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on the shaded side the stripes are well defined. — 4. The cells are 

 regular. — 5. They are of a purely sweet, vinous, or acid flavor. — 

 6. They have not the same flavor as the Roseniipfel. — 7. They do not 

 decay except when gathered before maturity, or after the period when 

 properly ripened. — 8. They form a large and somewhat considerable 

 class among the culinary fruits. 



ORDER I. FLAT STREIFLINGE. 

 1. They have the bulge at the same distance from the eye, as from 

 the stalk, and are broadly flattened. — 2. They are constantly half an 

 inch broader than high. 



ORDER II. TAPERING STREIFLINGE. 

 1. They are broader than ^high. — 2. They diminish from the 

 middle of the apple towards the eye, so that the superior half is conical, 

 or pyramidal, and is not at all similiar to the inferior half. 



ORDER IIL OBLONG OR CYLINDRICAIi STREIFLINGE. 

 1. The height and breath are almost equal. — 2. They diminish 

 gradually from the base to the apex. — 3. Or from the middle of the fruit, 

 they gradually diminish towards the base and apex equally. 



ORDER IV. ROUND STREIFLINGE. 

 1. The convexity of the fruit next the base and the apex is the 

 same. — 2. The breadth does not differ from the height, except only 

 about a quarter of an inch. — 3. Laid in the hand with the eye and 

 stalk sideways, they have the appearance of a roundish shape. 



CLASS VL TAPERING APPLES. 



1. They have the cells regular. — 2. They are not covered with 

 bloom. — 3. They are not striped, and are either of an uniform color, or 

 washed with red on the side next the sun. — 4. Constantly diminishing 

 to a point towards the eye. — 5. They are sweet, or vinous, approaching 

 a pure acid. — 6. They do not decay readily. 



ORDER L OBLONG, CYLINDRICAL, OR CONICAL. 

 Characters the same as Order IIL of the Streiflinge. 



ORDER II. TAPERING TO A POINT. 

 Characters the same as Order 11. of the Streiflinge. 



CLASS VIL FLAT APPLES. 



1. They are constantly broader than high. — 2. They are never 

 striped. — 3. They are either of an uniform color, or on the side 

 exposed to the sun more or less washed or shaded with red. — 4. They 

 have regular cells. — 5. They are not unctuous when handled. — 6. They 

 do not decay readily. — 7. Flavor purely sweet or purely sour. 



ORDER I. PURELY FLAT APPLES. 



1. The difference is obvious to the eye. — 2. The breadth is con- 

 stantly half an inch more than the height. 



