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CIDER APPLES. 



UPRIGHT REDSTREAK. 



The upright habit of growth of the tree gives this variety its 

 distinctive name. 



DescriptioJi.- — Fruit : medium size, roundish oblate, regular in 

 shape, but often fuller on one side. Skin : yellowish green, 

 having a pink blush next the sun, with streaks and splashes of a 

 deeper colour. Eye : small and closed, set in a small and shallow 

 cavity. Stalk : slender, half-an-inch long, inserted in a deep and 

 narrow cavity. Flesh : tender and juicy, with a sweet acidulated 

 taste, and some astringency. Juice : plentiful, of a pale straw 

 colour. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Upright 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'oso 



Ditto after 24 hours' exposure to air ... 1*050 

 100 parts of juice by weight, yielded of 



Sugar ... ... ... ... i2'28o 



Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... 2*320 



Water ... ... ... ,,. 85*400 



This analysis proves it to be a valuable apple, which will make 



