CIDER APPLES. I05 



from the age of the trees, it was probably produced at the end of 

 the last, or the beginning of the present century. 



Description. — Fruit : of middle size, two and a half inches long, 

 by one inch and a half wide, oblong, even, but not always regular 

 in its outline, with a waist near the top. Skin : quite smooth, dull 

 orange, or yellow on the shaded side, with a few broken stripes of 

 red ; washed with thin red, which is streaked with darker and 

 brighter red, on the side next the sun ; the whole surface being 

 strewed with russet specks. Eye : small, and prominently set ; 

 open, with very short divergent segments, and surrounded with a 

 few prominent plaits, or little knobs ; tube, funnel shaped ; stamens, 

 marginal. Stalk : very slender, short, inserted in a shallow cavity, 

 or merely in a slight depression, surrounded with russet. Flesh : 

 yellowish, rather dry ; juice of a fine rich colour, with a sweet, 

 sub-acid and astringent flavour. Cells of the core, open. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Cider Lady's Finger 

 (season 1878), by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., F.C.S., Trinity 

 College, Dublin, gave the following results : — 



This apple is a valuable addition to the orchard. It ripens 

 early, but it is easy to manage, and makes very good cider. It is 

 rich, strong, and brisk, often good enough to bottle ; but is apt in 

 the hot weather of early autumn, to lose much of its richness from 

 over fermentation. 



The tree is hardy ; it blossoms in the beginning or middle of 

 May, and bears a profusion of fruit, which ripens in September. It 

 is a variety growing into favour, and deservedly so. It is much 

 grown in the orchards of the River Froome Valley, and is becoming 

 widely distributed throughout Herefordshire. 



