. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. 108 EXPLANATION OF TEEMS. sides are nearly parallel, as Kaighn's Spitzenburghj fig. 84. Obtuse, when the parts are rounded or blunt. Acute, when any part, as the neck of a pear, tapers to nearly a point. Fruits may partake of forms variously combined, as, Round-ovate, when nearly round, with a slight rounded taper to apex, as Lady's Sweeting, fi
. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. 108 EXPLANATION OF TEEMS. sides are nearly parallel, as Kaighn's Spitzenburghj fig. 84. Obtuse, when the parts are rounded or blunt. Acute, when any part, as the neck of a pear, tapers to nearly a point. Fruits may partake of forms variously combined, as, Round-ovate, when nearly round, with a slight rounded taper to apex, as Lady's Sweeting, fig. 85. Round-conical, nearly the same as the last, but with the taper less rounded. Oblong-conical, as Yellow Bellflower. Oblong-ovate, as Black Gilliflower. Oblate-conical, as Ehode Island Greening, and Hawthorn- dean, fig. 86. Depressed, pressed down, sunk, or shortened, applied to the apex of peaches, strawberries, &c. Flattened at the ends when the base and apex only are flattened, as Winter Pearmain. An oblong fruit, though not flat, may be flattened at ends; a conical fruit may be flattened at base. Compressed, pressed together, when the sides are flattened, as in some apricots, plums, &c. The cavity is the hollow in which the stalk or stem of a fruit is placed. The basin is the depression which contains the calyx, eye, or remains of the blossom. A cavity may be shallow, narrow, deep, or broad. It may be obtuse, or some- what blunt or rounded at bottom, as in the Petre pear and Pomme Grise apple, fig. 87. Acute, when simply ending in a sharp point at bottom, as Baldwin, fig. 88. Acuminate, when ending in a long drawn out taper, as Fall Pippm, fig. 89. The Holland and Fall Pippin are distinguished from each other by I he rather obtuse cavity of the former, and acuminate cavity of the latter. The basin is always narrow in any fruit having a narrow. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabil
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