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Class X. Red Reinettes. 



Form: Small, medium, and large fruits of various forms; some- 

 times globular and flat round, sometimes longish, with mostly smooth 

 basin, which is only rarely made uneven by flat prominences. 



Skin: Shining, mostly smooth, only seldom with russet traces, 

 colored or striped on greenish yellow, light yellow, but never fully 

 golden yellow ground-color; the red blush usually pure and without 

 russet traces. 



Flesh: Delicate, crisp, sometimes marrowy and very spicy, of 

 sweet, vinous, high flavor, here and there reddened under the skin. 



Core: Sometimes open, sometimes closed. 



Order 1, ground-colored. Order 2, striped. 



Suborders as in Class I. 



Class XI. Gray Reinettes, Leather Apples, Russets (Gram 

 Reinetten, Lederaepfel) . 



Form: Small, medium, and large, of globular and flat round, seldom 

 longish form, and mostly very regular. 



Skin: Roughened by patches, markings, and entire coverings of 

 russet, seldom colored; the ground-color gray greenish yellow to dull 

 yellow; the red color, when present, is not pure because of russet traces. 



Flesh: Delicate, marrowy, sweet, sweet vinous, and quite spicy 

 (the true leather apples) ; or a spicy sweet (fennel apples) . 



Core: Regular and closed. 



Orders and Suborders as in Class I. 



Class XII. Gold Reinettes. 



Form: Medium and large, flat round, globular, and longish fruits, 

 with basin regular or ribbed; not rarely with broad, flat prominences 

 extending over the surface. 



Skin: Quite smooth, rarely entirely smooth, with more or less of 

 russet traces, especially on sunny side, by which the red blush is 

 often made dingy; the ground-color high yellow and golden yellow, 

 the over-color sometimes shaded, sometimes striped. The fruit of 

 young trees smoother and softer to the touch than those from older, 

 which are always rougher. 



Flesh: Very delicate, juicy, marrowy, often yellowish, very spicy, 

 and mostly of high, vinous, sugary flavor. 



Core: Sometimes open, sometimes closed. 



Orders and Suborders as in Class X, 



