5. They are not unctuous when handled.
6. They do not readily decay.
7. Flavor purely sweet, or purely sour.
ORDER I.—PURELY FLAT APPLES.
1. The difference is obvious to the eye.
2. The breadth is constantly half an inch more than the hight.
ORDER II.—ROUND-SHAPED FLAT APPLES.
1. The eye cannot easily detect a distinction between the breadth and hight.
2. The breadth rarely exceeds the hight by a quarter of an inch.
3. The fruit, cut transversely, exhibits almost or quite two equal halves.