. The American fruit culturist. to the apex, as Bul-locks Pippin (Fig. 323). Ovate, or egg-shaped, when the length rather exceeds thebreadth, with a rounded taper from base to apex, as in theEsopus Spitzenburgh (Fig. 324). Obovate, or reversed ovate, is v/hen the smaller end of anegg-shaped fruit is at the base, as the Buffum and DearbornSeedling pears (Fig. 325). Oblong, when the length exceeds the breadth, and the sidesare nearly parallel, as Kaighns Spitzenburgh (Fig. 326). Obtuse, when the parts are rounded or blunt. Acute, when any part as the neck of a pear, tapers to nearlya point (Fig.
. The American fruit culturist. to the apex, as Bul-locks Pippin (Fig. 323). Ovate, or egg-shaped, when the length rather exceeds thebreadth, with a rounded taper from base to apex, as in theEsopus Spitzenburgh (Fig. 324). Obovate, or reversed ovate, is v/hen the smaller end of anegg-shaped fruit is at the base, as the Buffum and DearbornSeedling pears (Fig. 325). Oblong, when the length exceeds the breadth, and the sidesare nearly parallel, as Kaighns Spitzenburgh (Fig. 326). Obtuse, when the parts are rounded or blunt. Acute, when any part as the neck of a pear, tapers to nearlya point (Fig. 327). Fruits may partake of forms variously combined, as— TERMS USED IN DESCRIBING FRUITS. 267 Round-ovate, when nearly round with a slight rounded taperto apex, as Ladies Sweeting (Fig. 328). Round-co7iical, nearly the same as the last, but with the taperless rounded. Oblong-conical, as the Yellow Bell-flower. Obloftg-ovate, as the Black Gilliflower. Oblate-conical, as the Rhode Island Greening and Hawthorn-den (Fig. 329),. Fig. Fig. , Fig. Fig. Depressed, pressed down, sunk or shortened, applied to theapex of peaches, strawberries, etc. Flattened at the ends, when the base and apex only are flat-,tened, as the Winter Pearmain. An oblong fruit, though notflat, may be flattened at the ends; a conical fruit may be flat-tened at base. Compressed, pressed together, when the sides are flattened,as in some apricots, plums, etc. The CAVITY is the hollow in whichthe stalk or stem of a fruit is placed(Fig. 330). The BASIN is the depression whichcontains the calyx, eye, or remainsof the blossom (Fig. 330). A cavity may be shallow, narrow,deep, or broad. It may be obtuse, or somewhatblunt or rounded, at bottom, as inthe Petre pear and Pomme Grise apple (Fig. 331). Acute, when simply ending in a sharp point at bottom, asthe Baldwin (Fig. 332). Acuminate, when ending in a long-drawn-out taper, as theFall Pippin (Fig. 333). The H
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