CLASSIFICATION. 377 



GROUP I. Uhicolores. 1. Having uniform green 

 ground color, which changes to the most beautiful golden 

 yellow. 



2. Having no lively colors or marks of russet on the 

 side next the sun, except those that are very much expos- 

 ed, and are slightly tinged with red. 



3. Having no covering of russet, but only slight traces 

 of russety stripes. 



GROUP II. JRubri Fruit red ; having all the proper- 

 ties of the self-colored Reinettes ; but on the side next the 

 sun they are of a red color, with a mixture of russet. 



GROUP III. Ravi Russeted. 



1. Their ground color is green, changing to dingy, dull 

 yellow. 



2. The coatings of russet are very conspicuous. 



3. The side next the sun is often dingy, brownish, or 

 ochreous red. 



4. They all decay very readily. 



GROUP IV. Aurei Yellow or golden fruit, Golden 

 Reinettes. 



1. On the side next the sun they are washed or striped 

 with beautiful crimson. 



2. The ground color changes, by keeping, to "beautiful 

 deep yellow. 



3. Over the crimson there is a light thin trace, or a com- 

 plete covering of russet. 



CLASS IV. -MALA MALARIA PERFECT OR PURE APPLE- 

 SHAPED. 



They are of a perfectly sweet or vinous flavor, approach- 

 ing to pure acid. 



ORDER I. STRIOLA, OK STRIPED. 



1. They are almost always marked with broken stripes 

 of red. 



2. These are either over the whole fruit, or qnly indis- 

 tinctly on the side exposed to the sun. 



3. The stripes may all be distinct that is, clearly and 

 finely striped ; or between these stripes, on the side next 

 the sun, the fruit is dotted, shaded or washed with red ; 

 but o\ the shaded side the stripes are well defined. 



