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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 on 

 the shaded side, the stripes are well defined.— 4. The cells are regular. 

 — 5. The fruit does not decay, except when gathered before maturity, 

 or after |he period when it has been properly ripened. 



GROUP 1. FRUCTUS B^VKESSi. -FRUIT FLAT. 

 I. They have the bulge at the same distance fi-om the eye, as from 

 the stalk, and are broadly flattened. — 2. They are always half an inch 

 broader than high. 



GROUP 2. TKUCTUS ACUMINATL— PO/A^T^X* FRUIT. 

 1. They are broader than high. — 2. They diminish from the 

 middle of the apple towards the eye, so that the superior half is conic«l 

 or pyramidal, and is not at all similiar to the inferior half. 



GROUP 3. FRUCTUS Om.O'SGl.— FRUIT OBLONG OR CYLINDRICAL. 

 1. The height and breadth are almost equal. — 2. They diminish 

 gradually from the base to the apex. — 3. Or from the middle of the 

 fruit, they gradually diminish towards the base and apex equally. 



GROUP 4. FRUCTUS SSUMRICI.— FRUIT ROUND. 

 1. The convexity of the fruit next the base and the apex is the 

 same. — 2. The breadth does not differ from the height, except only about 

 a quarter of an inch. — 3. When laid on their sides they present a 

 spherical shape. 



ORDER n. OO'STMB'EKSAJAA.- STORING OR HOUSEHOLD' APPLES. 

 1. ' Having the cells regular. — 2. They are not striped, and are 

 either of an uniform color, or washed with red on the side next the 

 sun.- — 3. They do not decay readily. — 4. They are not unctuous when 

 handled. — 5. They are never covered with bloom. 



GROUP 1. FRUCTUS ACVMISA.T:i.— FRUIT TAPERING. 

 Diminishing towards the eye. 



GROUP 2. FRUCTUS BEPRESSI.— i^i?Z7/r FLAT. 

 They are constantly broader than high. 



Such is the classification of Dochnahl, and although it is not all that 

 could be desired, it is certainly the best which has yet been published, and 

 will serve as a good foundation on which to raise a more perfect work. 



I have not had an opportunity of applying either of these arrangements 

 to the classification of our British apples, but for the purpose of affording 

 a little assistance in identifying the different varieties described in this 

 work, I have prepared the following, which, although I am aware is not 

 what could be desired, will at least be sufficient for all general purposes. 

 The period of duration, and the coloring of fruits, vary to a consider^ 

 able extent according to circumstances of soil, situation, and season; 

 but in the following arrangement, I have endeavored to embrace those 

 characters which they are most generally found to possess. 



