THE APPLE. 9 



Order 1. I'i-hely flat Apples. 



1. Tlie difference hetween lieiofit and lireadth is dlividiis to the eye. 



2. Breadtli always (iiie-lialf ineli more tlian heigiit. 



Order 2. < .lobular flat Apples. 



1. Tlie difference between breadtli and height is nut easily de- 

 tected by the eye. 



2. The breadth seldom exceeds the height by more than a ijuarter 

 of an inch. 



3. The fruit cut transversely through the middle presents halves 

 which are almost or quite equal. 



THE DIEL-DOCHXAHL SYSTEM. 



IS.5.5. Fr. Jac. Doclmahl, of Germany, presented .i modification 

 of Diel's System wliich is herewith given, as translated for Robert 

 Hogg's British Pomology: 



Section I. — Pleuroidea (Angular or Pvil)bed). 



Having sharp or flat ribs, which extend over tlie length of the 

 fruit and are most prominent around the eye, where tliey arc most 

 generally situated. 



Class I. — Mala Cydonaria (Quince-sliapcd). 

 Order 1. Calvilles. 



1. They have large, heart-shaped cells, open to\\ards the axis, or 

 often entirely torn; tlie cells extend very often from the stalk even 

 to the tube of the calyx. 



2. They diminish from about the middle of the fruit, or a little 

 above it, toward the eye. 



3. They are regular, and provided generally with fine ribs, which 

 do not disfigure the fruit. 



4 On the tree tlie fruit is covered with bloom. 



5. They aie never distinctly striped. 



6. Their flesh is soft, loose, fine, and light, of a balsamic flavor, 

 similar to that of strawberries or raspberries. 



7. The eye is frequently closed. 



8. Many of them acquire, by keeping, an oily or unctuous skin. 



