PLATE LVII. 
7. KNOTTED KERNEL. 
This variety seems to have taken its name from the small nobs, or projections, round 
the eye. 
Description .—Fruit : below medium size, round, but obscurely ribbed above, and having 
several small projections or knobs, round the eye. Skin : red throughout, getting much deeper and 
almost purple in colour on the side next the sun, and scattered with small distant specks of russet. 
Eye : closed, irregular in shape, slightly depressed. Stalk : slender, half an inch long, and nearly 
concealed in a deep narrow cavity lined with russet. Flesh : firm, slightly coloured beneath the skin 
and along the core fibres. Juice: of a rich pink colour, becoming of a deep ruddy brown on 
standing, sweet, sub-acid and slightly astringent. 
The chemical analysis of the juice (season 1882), by Mr. G. H. With, gave the following 
results :— 
Density of the fresh juice ... ... ... ... 1-047 
Ditto after 24 hours exposure to air ... ... ... 1-051 
One hundred parts of the juice contained, of 
Sugar .. ... ... ... .... 1 \ -700 
Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... ... 3-200 
Water ... ... ... ... ... 85-100 
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This is a valuable apple as shown by the analysis. 
The tree is very hardy and bears well, and the deep colour of its fruit also makes it popular. 
