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translation as given in Hogg's " The Apple and its Varieties " is of an 

 early attempt, and his final edition is as given above. No English trans- 

 lation of the latter has so far been made, as far as I am aware. 



It will have been noticed that so far all the systems reviewed 

 have been those of Continental authors, and it now remains to con- 

 sider those of British and American authors. 



The only American proposal so far made is that of Dr. John 

 Warder, who published it in his "American Pomology," 1867, the 

 volume on Apples being the only one which appeared. This system 

 is of great simplicity, as will be seen from the table below : — 



Warder's System. 



Class, 



Flat 



Conical 



Round 



Oblong 



Order. 



Regular 



Irregular 



'Regular 



Irregular 



l Regular 



Irregular 



'Regular 



Irregular 



Section, 

 Sweet 



Sour 



Sweet 



Sour 



Sweet 



Sour 



" Sweet 



Sour 



{Sweet 

 Sour 

 J Sweet 

 I Sour 

 Sweet 

 Sour 

 Sweet 

 Sour 



Subsection. 



Self-coloured 



Striped 



Russet 



Self 



Striped 



Russet 

 [Self 

 - Striped 

 (Russet 



Self 



Striped 



Russet 



Self 



Striped 



Russet 

 (Self 

 ■I Striped 

 (Russet 



Self 

 \ Striped 

 ( Russet 



Self 

 J Striped 

 (Russet 



Self 



Striped 



Russet 



Self 



Striped 



Russet 



Self 



Striped 



Russet 



Self 



Striped 



Russet 



Self 



Striped 



Russet 

 (Self 

 \ Striped 

 ( Russet 

 (Self 

 ■] Striped 

 ( Russet 



Self 

 \ Striped 

 I Russet 



This proposal is in striking contrast to the elaborate system of 

 Dochxahl. The classes need no explanation. The orders are based 

 on the appearance of a vertical section, a regular fruit being without 



