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the Fiuiieiisc, reaeliiiig about SO inilliineters. The color shoiihl 

 be a dee}), rich crimson, a little lighter on the shady side and 

 showing sometimes rather obscure splashes and stripes. This 

 variety is one of the most highly esteemed as a dessert fruit. 

 The low content of insoluble solids is in accordance with this 

 estimate, though it does not express fully the excellent texture 

 of this variety. Xeither does the analysis give indication of its 

 agreeable aroma and flavor. The content of sugars is good for 

 a variety of its season and the ratio of acid is excellent. The 

 analysis in many ways closely resembles that of the Fameuse, 

 thus indicating the relationshij) considered to exist between the 

 two varieties. 



Jouaihan. — This is a favorite table apple of high quality. 

 It should attain a diameter of 70 to 75 millimeters and be of 

 a deep rich straw yellow, almost completely covered with a 

 deep, rich crimson blush. It is a very handsome apple when 

 well grown. Its tender flesh is indicated by its low content of 

 iusoluble solids. It is only fairly high in sugars even for a 

 variety of its season, and on this account lacks the richness of 

 flavor of the Grimes and lloxbury Russet. Its ratio of sugars 

 to acid places it among the sub-acid varieties. 



Grimes. — Grimes when well grown should reach a size of 

 75 to 80 millimeters or more, and should be, when ripe, a clear 

 waxen yellow, and may be covered with a slight russeting over 

 the entire surface. When grown in dry climates this russeting 

 may appear in only a slight degree or not at all, a condition 

 which perhaps adds to the good appearance of the fruit. The 

 Grimes is remarkable for its high content of total solids, largely 

 in the form of sugars, and of these a large proportion is in the 

 form of sucrose. The last fact, together with its rather low 

 content of acid, accounts for the almost sweet taste of this 

 variety. 



King. — The King when well grown should be not less than 

 80 to 85 millimeters in diameter, and may be quite variable in 

 form, but should be colored over its entire surface with a deep, 

 rich red, somewhat splashed and mottled. Inasmuch as only 

 two samples of this variety were analyzed, less dependence can 

 be put on the figures given than could he if a larger number had 



