gs CIDER APPLES. 



towards the sun, its surface being scattered over with numerous 

 grey spots. Eye : small and closed, with long reflected sepals, and 

 placed in a very narrow cavity, with grooved sides. Stalk : short, 

 thin, and woody, set in a narrow, deep cavity. Flesh : whitish 

 yellow, and tender, with an abundant juice of a sweet and pleasant, 

 though slightly bitter flavour. 



" This excellent variety," says Monsieur Hauchecorne, " both 

 in tree and fruit, possesses virtues as an apple for the press, which 

 are rarely united in so high a degree." The juice is of good colour, 

 and has a pleasant aroma. Its density is as high as 1092, and in 

 good seasons it reaches i'io5. A kilogramme contains 226 

 grammes of sugar, which gives an alcoholic strength from 13 to 14 

 per cent. There are also 6 grammes of tannin, and I'oyo of acidity, 

 in each kilogramme of juice. 



BRAN ROSE. 



The origin of this variety is not known. It is a favourite 

 apple in the Herefordshire orchards, and is widely grown throughout 

 the county. 



Description. — Fruit : medium size, roundish oblate, with five 

 or more obtuse angles at the side. Skin : almost entirely covered 

 with red, becoming much darker on the side towards the sun, and 



