THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



quiremeat. I have prepared a list of cider fruit from 

 the best districts, with a description of the character of 

 those varieties. 



From these the planter will be able to select such 

 as are most likely to suit him. If the climate is par- 

 ticularly favourable and the soil good, the best and 

 most valuable sorts may be selected, care being taken 

 to have a fair admixture of harsh and austere fruit ; for 

 the keeping quality of the cider depends upon this lat- 

 ter property. The varieties under such circumstances 

 may not only be select, but also few. On the other 

 hand, when the circumstances are not favourable, the 



more hardy varieties are to be preferred, and also a 

 greater assortment, so that if the crop of one tree is 

 lost others may escape ; and the irregularity in the 

 blossoming of an orchard thus gives a greater chance of 

 a crop. Sweet apples are generally more liable to lose 

 their crop than sour apples ; and often when the frost 

 takes the former the latter escapes. The bright-coloured 

 apples produce, with few exceptions, the best cider, 

 whilst the green fruit produces inferior cider. The 

 quality of cider varies also with the soil producing it» 

 and if we except the calcareous soil, we shall find that 

 the richer soils, although producing more cider, yield 



Those marked with ♦ are considered the superior varieties for cider. 



