CIDER APPLES, 



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cider of excellent quality without mixture with other varieties, though 

 it is seldom used alone. 



There are many trees from 80 to 100 years old scattered 

 throughout the orchards in the valley of the river Froome, and it is 

 still propagated. 



WHITE HEREFORD. 



[Syn : White Norman.'] 



The origin of this apple is not known, but it is widely spread 

 throughout the orchards. 



Description. — Fruit : small, roundish, with obtuse angles on 

 the sides, which are sometimes rather prominent. Skin : white, or 

 rather a very pale straw colour, clear and waxlike, and with only a 

 few large russet dots, distinctly sprinkled over the surface ; the 

 stalk cavity is lined with russet, which extends in ramifications over 

 the base. Eye : very small, with narrow convergent segments, set 

 in a deep basin, which is plaited, or slightly ribbed ; tube, deep 

 and conical ; stamens, marginal. Stalk : long and very slender, 

 deeply inserted. Flesh : snow white, soft and spongy, with a 

 marked astringency, and bitterness mixed with sweetness. Cells of 

 the core, open and very large for the size of the fruit. Cell wells, 

 elliptical. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the White Hereford 



