PLATE XLV. 
juicy. The juice has a vapid bitter-sweet flavour with but little acidity, and is remarkably dark 
in colour. 
The chemical analysis of the juice of the Royal Wilding (season 1880) by Mr. G. H. With, 
F.R.A.S., F.C.S., gave the following results :— 
Density of fresh juice ... ... ... ... 1*037 
Ditto ditto after 24 hours’exposure to air ... ... 1*039 
And one hundred parts of the juice by weight yielded of— 
Sugar .. ... ... ... ... 10*712 
Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... t .. 4-688 
Water ... ... ... ... ... 84*600 
The specific gravity of the fresh juice of this variety from fruit grown in 1876 was ro66 ; 
in 1878, 1-056 ; and 1881, was 1-047—49 ; all very considerably higher than that for the year 1880 : 
a fact which shows the great influence of sunshine in the production of sugar. 
The Royal Wilding is a late fruit, and holds a high place in general esteem, as one of the 
most useful varieties. It is deficient in flavour by itself, and is therefore seldom used alone ; but 
its value is derived from the body and strength it gives to the cider when mixed with other 
varieties, whose juices supply a higher flavour. 
The tree is hardy, very full of leaves, and forms a widespreading handsome head, but is 
generally thought to be a shy bearer. “ When the Royal Wilding bears well, it is always a good 
cider year,” is a proverb, in the Herefordshire orchards, meant not so much in compliment to the 
fruit itself, as to show that the variety requires a favourable season to bear well. 
