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where, in conjunction with other varieties, 

 it contributes to afford cider of great 

 excellence. It is common in that part 

 of the county called the Golden Vale, 

 and which is the only part of that county 

 that at tlie present day can be said to 

 produce good liquor of this sort. 



Mr. Knight says it was known before 

 the seventeenth century, although it is 

 not mentioned by any of the writers on 

 this subject at that time. 



The specific gravity of its juice is 

 also .1078. 



The Siberian Hartey. This variet}' 

 is the offspring of a seed of the yellow 

 Siberian crab, and the pollen of the last 

 mentioned, and it possesses the hardy 

 character of the former with the saccha- 

 rine juice of the Golden Harvey: the 

 gravity of its juice was .1091. 



Steads Kernel Apple. Much prized on 

 account of its astringency and saccharine 

 juice, its specific gravity is .1074 ; it is a 

 new variety, and highly deserves culture. 



