The character of the stem is of some importance, although it varies much on different individual fruits of the same variety. Unfortunately, however, there are comparatively few varieties which show a stem so characteristic that the fruit may be recognized by this character alone. In this case, as with the size, the descriptive terms must of necessity only be comparative. We speak of a stem as being long or short, medium, slender, thick, fleshy, or warty. Lipped is a term which signifies that the flesh forms a protuberance, or lip, under which the stem is inserted; for example, the Pewaukee apple.