lOO CIDER APPLES. 



Descriptioti. — Fruit : middle sized, roundish, and flattened, 

 very uneven, and angular on the sides ; and knobbed both at the 

 crown and base. Skin : bright yellow, much covered with firm 

 broken streaks of crimson, nearly over the whole surface, but 

 especially where exposed to the sun ; russety all over the base, 

 whence it extends in lines up the sides. Eye : closed, with broad, 

 flat, convergent segments, set in a deep angular basin ; tube, funnel 

 shaped ; stamens, basal. Stalk : straight, and stout, from half to 

 three quarters of an inch long, set in a deep cavity. Flesh : 

 yellowish, firm, and somewhat woolley in texture. Juice : pale, 

 plentiful, fairly sweet, with a brisk acidity. Cells of the core, open. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Bromley apple 

 (season j88o), by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., F.C.S., Trinity 

 College, Dublin, gave the following results : — 



Density of fresh juice ... ... i'o33 



Ditto after 24 hours' exposure to air ... 1*035 

 100 parts of juice by weight, yielded of 



Sugar ... ... ... ... i2'ioo 



Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... i'3oo 



Water ... ... ... ... 86'6oo 



This analysis does not indicate any high merit, though the 

 the apple is still held in great esteem in Gloucestershire, where it is 

 thought nearly equal to Skyrme'^ Kernel. The cider is said to be 

 strong, but not sweet. It is good for cooking, and as an apple for 

 sauce is unsurpassed. It is a late apple, keeps well, and sells well 

 in the market ; all merits, that help no doubt to keep it in favour. 



The tree grows to a large size, spreading broadly. It is shy in 

 bearing, and has not been much propagated of late years. 



