. The American fruit culturist. In the peach and nectarine, how-ever, an important division in classification is made by thegreat difference between those with large and small petals;one class, including the Early Ann, Grosse Mignonne, andothers, 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 partof production of a tree is the portion toward the branch orroot. This is in accordance with the lan-guage universally ado
. The American fruit culturist. In the peach and nectarine, how-ever, an important division in classification is made by thegreat difference between those with large and small petals;one class, including the Early Ann, Grosse Mignonne, andothers, 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 partof production of a tree is the portion toward the branch orroot. This is in accordance with the lan-guage universally adopted in describingplants. It has, however, been more or lessdeparted from in the common language usedto describe fruits, and especially so as ap-plicable to the pear. This deviation fromscientific accuracy tends to confusion, andif simplicity of expression is sought, am-biguity must be avoided. The apex of thestalk of a fruit, however, where it joins the fruit, may, in allcases, be termed the insertion. LSJ^-. 266 TERMS USED IN DESCRIBING FRUITS. The term apex should be understood as applying to the partmost remote from the branch or root. In fruits, it is the partopposite to the insertion of the stalk. In pears, this part isusually denominated the crown. The axis is a line connecting the base and apex (Fig. 330). A longitudinal section is made by cutting an apple from baseto apex. A transverse section, by cutting it at right angles to the axis. The length is the longitudinal diameter; the breadth thetransverse diameter.
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