CIDER APPLES. 



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SPREADING REDSTREAK. 



A variety so named from the spreading growth of the tree, and 

 the colour of its fruit. It has no known history. 



Description. — Fruit : full medium size, roundish oblate, and 

 regular in shape. Skin : greenish yellow, with a deep blush next 

 the sun, and streaks of darker crimson. Eye : open, in a wide, 

 shallow cavity ; calyx segments, short and reflexed \ anthers 

 projecting from the centre. Stalk : slender, half an inch long, 

 inserted in a narrow and regular cavity. Flesh : soft and sweet, 

 with a rough acidulated taste. Juice : very pale straw colour. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Spreading Redstreak 

 (season 1881), 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"o53 

 100 parts of juice by weight, yielded of 



Sugar ... ... ... ... 1 1 •600 



Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... 3"4oo 



Water ... ... ... ... 85*000 



This analysis proves its value as a cider fruit, not only from 



