CIDER APPLES. 



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tube, conical ; stamens, marginal. Stalk : very long and slender at 

 its insertion, and throughout its length, but thicker at the end, 

 inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh : yellowish stained with red, firm, 

 unusually acid. Cells of the core, slightly open; cell-walls, orbicular. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Bastard Foxivhelp 

 (season 1876), by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., F.C.S., Trinity College, 

 Dublin, gave the following results : — 



Density of fresh juice ... ,.. i"042 



Ditto after 24 hours' exposure to air ... i'o42 

 100 parts of juice by weight, yielded of 



Sugar ... ... ... ... 7780 



Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... 4'335 



Water ... ... ... ... 87-885 



The Bastard Foxivhelp bears well, and is much esteemed by 

 some growers, who think they detect in the cider which it helps to 

 make, a slight Foxivhelp flavour. 



B^DAN-DES-PARTS. 



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The Bedan, Bedengiie, Bee d'Ane, with other varieties in name, 

 has held a high repute in the Norman Orchards, from time 

 immemorial. This particular variety, is superior to all the Bedans, 

 in the richness and colour of its juice. It is a seedling grown by 

 Monsieur Legrand, of Yvetot, which first bore fruit in 1874. 



