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2. Colored fruit; such as is marked distinctly 



with red in the sun. 



3. Russeted fruit; such as is distinctly marked 



more or less with russet. 



Following this outline, we may readily ana- 

 lyze any number of varieties into thirty-six 

 groups, and these groups may be further sub- 

 divided by characters of calyx, basin, etc., into 

 many smaller sections if one's convenience 

 seems to be served thereby. 



Just to show how this works we may try it 

 on a few varieties, as follows : 



I. Round or oblate. 



(a) Summer. 



(b) Autumn. 



1. Green or yellow. 



2. Red. 



3. Russet Merriam. 



(c) Winter. 



3. Russet Bergamotte d'Esperen. 

 II. Obconic. 

 (a) Summer. 



1. Green or yellow Bloodgood. 



2. Red Buffum, Manning's Elizabeth. 

 () Autumn. 



1. Green or yellow Ontario, Urbaniste, 



Cornice. 



2. Red Flemish Beauty, Howell, Seckel. 



3. Russet Hardy, Boussock, Angouleme, 



Sheldon. 



