Capillary lines, Netting, Veins, Webbing
37
Russet cap covers shoulders of stem cavity
15
Solid cover - thick, dense
6
Solid cover - thin
11
Radiating, stellate, rays, stripes
59
Dots, Patches, Spots
82
In stem cavity
95
Scarf skin (whitish coating on skin that cannot be rubbed off)
Present
20
Not present
89
Suture lines
Present
2
Not present
97
Bloom (easy to rub off white coating)
Present
26
Not present
81
Bloom (easy to rub off white coating)
Dots description
Black
3
Brown
27
Dark
11
Elongated toward stem end
19
Green
23
Light colored, pale, greyed
45
Pink
10
Red
5
Same color as background
29
Areolar
27
Gray
48
Raised
41
Russet
80
Stellate
2
Submerged / Depressed
33
Tan / Cream
38
White
64
Yellow
22
Dots numbers
Few
29
Moderate
54
Numerous
72
Dots size
Large
43
Medium
66
Small
69
Dots prominence
Conspicuous, prominent, distinct
79
Lenticels conspicuous
16
Inconspicuous, not prominent
59
Dots spread
Enter the stem cavity
53
Random, Irregular spread
31
Equally spread
38
From Basin lessening toward Cavity
72
From Cavity lessening toward Basin
10
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Stem / Cavity
Stem - length
Does not extend above cavity
21
Variable
28
Short
64
Medium
95
Long
54
Stem - thickness
Variable
31
Slender
70
Medium
95
Thick
59
Stem - position
Inclined, Oblique, laying to the side
55
Slightly Oblique
90
Upright
88
Stem - details
Bract node on stem
13
Pubescent, Downy
9
Swollen at base of cavity
17
Curved
62
Variable
32
Knobby, Clubbed
65
Stem - color
Yellow
1
Brown
98
Red
26
Green
78
Stem Cavity - protruberances
Flat, Smooth
27
Compressed
71
Furrows, Corrugated
81
Stem Cavity - side view depth
Variable
17
Shallow
17
Medium
79
Deep
87
Stem Cavity - skin features
Brown
86
Concentric Lines of Russet
24
Cracking
8
Flat
19
Green
91
Lipped - fold of skin over stem end
50
Pubescent, Downy
2
Red
57
Ribbed
14
Russet
92
Scarf Stripes extend from stem
9
Scarf, Pale Coating
27
Shiny, Smooth
43
Silvery Gray
48
Yellow
66
Stem Cavity - slope to stem
Cone-shaped slope to stem
30
Steep, Acuminate slope
87
Acute, Medium Slope
93
Obtuse, gradual slope to stem
15
Flat or rounded to stem
3
Stem Cavity - top view orientation
Oblique - slanted to one side
83
Symmetrical
88
Stem Cavity - top view width
Moderate, Medium width
80
Narrow
34
Wide, Broad
82
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Shape / Size
Shape - features
Elliptical, Compressed, Irregular
43
Anglular (flat-sided)
61
Regular, round
70
Ribbed
50
Prominent uneven ribs
27
Slightly, broadly, obscurely ribbed
87
Ribbed cavity to basin
31
Unusual shape
15
Fruit size
Very small
1
Small
35
Medium
95
Large
66
Very large
26
Variable
51
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Basin
Skin
Red
53
Yellow
77
Shiny, Smooth
69
Pubescent, Downy
25
Russet
47
Concentric lines - gray or russet
12
Bloom, Scarf, Waxy, Dusty
46
Green
90
Brown
30
Silvery gray
24
Width
Narrow
58
Moderate
91
Broad
51
Variable
29
Side view - slope to eye
Tight, Acuminate
64
Tight to medium slope
64
Acute, Regular, Medium slope
90
Obtuse, gradual slope to eye
53
Variable
29
Flat or rounded to calyx
5
Side view - depth
Shallow
71
Medium depth
89
Deep
50
Variable depth
35
Protruberances
Smooth, flat
19
Beaded, Mammiform
25
Ridged, Ribbed
77
Undulate, Furrowed, Wavy, Puckered
96
Basal lobes
Present, Crowned, or 5-lobed
50
Slightly present
79
Not present
55
Basin top view
Uneven, Oblique, Slanted
78
Symmetrical, Round
88
Calyx / Sepals - opening
Small
65
Medium
74
Large
38
Calyx / Sepals - description
Leafy
15
Pubescent
64
Green with brown tips
76
Brown
18
Open
29
Closed
87
Partially Open
74
Convergent
76
Connivent
30
Erect
56
Flat
16
Reflexed
68
Calyx / Sepals - size
Long
24
Medium
65
Short
79
Calyx / Sepals - width
Narrow
43
Medium
79
Wide
35
Calyx tube - shape
Conic
88
Funnel
59
Urn
12
Calyx tube - length
Long
49
Medium
72
Short
44
Calyx tube - size
Large
39
Medium
82
Small
35
Calyx tube - stamen
Marginal
Median
Basal
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Core / Seeds
Core
Abaxile / Irregular
72
Axile / Symmetrical
79
Closed
78
Open
74
Core carpels
Hollow cylinder at center
47
Tufted
31
Core lines
Moderate
84
Narrow
40
Wide
31
Core lines meeting
Base of calyx tube
48
Sides of calyx tube
83
Seed characteristics
Abortive
64
Dark
48
Few
37
Flat
15
Many
33
Plump
67
Tufted
22
Seed point
Acuminate
26
Acute
75
Obtuse
50
Seed size
Small
46
Medium
79
Large
39
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Flesh / Flavor
Flavor sweetness
No flavor other than sweet
2
Tart, sub-acid, or bitter flavor detected
97
Flesh color
White
30
White to Cream, pale yellow
81
White to Greenish to Greenish Yellow
35
Pale Pink or Red
Yellow to Very Yellow
17
Tinge or Staining
Yellow
42
Green
39
Red or Pink
21
Not present
82
Texture
Firm changing to Soft
13
Tender, Soft, Melting
64
Crisp, Breaking into chuncks
85
Firm, Hard
77
Granular, Coarse, Mealy
33
Moderate
37
Chewy
15
Grain
Fine
62
Medium
54
Granular, Coarse, Mealy
40
Juiciness
Juicy or Very Juicy
96
Not Very Juicy, Dry
9
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Cultural / Uses
Flowering period
Very early season
Early season
2
Early-Mid season
9
Mid season
30
Mid-Late season
26
Late season
2
Very-Late season
1
Fruit-bearing
Spur-bearer
90
Partial tip-bearer
20
Tip-bearer
10
Harvest time
Very early season
4
Early season
12
Early-Mid season
7
Mid season
13
Mid-Late season
12
Late season
58
Very-Late season
9
Era when planted
Before 1950
69
After 1950
31
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