ORDER I.—APIANA, or Rose Apples.
Their flesh is soft, loose, marrowy, very fine grain, and of a snow white color.
2. The cells are almost always regular and closed.
3. They are regularly ribbed around the eye, and often also over the fruit, but sometimes not at all ribbed.
4. They have a balsamic flavor, accompanied with a very agreeable odor.
5. They emit a pleasant odor when briskly rubbed.
6. When on the tree they are frequently covered with a blue bloom, and striped like a Tulip.
7. The fruit is mostly small, or middle sized.
8. They are mostly of short duration, and lose their good flavor the same year.
Group I.—Oblongi—Oblong fruit.