CIDER APPLES. 



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EGGLETON STYRE. 



This apple was raised from the kernel by the late Mr. William 

 Hill, at Lower Eggleton, Ledbury, Herefordshire, in the nursery 

 attached to the farm. The seedling first bore fruit about the year 

 1847, ^^d it ^^'3.s from the birds specially attacking the apple, that 

 Mr. Hill's attention was directed to their sweet and rich flavour. 



Description. — Fruit : middle sized, roundish, with obscure ribs 

 on the sides. Skin : rich yellow, orange next the sun, and covered 

 with thin tracings and patches of russet. Eye : open, with reflex 

 segments like Court of Wick., set in an even basin. Tube : short 

 and funnel shaped ; stamens, medium. Stalk : slender, half an inch 

 long, deeply inserted in a round cavity, which is lined with russet 

 extending in branches over the base. Flesh : yellowish, tender, 

 juicy, sweet and slightly acid. Cells of the core, open. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Eggleton Styre 

 (season 1880), by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., F.C.S., Trinity College, 

 Dublin, gave the following results : — 



Density of fresh juice ... ... i'049 



Ditto, after 24 hours' exposure to air ... i'o5o 

 100 parts of juice by weight, yielded of 



Sugar ... ... ... .. 10-591 



Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... 6"569 



Water ... ... ... ... 82-840 



