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Obovate, reversed ovate, being largest from the foot-stalk or towards the apex. 

 Obtuse, rounded or blunt. 



Ovate* egg-shaped, being the largest towards the foot-stalk. 

 Pedicel, the subdivision of a flower or fruit-stalk. 

 Peduncle, the flower or fruit-stalk. 

 Petals, flower-leaves, usually colored* 

 Petiole, leaf-stalk. 



Pinch-in, to stop the growth of a shoot by pinching off the tip. 



Pippin, an indefinite term applied to various apples, differing in size, shape, color, and 

 flavor, but more particularly used for the Newtown Pippin. 

 Pomology, the science of fruits. 



Pyramidal, like a pyramid, usually nearly similar to conical, but longer. 

 Pyriform, pear-shaped, having more or less a drawn-out neck. 



Ringing, the removal of a ring of bark round a branch, to impede the descending sap. 

 Serrate, notched or cut like saw-teeth. 



Shanking, a diseased shrivelling of the foot-stalks of grapes. 

 Shorten-in, to cut off more or less of the outer parts of shoots. 

 Spongiole, the minute spongy extremity of a fibrous root. 

 Sport, an unusual departure of variation in a new seedling. 

 Spur, a short stubby shoot, bearing fruit or fruit-buds. 

 Standard, a fruit tree in open ground, or not trained to a wall or trellis, 

 Stock, seedling tree which supports the inserted bud or graft. 



Stop, to pinch or cut off the point of a shoot, to prevent its further extension in growHi. 

 Strike, to emit roots. 



Tap-root, the main or central descending root. 



Trellis, an upright flat frame, for training fruit trees and grapes upon its face. 

 Wilding, a natural seedling. 

 Work, a term applied to the budding or grafting of trees. 



