CIDER APPLES. TOg 



Mr. Knight makes the specific gravity of this apple as high as 

 i'o6(). 



The Cowarne Red is a favorite variety in the orchard. It is a 

 good apple, but its bright colour, and its free bearing habit has 

 certainly helped its popularity. 



The tree grows to a large size, is very hardy, and is often to 

 be seen in extreme old age. 



CUMMY. 



[Syn : Cutnmy Norman?\ 



This variety has no published history, but it is beUeved to have 

 been raised at Cummy, in Radnorshire. 



Description. — Fruit : conical, even and regular, except when it 

 has occasionally one or two rather prominent angles on the sides ; 

 wide at the base, and very narrow at the apex. Skin : greenish 

 yellow on the shaded side, and with a thin, red cheek, speckled 

 with deep crimson on the side next the sun, and sprinkled over the 

 surface with minute russet dots. Eye : prominent, closed, set in a 

 narrow, plaited basin, segments, broad and leaf-like. Stalk : a 

 quarter of an inch long, slender, inserted in a close, deep, irregular 

 cavity, which is lined with russet. Flesh : very tender, juicy, and 

 with a slight aromatic, bittersweet flavour, without astringency. 

 The juice is of a deep amber colour. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Cummy (season 



