Plate XI. 
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3. RED NORMAN. 
This is an old variety in our orchards, which, although called Norman, does not correspond 
closely with any of the Norman apples of the French “ Report” It seems, however, to 
be most closely allied to that excellent variety Martin-Fessard, which is grown very much in the 
neighbourhood of Yvetot. 
Description. —Fruit, conical, sometimes long conical, snouted, and puckered towards the 
apex. Skin, smooth, lemon yellow, with a faint blush of red on the side exposed to the sun; the 
surface sparingly strewed with minute russet points. Eye, very small, with convergent segments, 
set in a shallow, narrow, puckered basin ; tube, very long and slender, funnel-shaped ; stamens, 
marginal. Stalk, half an inch long, slender, and obliquely inserted, frequently with a swelling on 
one side at the base of the fruit. Flesh, greenish yellow, woolly, not very juicy, and sweet. Cells 
of the core, very large, and closed; cell-walls, ovate. 
The Red Norman is much esteemed in the Herefordshire orchards, and very widely grown. 
The tree is vigorous and fertile, but of medium size. The apple juice is dark in colour, with a 
rich, sweet, and highly aromatic flavour. 
Chemical analysis by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., season 1878. 
Density of Fresh juice ... ... ... ... 1*044 
Density after 24 hours ... ... ••• ... 1*051 
In 100 parts by weight of juice : 
Sugar ... ... ... ... ••• 11*905 
Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... ... 3 ' 94 2 
Water ... ... ... ••• ... A4 ^53 
