3. They are slightly narrowed toward the eye, and flattened toward the stalk.
4. Their ribs are very prominent, especially around the eye.
5. They are aromatic, and have not the balsamic flavor of the true Calvilles.
6. Their flesh is fine, opaque, a little succulent, and almost equal to the Reinettes.
Groups I., II., III., as above.
CLASS II.—MALA PYRARIA—Pear-shaped.
Their flavor is neither balsamic nor aromatic; they are purely sweet or acid; their flesh is granulous and loose.
ORDER I.—TREMARIA—Seeds Loose.
1. They are almost always large apples, the skin of which is neither unctuous nor covered with bloom.
2. They are also furnished with ribs; but they are not so regular as in the Calvilles.