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odor, especially wien briskly rubbed. — 6. When they are on the tree, 

 they are frequently covered with 'blue bloom, and striped like a tulip. — 

 7. The fruit is mostly small or middle sized. — 8. They are mostly 

 of short duration, and lose their good flavor the same year. 



GROUP 1. EBUCTUS OBLOISQI.— OBLONG FRUIT. 

 GROUP 2. ERUCTUS ^V^MRJCl.— ROUND OR FLATTENED FRUIT. 



ORDER II. -&-EIWE1TTA.—REINETTES. 

 . I. These are apples which have generally the most regular and 

 handsome shape ; having the bulge in the middle, at the same distance 

 from the eye as from the stalk. — 2. All are dotted, clouded, or entirely 

 covered with russet. — 3. They are vety rarely inclined to be unctuous, 

 but generally rough when handled. — 4. They all decay very readily, 

 (they must therefore be left as long as possible on the tree.) — 5. Their 

 flesh is fine-grained, crisp, firm, or Sne and delicate. — 6. They are all 

 charged with only a balsamic, sugary acid, which is called Keinette 

 flavored. 



GROUP 1. ERUCTUS VmcOl.On'ES.— SELF COLORED. 

 1 . Having an uniform green ground color, which changes to the most 

 beautiful golden yellow. — 2. Having no lively colors nor marks of 

 russet, on the side next the sun; except those that are very much 

 exposed, and are slightly tinged with red. — 3. Having no covering of 

 russet, but only sligtt traces of russety stripes. 



GROUP 2. ERUCTUS ^JJBRL— FRUIT RED. _ 

 Having all the .properties of the self colored Reinettes ; but on the 

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



. GROUP 3. ERUCTUS :B,AYL— FRUIT RUSSETED. 

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

 2. The coatings of russet are very conspicious. — 3. The side next the 

 sun is often dingy, brownish, or ochreous-red. — 4. They all decay very 

 readily, 



GROUP 4. ERUCTUS AJIREl.— YELLOW OR GOLDEN FRUIT. 



GOLDEN BKINEITTES. 

 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 complete covering of russet. 



CLASS IV. MALA MALABIA.—PEBFECT OR PURE 



APPLE SHAPED. 



They are of a perfectly sweet or vinous flavor, approaching to pure acid. 



ORDER L STSIOLK.— STRIPED APPLES. 



1. They are all, and almost always, marked with broken stripes of 



red. — 2. These are either over the whole fruit, or only indistinctly on 



the side exposed to the sun. — 3. The stripes may all be distinct, 



