. The American fruit culturist. -. wide or obtuse apex, as the Rambo (Fig. 334); but where therim or boundary is broad and obtuse, the basin may be nar-row, as in the St. Lawrence and Gravenstein (Fig. 337). It is distinct when well defined. Abrupt, when the depression breaks off suddenly from therim (Fig. 335). Fig. 334 Wide Basin. Fig. 335—Abrupt Fig. 336.—Narrow Basin. Fig. 337.^Narrow Basin. Even, when not furrowed or wrinkled. Angular, with several corners. Wrinkled, having small irregular hollows and ridges. Waved, with gentle and irregular undulations of surface. Furrowed, when
. The American fruit culturist. -. wide or obtuse apex, as the Rambo (Fig. 334); but where therim or boundary is broad and obtuse, the basin may be nar-row, as in the St. Lawrence and Gravenstein (Fig. 337). It is distinct when well defined. Abrupt, when the depression breaks off suddenly from therim (Fig. 335). Fig. 334 Wide Basin. Fig. 335—Abrupt Fig. 336.—Narrow Basin. Fig. 337.^Narrow Basin. Even, when not furrowed or wrinkled. Angular, with several corners. Wrinkled, having small irregular hollows and ridges. Waved, with gentle and irregular undulations of surface. Furrowed, when more regularly channelled. Plaited, having small, straight, and regular ridges. Ribbed, with larger and more obtuse or rounded ridges. Pears have peculiar forms which render some additionalterms necessary: Many pears have a neck, or narrower part toward the stalk,and a body, or larger part toward the crown (Fig. 338). They are distinctly/vrz/ir?;/;; when the sides formed by the TERMS USED IiV DESCRIBING FRUITS. 269 tody and neck are more or less concave or hollowed, as inFig. 338, shown by the dotted lines. Turbinate, or top-shaped, when the body is nearly roundand a short rounded acute neck, as in the Bloodgood (Fig. 339). The form of different pears is further distinguished by theform of the different parts: The neck may be long, as in the Cale
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