. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. TERMS USED IN DESCRIBING FRUITS. 26s. Fig. 320.—Toothed Leaf. Finely crenate, when the rounded teeth are small, as in the Summer Queen. When the serratures are partly rounded, and irregularly and rather deeply cut, they become toothed, as in Ladies' Sweeting (Fig. 320). Many varieties present inter- mediate degrees, as— Serrate-crenate, partaking some- what of both, as the Jersey Sweet- ing and Summer Rose. Crenate- toothed, as in Bevan's Favorite. Se


. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. TERMS USED IN DESCRIBING FRUITS. 26s. Fig. 320.—Toothed Leaf. Finely crenate, when the rounded teeth are small, as in the Summer Queen. When the serratures are partly rounded, and irregularly and rather deeply cut, they become toothed, as in Ladies' Sweeting (Fig. 320). Many varieties present inter- mediate degrees, as— Serrate-crenate, partaking some- what of both, as the Jersey Sweet- ing and Summer Rose. Crenate- toothed, as in Bevan's Favorite. Serrate, slightly approaching toothed, as in Rambo. 5. The Flowers. —In apples, pears, cherries, plums but little external difference exists in the flowers. In the peach and nectarine, how- ever, an important division in classification is made by the great difference between those with large and small petals; one class, including the Early Ann, Grosse Mignonne, and others, having large, showy flowers; and another class, com- prising the Early Crawford, George IV., and many more, having flowers with small, narrow petals. II. Form of the Fruit. In the following pages, the base of a fruit or any other part of production of a tree is the portion toward the branch or root. This is in accordance with the lan- guage universally adopted in describing plants. It has, however, been more or less departed from in the common language used to describe fruits, and especially so as ap- plicable to the pear. This deviation from scientific accuracy tends to confusion, and if simplicity of expression is sought, am- biguity must be avoided. The apex of the stalk of a fruit, however, where it joins the fruit, may, in all cases, be termed the insertion, oPj» <^ f£og,. 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 Thoma


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