CIDER APPLES. 1 23 



cultivated during the decay of the older, and more valuable varie- 

 ties." It is figured on Plate xxvi., in the " Pomona Herefordiensis." 



Description. — Fruit : full medium size, two and a half inches 

 high, and the same measurement in breadth, smooth and evenly- 

 shaped, broad at the base and tapering towards the crown. Skin : 

 smooth, yellow in the shade, with a warm crimson blush on the side 

 next the sun, and broken streaks of a much deeper colour, spotted 

 over with numerous very small dark, or red specks. Eye : small 

 and open, deeply sunk in a narrow cavity, which is lined with very 

 pale russet. Flesh : soft and white. Juice : moderate in quantity, 

 of a rich amber colour, sweet, subacid, astringent, and rich in flavour. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Gai'ter Apple (season 

 1883), by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., F.C.S., Trmity College, Dublin, 

 gave the following results : — 



A favourite fruit in the Herefordshire orchards. Very attrac- 

 tive in colour. It is used as a dessert as well as a cider fruit. Mr. 

 Knight made the specific gravity of the juice to be 1 -066 in a 

 favourable season. 



The tree grows freely, is very hardy, and bears abundantly. 



