CIDER' APPLKS, 



9'9' 



everywhere shewing numerous small yellow spots Eye : partially 

 open with reflexed segments, set in a narrow basin, more or less 

 irregular. Stalk : slender, more than half an inch long, and set in 

 a deep and narrow cavity, lined with russet. Flesh : deeply stained 

 red, from the skin to the outside core lines. Juice : plentiful, of a 

 deep rose amber colour, sweet, vviih some roughness of taste. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Bran Rose (season 

 1883), by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., F.C.S., Trinity College, 

 Dublin, gave the following results : — 



Density of fresh juice ... ... i'04o 



Ditto after 24 hours' exposure to air ... i'043 

 100 parts of juice by weight, yielded of 



Sugar ... ... ... ... 10700 



Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... 2-380 



Water ... ... ... ... 86'92o 



The tree grows to a large size, and bears an abundance of 

 highly coloured fruit. 



BROMLEY. 



A very old variety, spread throughout the orchards of Glouces- 

 tershire and Herefordshire, but not abundant in the latter county. 

 Its history is lost. 



