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2. Fruit broader than high, roundish conical or egg-shaped, mostly widest 

 at the base. 



Example : ' King of the Pippins ' (of the present day). 



(b) Eye half open or nearly open. 



Example : ' Manning ton Pear main,' 



(c) Eye closed or only slightly open. 



Example : ' Mabbott's Pearmain.' 



ORDER II. Red Golden Reinettes. 



The skin is largely covered with red, not markedly striped. 



1. Fruit much broader than high, flattened round. 



Example : ' Court Pendu Plat.' 



2. Fruit somewhat broader than high, flattened round or oval. 



(a) Eye open. 



Example : ' Golden Harvey.' 



(b) Eye closed or half open. 



Example : ' Heusgen's Golden Reinette.' 



Class XII. Grey Reinettes. 



Fruit small or middle-sized, evenly shaped. Basin even, without any marked 

 ribs. Skin, especially in the larger fruits, covered with light russet. Core small 

 or middle-sized, closed or slightly open. Flesh fine, tender, and sometimes 

 almost spongy. Flavour always very good, spicy and sweet. 



ORDER I. Pale Grey Reinettes. 



The skin is pale, and only very exceptionally lightly washed with red. 



1, Fruit markedly broader than high, flattened round or flat-conical, mostly 

 largest, at the centre. 



(a) Eye open or half open. 



Example : ' Syke House Russet.' 



(b) Eye closed or a little open. 



Example : ' Brownlee's Russet.' 



2. Fruit mostly broader than high, largest at base, round-conical or egg- 

 shaped. 



(a) Eye open or half open. 



Example : ' Forfar Pippin,' 



(b) Eye closed or a little open. 



Example : ' Bullock's Pippin.' 



ORDER II. . Striped Grey Reinettes. 



The fruit is clearly and darkly striped and partly covered with russet. 

 Example : ' Belle de Boskoop.' 



ORDER III. Red Grey Reinettes. 



Skin on sunny side only slightly red, and the russet not always covering 

 the whole fruit. 



1. Fruit flattened round, generally widest at centre. 



Example : ' Reinette Grise de Canada.' 



2. Fruit round, or round conical, widest at the base. 



Example : ' Royal Russet.' 



Class XIII. Striped Apples. 



Fruit mostly middle-sized, seldom large. Basin smooth or with faint ribs. 

 Skin smooth markedly red on the sunny side, always markedly striped. Core 

 small or middle-sized, closed or a little open. Flesh firm or half firm, not, 

 or but little, spiced or sweet — occasionally sour. Mostly culinary fruit. 



ORDER I. Even-striped Apples, 



Eye even, without ribs in nearly all cases. 



1. Fruit mostly widest in centre, flattened round, 



(a) Eye open or half open. 



Example : ' Ashmead's Kernel ' (probably an error), 



(b) Eye closed or a little open. 



Example : ' Princesse Noble des Chartreux,' 



