. American pomology : apples . Apples. CHARACTERS OF FRUITS. 361 the segments of tbe calyx, and more paiticularly in the apple, the triangular space enclosed by these parts, ia which the remains of the stamens and pistils are found. Hence the Eye can only be displayed by making a verti- cal section of the fruit. There are but a limited number of expressions used in its description; thus the eye is said to be large, small, long or short, and it n)ay be open or closed. The segments of the calyx may be converging or reflexed, persistent or obsolete, according to their condition in the ripe fniit,
. American pomology : apples . Apples. CHARACTERS OF FRUITS. 361 the segments of tbe calyx, and more paiticularly in the apple, the triangular space enclosed by these parts, ia which the remains of the stamens and pistils are found. Hence the Eye can only be displayed by making a verti- cal section of the fruit. There are but a limited number of expressions used in its description; thus the eye is said to be large, small, long or short, and it n)ay be open or closed. The segments of the calyx may be converging or reflexed, persistent or obsolete, according to their condition in the ripe fniit, and these several characters are quite reliable; but the simple fact that the eye is open or closed, may depend upon the accidental breaking away of the segments of the calyx, and is of little value as a sign. The next character to be considered is the attachment of the stem, which, in some fruits, is so depressed as to constitute what is called the Cavity. In the ap- ple this portion has many variations that are quite characteristic of. Fig. 47.—^DEEP, STEM LONG. certain varieties of fruit. In form the cavity may be either deep, fig. 47, or shallow ; regular or irregular; wide, fig. 48; or narrow, and acute. rig. 48.—WIDE, STEM STOUT. Fig. 49.—, STEM CLUBBED. wavy, fig. 49; and uneven, folded, and even lipped, fig. 50; as when a portion of the flesh protrudes against the 16. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Warder, J. A. (John Aston), 1812-1883. New York : Orange Judd and Company
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