Plate VIII. 
very dark crimson, almost of a chestnut or mahogany colour over its whole surface, except a small 
portion on the shaded side, which is a little, but very little paler. Eye, small and slightly open, with 
short rather erect segments, and set in a shallow, plaited basin ; tube, short conical; stamens, 
rather marginal. Flesh, yellow, deeply stained with crimson, both under the skin and at the core ; 
very tender, pleasantly flavoured, and with a slight acidity. Cells of the core, open ; cell-walls, 
ovate. 
The want of size in the Red Foxwhelp, and its want of sufficient character too, will prevent 
its being generally grown. Its chemical analysis, however, shows it to be rich in sugar and mucilage. 
4. BLACK FOXWHELP. 
[Syn : Monmouthshire Foxwhelp .] 
This apple is very widely grown through the County, and is to be found in the majority of 
“Apple heaps.” Its definite ovate shape, smooth surface, and dull colour, make it quite 
unmistakeable. It bears very freely, and this perhaps is its best qualification, for the cider made 
from it is thin and poor. 
Description .—Fruit, small, roundish ovate, inclining to short conical, even in its outline 
slightly angular towards the crown, where it is prominently plaited round the eye. Skin, smooth 
and rather shining, of a dark mahogany colour next the sun, but on the shaded side it is 
greenish yellow, covered with broad broken stripes of bright crimson. Eye, small and rather open, 
with rather connivent segments, and set nearly on a level with the surface, with only a very slight 
depression; tube, short conical; stamens, medium. Stalk, short, set in a shallow cavity. Flesh, 
yellowish sometimes, with a greenish tinge, briskly acid. Cells of the core, open ; cell-walls, 
obovate. 
The sooner the trees of the Black Foxwhelp are regrafted or cut down the better. 
The report of the chemical analysis of these varieties by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., is as 
follows :— 
Bastard 
Red 
Black 
Foxwhelp. 
Foxwhelp. 
Foxwhelp. 
Density of Fresh Juice 
• • • ••• ••• I 04 2 • • • 
1 *043 
1*038 
Density after 24 hours exposure 
• • • ••• ••• X O/j.2 • • • 
100 parts by weight yielded of: 
1*500 
1 *040 
Sugar ... 
... ... ... 7 780 ... 
10*010 
6*400 
Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. 
... ... ... 4 335 
4*256 
5*206 
Water ... 
87*885 
85734 
88*394 
