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CLASS II. MALA VYRkmA.— PEAR- SHAPED APPLES, 



Their flavor is neither balsamic nor aromatic ; they are purely sweet 

 or acid, their flesh is granulous and loose. 



ORDER i. 1BEW.ARlk.— SEEDS LOOSE. 

 1. These are almost always large apples, the skin of which is neither 

 unctuous nor covered witli bloom. — 2. They are also furnished with 

 ribs, but they are not so regular as in the Calvilles. — 3. The cells are 

 very large, irregular, widened, and generally open. — 4. The calycinal 

 tube is most generally widely conical, and does not extend to the 

 cells. — 5. They are of a flattened, . conical^ cylindrical, or pointed 

 shape. — 6. Their 'flesh is loose, more often a little coarse, and of a 

 slight balsamic flavor. — 7. The leaves of these trees are very large, 

 rather deeply dentated, and less downy than those of the Calvilles and 

 Bastard Calvilles. 



GROUP 1. FRtrCTUS USlCOhO'KES,.— FRUIT SELF-COLORED. 

 Green, greenish-yellow, or golden yellow, and lightly tinged with red, 



GROUP 2. FRUCTtrs BICDLORES.—r PTO COLORED. 

 Yellow or green, and distinctly striped or washed with red. 



ORDER n. 'RAMBVR&^—RAMBURES. 

 1. They are all very large. — 2. They have almost always the two 

 halves unequal. — 3. They are constantly broader than high, and appear 

 sometimes higher than they are. — 4. They are not furnished with ribs 

 except round the eye ; these ribs are often irregular in numbers, and 

 frequently form broad projections on the fruit. — 5. They do not decay, 

 but shrivel when they are past maturity.— 6. The flesh is coarsely 

 granulous, rarely aromatic, often, nevertheless, very agreeable. • 



GROUP 1. CAPSULIS AMPLIS.— C££iS WIDE. 

 GROUP 2. CAPSULIS ANGUSTIS.— C£Zi5 NARROW. 



SECTION II. 



^VB.mR.OlJmK.— SPHERICAL APPLES. 



They have sometimes prominences o.n the fruit and round the eye, 

 but never true ribs. 



CLASS III. MALA MESPlhK'Ea.K.— MEDLAR-SHAPED 



APPLES. 



Their flavor is sweet, aromatic, similar to that of the rose, fennel, 

 or anise. 



ORDER 1. APIANA.— ^P7S OR ROSE APPLES. 

 ] . Their flesh is soft, loose, marrowy, very fine-grained and of a 

 snow-white color. — 2. The cells are almost always regular and closed. 

 . — 3. They are regularly ribbed round the eye, and often also over the 

 fruit, but sometimes not at all ribbed. — 4. They have a balsamic flavor 

 accompanied with a very agreeable odor. — 5. They emit a pleasant*' 



