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russet, very rarely warted. Core middle-sized or small, closed or a little open. 

 Flesh somewhat firm, later becoming mellow, juicy, winey and sweet, with 

 Reinette flavour. 



ORDER 7. Striped Red Reinettes. 

 The skin is red on sunny side and darkly striped. 



1, Fruit much broader than high, generally largest at the centre, strongly 

 flattened round. 



(a) Eye open or half open. 



Example : ' Red Holland Bellefleur.' 



(b) Eye closed or a little open. 



Example : ' Baumann's Red Reinette.' 

 3, Fruit markedly broader than high, flattened round or round conical. 



(a) Eye open or half open. 



Example : ' Stone Pippin/ 



(b) Eye closed or a little open. 



Example : ' Margil.' 

 3, Fruit nearly as high as broad, mostly markedly widest at the stem, conical 

 or roundish oval. 

 (a) Eye entirely open. 



Example : ' Reinette des Cannes.' 

 (d) Eye half open. 



Example : ' Scarlet Pearmain.' 



(c) Eye generally entirely closed. 



Example : ' Adams' Pearmain.'; 



ORDER II. Whole-coloured Red Reinettes. 

 The skin is red and very rarely striped. 



1. Fruit much broader than high, broadest at the centre, round flattened 

 or round conical. 



(a) Eye open or half open. 



Example : ' Reinette Rouge Etoilee ' [* Calville Rouge Precoce']. 

 b) Eye half closed or a little open. 



Example : ' Baldwin Stunner Pippin.' 

 (c) Eye entirely closed. 



Example : ' Bonum (Downing). 5 



2. Fruit markedly broader than high, flattened round or round conic, mode- 

 rately wide at the centre. 



(a) Eye open or half open. 



Example : ' Scarlet Nonpareil.' 



(b) Eye closed or a little open. 



Example : ' Landsberger Reinette.' 



3. Fruit mostly slightly broader than high, widest at the base, flattened 

 conical or egg-shaped. 



(a) Eye open or half open. 



Example : ' Kentish Pippin.' 



(b) Eye closed or a little open. 



Example : ' Cousinotte Rouge d'Hiver.' 



Class XI. Gold Reinettes. 



Fruit mainly middle-sized, even and regularly shaped. Basin even, seldom 

 with any marked ribs. Skin, when fully ripe, golden yellow, slightly red on 

 sunny side. A light russet over all the fruit. Not warted. Eye small to 

 middle-sized, mostly closed or very slightly open. Flesh fine-grained, moderately 

 firm, becoming mellow, juicy, with high Reinette flavour, winey and sweet. 



ORDER 7, Striped Gold Reinettes, 

 The skin is lightly striped on the sunny side. 



1. Fruit much broader than high, flattened round, widest at the centre or 

 a little below. 



(a) Eye open or wide open. 



Example : ' Peasgood's Nonesuch.' 



(b) Eye half open. 



Example : ' Cox's Orange Pippin.' 



(c) Eye closed or a little open. 



Example : ' Annie Elizabeth.' 



