LIST OF OTHER CIDER APPLES. 
Bitter-Scale. —A Devonshire apple formerly held 
in high esteem. It does not however seem to have 
maintained its place in the orchard, and it is very 
doubtful whether the fruit shewn was the true variety. 
Black Bud, in contradistinction to Red Bud. — It 
is a dark red apple, of deep mahogany colour on the 
sunny side. It is chiefly grown in the valley of the 
river Froome. Its juice is light and pale ; and will help 
to fill the cider, or perry cask, with equal efficiency. 
Black - Eyed Pippin.— A recent variety, much 
esteemed at Bishop’s Froome, where it seems to have 
been raised. It makes a strong, full bodied cider, but 
is not sweet enough for most people. It is most useful 
to mix with other varieties. 
Black Hereford.— A large, white apple grown in 
Somersetshire and reported as “ good for extra prime 
tipple.” It is not known in Herefordshire where the 
Black Hereford (formally the Black Norman) is a dark 
green apple below middle size. 
Black Wilding.— A fine looking conical apple, of 
a deep red colour, from the valley of the Froome. It 
is probably grown for its colour, since it has not much 
distinctive character as a cider apple. 
Bottle Stopper.— A Devonshire apple of good 
acidity, in high repute for apple jelly, and said also to 
make good cider. 
Bridge Pippin.— An early Gloucestershire apple, 
yellow and sweet. The tree is erect and bears freely. 
Bristol Crab. —A cider or pot fruit. There are 
some fine trees at Moorcroft and Colwall. The fruit 
makes excellent cider, is good enough to be “ kept for 
the master’s drinking.” 
Broad-Eyed Pippin.— A yellow apple somewhat like 
the Downton Pippin , but larger. It is second early, a 
fair dessert fruit, and should be sold as such, since it has 
no especial merit for the cask. 
Broad-leaved Hereford (formerly Broad-leaved 
Norman). A large pale green apple, with a slight flush 
of red on the sunny side, of a conical shape with obtuse 
angles. The trees grow freely with large foliage, and 
they are all comparatively young trees, so the variety 
must be recent. They bear an abundance of fruit of a 
sweet and slightly bitter taste. It makes good cider. 
Broadtail. —A very productive variety, which comes 
quickly into bearing. It is grown widely in the northern 
and eastern districts of Herefordshire. It is a hard 
fleshed apple, which keeps well, and is often sold in the 
market as pot fruit. It is not a good apple however, 
and its cider is pale and without character. 
Bromesberrow Crab.— An apple mentioned by 
Evelyn, and formerly in high repute. It is not now met 
with, and those shown as such did not answer to its old 
character. 
Brownseys. —A Somersetshire apple, large and 
striped. It is usually sold as a table fruit, but is often 
used as a cask filler. 
Brown Snout, or Pointed Brown Snout. —A very 
good late apple. The tree grows freely, and is a very 
heavy cropper. The apple has a projecting eye, is 
green in colour, and firm in substance. It is a bitter¬ 
sweet, and makes good cider. 
Bull’s Eye. —A red apple of medium size, hard in 
texture, and a late keeper. There are many trees in the 
parish of Marden. They droop in growth, bear well, 
and the fruit is much esteemed for the quality of its cider. 
Cabbage Apple.—A large green apple grown in 
Gloucestershire. The tree is erect, and bears well. It 
is a midseason apple, and is often sold as pot fruit. 
Canon Apple.— An apple of some repute at Canon 
Pyon, but the examination of its juice was not satisfactory. 
It can only be classed as a cask filler, since its cider 
demands body and flavour from other fruits. 
Candid Heart. —An apple above medium size, 
good for cooking purposes, or for cider. It is a great 
and constant bearer. 
Canon Bitter-Sweet. —-A greenish, slightly streaked 
apple, of medium size. The tree bears freely. Its fruit 
is late in season, and is esteemed for its cider. 
Captain Nurse, Captain’s Kernel, or Nurse’s 
Kernel.—A Gloucestershire apple, much streaked and 
coloured with red, The tree grows slowly, but bears 
well when full grown. It is a late variety, but has not 
much character as a cider fruit. 
Chaxhill Red.— A very beautiful little Gloucester¬ 
shire apple, which received a first-class certificate at 
Gloucester (1873) “for its excellence as a cider fruit.” 
It was raised from seed by Mr. Bennett, of Chaxhill, 
Westbury-on-Severn. Its juice, however, is poor and 
thin, and it has not therefore maintained its character as 
a cider apple. 
Chibble’s Wilding.— A yellow apple raised in 
Somersetshire, highly esteemed as a cider fruit, from the 
richness of its juice, and the briskness it is believed to 
impart to the cider. The tree bears well. 
Cider Brandy Apple.—A small, dark coloured 
apple, much grown in Worcestershire, where it is held 
in great repute. It is something like Kingston Black , 
but much softer in texture. 
