THE APPLE. 



circle, as Maiden's Blush. When they are bounded by a circle 

 elevated but symmetrical, they are called oval, as Summer Pippin ; 

 when not symmetrical perpendicularly but broadest at their lower 

 portion in the form of an egg, they are said to be ovate. 



OUique. 



Oval. 



Elongated Conic. 



Cylindric. 



Globular. 



Oblate. 



When with considerable breadth of base but less than their 

 altitude, the sides are bounded by curved lines tending towards 

 each other at the apex, they are called conic, as Esopus Spitzen 

 burgh. When the altitude is not greater than the breadth or less 

 than the breadth, they are called oblate inclining to or approach- 

 ing conic. When the curved lines are interrupted suddenly 

 much before they reach each other at the apex, the form is called 

 truncate conic, as Herefordshire Pearmain. When the altitude 

 is much greater than the breadth, they are said to be elongated 

 conic, as Porter; oblique when the opposite sides maintain their 

 relative positions to each other, but are so inclined from their 

 upward direction, that a perpendicular let fall from the centre 

 of the eye would not touch the centre of the cavity, see Yellow 

 Newtown Pippin, Pryor's Red, Pennock, etc. ; cylindric when the 

 fruit is round horizontally, flattened at base and crown, and with 

 sides perpendicularly parallel, as Long John or Long Pearmain ; 

 oblong when the sides are perpendicularly nearly parallel and the 

 height greater than the breadth, but without the roundness that 

 constitutes cylindric it is the oval form elongated. When a flat 

 face or some degree of flatness is impressed upon the sides of 

 apples so as to form more or less distinctly ridges or angles run- 

 ning perpendicularly to the base, they are said to be angular ; 

 when these ridges have intervening hollows, they are said to be 

 ribbed. 



