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injure its table quality. It is about iue<liuiu in sugars and the 

 relative amount of sucrose is fairly high. Its ratio of sugars to 

 acid places it among the more acid table fruits and less acid 

 cooking varieties. 



Yellow Newtown. — The Yellow Newtown should be from 

 80 to 85 millimeters in diameter, of a clear, greenish-yellow 

 color, sometimes slightly blushed on the sunny side, and may 

 often show over a considerable portion of the surface a grayish 

 scarf skin characteristic of the variety. Its anal^'sis indicates 

 it to be of somewhat firmer flesh than the Esopus and somewhat 

 less acid ; otherwise, it is very similar in its constitution. 



^Vinesap. — The Winesap should be about 75 millimeters 

 in diameter, and should be deeply colored, although the color 

 is hardly as dark as that of Jonathan. It should, however, 

 when well grown, show little or no signs of the ground color of 

 the fruit. Its analysis places it in the highest class. It is 

 rather high in insoluble solids, but very high in sugars, being 

 exceeded oidy by the Roxbury and Grimes. However, a smaller 

 ])ortion of the sugar is in the form of sucrose than in either of 

 the other two sorts. 



Stayman Winesnj). — This variety is quite similar to the 

 Winesa]), It should reach a little larger size and is not quite 

 as red in color. The ratio of acid to sugars is somewhat higher, 

 but this excess of acid is obscured by the higher amount of 

 sucrose, so the acidity of the apple is about the same to the 

 taste. 



Rome Beauty. — As only three samples of this variety have 

 lieen examined we do not feel like venturing on any very posi- 

 tive statements in regard to it. It would seem to reach a size 

 of 80 millimeters and a color somewhat less marked than other 

 red varieties. It shows a relatively high proportion of sucrose, 

 but is only fair in the amount of total sugars. It is rather 

 liigli in insoluble solids to be a good table fruit, and altogether 

 the analysis is not indicative of very high quality. 



Smitli Cider. — The same remarks concerning the study of 

 the Rome Beauty will apply to this variety. Very few sam- 

 ]iles have been examined, and how typical the analysis given is, 



