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(6) Eye closed or only slightly open. 

 Example : ' Warner's King.' 

 2. Fruit markedly broader than high, flat conical or flat round. 

 Example : ' Alfriston.' 



ORDER II. Striped Rambours. 

 The fruit is red, on sunny side clearly striped. 



1. Fruit markedly broader than high, flattened round, slightly broadest 

 at the base. 



Example : ' Yorkshire Greening.' 



2. Fruit markedly broader than high, somewhat broadest at the base, mostly 

 flat-conical or flattened round. 



(a) Eye open or half open. 



Example : ' Cox's Pomona.' 

 (6) Eye closed or only slightly open. 



Example : ' Hollandbury.' 



ORDER III. Whole-coloured Rambours. 

 Fruit red or only occasionally striped. 



1. Markedly broader than high, flattened round, broadest a little below the 

 base. 



Example : ' Flanders Pippin.' 



2. Fruit slightly broader than high, flattened oval or conical shape, 

 (a) Eye open or half open. 



Examples : ' Glory of the West,' ' Rambour Papaleu.' 



Class VII. Rambour Reinettes. 

 Fruit middle-sized or large. Ribs broad and shallow, running over the 

 fruit. Halves markedly unequal. Skin moderately rough, abundantly russeted, 

 with few exceptions ground coloured. Flesh fine or nearly so, often marrowy, 

 spiced, winey and sweet. In size equal to the Rambours, in flavour resembling 

 the Reinettes, 



ORDER I. Smooth-skinned Rambour Reinettes. 

 The skin is smooth or varying to a russet red. 



1. Fruit markedly broader than high, flattened round, greatest diameter 

 generally just above the stem. 



A. Eye open or half open. 



Example : ' Swaar.' 



B. Eye closed or nearly so. 



Example : ' Drap d'Or.' 



2. Fruit mostly broader than high, egg-shaped or flat conical, broadest at 

 base. 



(a) Eye open or half open. 



Example : ' Bedfordshire Foundling.' 



(b) Eye closed or slightly open. 



Example : ' Yellow Newtown Pippin.' 



ORDER II. Rough-skinned Rambour Reinettes, 

 The skin is generally fine russet, occasionally rough. 



1. Fruit largest in centre, flattened round, or flat. 



Example : ' Allen's Everlasting.' 



2. Fruit largest at base, flattened round or round conical. 



Example : ' Reinette de Canada.' 



Class VIII, Borsdorfer Reinettes. 



Fruit small or middle-sized, nearly always very symmetrically built, mostly 

 flattened round or oblong, basin smooth or with only insignificant ribs. 

 Transverse section round. Skin smooth, shining, abundantly covered with russet 

 veinings and dots. Core small or medium, generally axile. Flesh very fine- 

 grained, firm, crisp, seldom mellow, moderately juicy, of a very characteristic 

 flavour, often very agreeably spiced, winey and sweet. 



ORDER I. Pale Borsdorfer Reinettes. 



The fruit is not, or only very slightly, coloured red, 

 1. Eye open or half open. 



Example : ' Galloway Pippin .' : 



