GROUP 2. CAPSULIS ANGUSTIS.—CELLS NARROW.
SECTION II.
SPHÆROIDEA.—SPHERICAL APPLES.
They have sometimes prominences on the fruit and round the eye, but never true ribs.
CLASS III. MALA MESPILARIA.—MEDLAR-SHAPED APPLES.
Their flavor is sweet, aromatic, similar to that of the rose, fennel, or anise.
ORDER I. APIANA.—APIS OR ROSE APPLES.
1. Their flesh is soft, loose, marrowy, very fine-grained and of a snow-white color.—2. The cells are almost always regular and closed.—3. They are regularly ribbed round 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, especially when briskly rubbed.—6. When they are on the tree, they are frequently covered with 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 1. FRUCTUS OBLONGI.—OBLONG FRUIT.
GROUP 2. FRUCTUS SPHÆRICI.—ROUND OR FLATTENED FRUIT.