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The Red Must, or Musk. The ci- 

 der made of this apple used to be much 

 esteemed, though latterly it has been con- 

 sidered liglit and thin. Two varieties of 

 this apple, the red and white, are still found 

 in the orchards of Herefordshire, but this 

 alone is the only one that has any appear- 

 ance of health. The specific gravity of 

 the juice has never exceeded .1064. 



The Hagloe Crab. Scarcely any apple 

 affords a finer cider than this. The 

 trees are rarely very productive of fruit, 

 and this variety does not succeed gene- 

 rally, it being only in certain soils and 

 situations that it is capable of acquiring 

 maturity and perfection. The specific gra- 

 vity of the juice has not been mentioned. 



The Loa7i Pearmain. This variety 

 as a cider apple is stated to contain a 

 considerable portion of saccharine matter 

 with a good deal of astringency ; qualities 

 considered necessary in making good ci- 

 der, hence it is supposed to possess much 

 merit for that purpose. The specific gra- 



