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EXPLANATION OF I'lCRMS. 



they become toothed, as in Ladies 

 Sweetintr, fin-. 77. 



Many varieties present inter- 

 mediate degrees, as, 



Serrate-crenate, partaking some 

 what of both, as Jersey Sweeting, 

 Summer Rose. 



Crenaie-toothedy as in Bevan's 

 Favorite. 



Sir rate, slightly approaching 

 toothed, as in Rambo. 



Flowers. — In ajiples, pears, 

 cherries, and most other kinds, 

 but little difference exists in the 

 flowers. In the peach and nec- 

 tarine, however, an important 

 ^^s-'^T- division in classification is made 



by the great difference between those with large and 

 small petals ; one class, including the Early Ann, Grosse 

 Mignonne, and others, having large showy flowers ; and 

 another class, comprising Early Crawford, George IV., and 

 many more, having flowers with small narrow petals. 



II. FORM OF THE FRUIT. 



In the following pages, the base of a fruit or any other 

 part or production of a tree, is the portion towards the branch 

 or root. This is in accordance with the language univer- 

 sally adopted in describing plants. It has, however, been 

 more or less departed from in the common language used to 

 describe fruits, and especially so as applicable to the pear. 

 This deviation from scientific accuracy tends to confusion, 

 and if simplicity of expression is sought, ambiguity must 

 be avoided. The apex of the stalk of a fruit, however, to 

 avoid the chance for a mistake, may in 

 all cases be termed the insertion. 



The term apex should be understood as 

 applying to the part most remote from 

 the branch or root. In fruits, it is the 

 part opposite to the insertion of ihe stalk 

 In pears, this part is usually denominated 

 the crovm. 



