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CIDER APPLES 



COCCAGEE. 



[Syn : Cocko Gee ; Cockagee.] 



A very old variety, believed to be of Irish origin, but its real 

 history seems lost. It is said to have been " brought into Somer- 

 setshire by Counsellor Pyne, a gentleman, who resided near Exeter, 

 and who had the care of Mr. William Courtenay's Estates in 

 Ireland." Treatise ofi Cyder Makings by Hugh Stafford, of Pynes 

 (1753)- 



Description. — Fruit : medium size, very variable in shape, but 

 usually ovate. Skin : yellow in the shade, marked with green 

 specks, with a deep blush of red next the sun. A reddish tint is 

 often spread over the whole fruit, and not unfrequently, patches of 

 thin russet. Eye : small and closed, set in a narrow plaited basin. 

 Stalk : short, inserted in a narrow but rather deep cavity, frequently 

 lined with russet. Flesh : yellowish white, firm and crisp. Juice : 

 moderately plentiful, of an amber colour, and a harsh austere taste. 



A very old, and highly esteemed variety for culinary purposes, 



