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a moderate juiciness, with a rich, acid flavour. Ripens in Au- 

 gust, but will keep sound a long time. The tree has dark co- 

 loured, and thick, strong shoots, with large buds, and is a most 

 abundant bearer. We think it doubtful if this is identical with 

 the old English Hogloe Crab, which is small and ovate, but the 

 quality of the two, as cider fruit, is very similar. 



181. RED STREAK. Coxe. 



A capital English cider apple, which thrives admirably m 

 this country, and is very highly esteemed, as it makes a rich, 

 high flavoured, strong liquor. It is a handsome grower, and a 

 great bearer. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish. Calyx small, set in a rather 

 deep basin. Stalk rather slender and short. Skin richly 

 streaked with red, with a few yellow streaks and spots. Flesh 

 yellow, rich, firm and dry. 



182. STYRE. Thomp. 



Forest Styre. Lind. 

 Styre. Coxe. 



The Stire is a famous old English cider fruit, and Lindley 

 remarks that Styre cider may be found in the neighbourhood of 

 Chepstow, thirty or forty years old. Fruit middle sized, round, 

 pale yellow, with a orange cheek. Stalk short. Flesh firm, of 

 high flavour and makes a high coloured liquor. The tree 

 thrives well here, and forms a very upright, broom-like head 

 October to January. 



In addition to the foregoing, several of the table apples al- 

 ready described are esteemed for cider, as the Newtown Pippin, 

 Wine Apple, Winesap, etc., and some of the high flavoured Eng- 

 lish varieties in the preceding pages are very highly valued for 

 cider in Britain, the Golden Pippin, Golden Harvey, Down- 

 ton, &c. The Fox WHELP is a very celebrated apple of this 

 class, used to flavour and give strength to nearly all the choice 

 cider of Herefordshire, which is not yet introduced here, to our 

 knowledge. It is middle sized, ovate, dark red, with a rich, 

 heavy juice, of the specific gravity 1078. The SIBERIAN BIT- 

 TER SWEET is a variety of crab raised by Mr. Knight, and about 

 twice the size of the Siberian Crab, small roundish, ovate, yel- 

 low ; an immense bearer, and held in very high esteem in Eng- 

 land, for mixing with other cider apples, to impart richness. 



