Plate XI. 
6. HANDSOME NORMAN. 
[Syn : Le Belle Normcinde ; Bell Norman. J 
The common names given to this Apple support the traditions that it is really an introduced 
Norman Apple, and yet it is not to be found in the French “Report." This is the more remarkable 
since its size, shape, and colour, make it very observable in the orchard, and a very distinct 
variety. 
Description. —Fruit, conical, snouted towards the apex, very uneven and irregular in its 
outline, being angular, and having especially one very prominent rib, which makes the fruit one¬ 
sided ; the base is rounded, and prominently swollen, so that the stalk is placed on an elevation of 
the surface. Skin, bright red on the side exposed to the sun, gradually fading towards the shaded 
side, where it is of a fine deep rich yellow ; the whole surface is strewed with large russety specks, 
and the base surrounding the stalk has a patch of grey russet all over it. Eye, closed, with erect 
pointed segments, set in a deep, irregular, ribbed basin. Tube, long conical ; stamens, marginal. 
Stalk, short, sometimes half an inch long, inserted in a small narrow cavity. Flesh, yellowish, 
spongy, and sweetish. Cells of the core, open ; cell-walls, elliptical. 
This tree grows freely, and carries an abundance of fine fruit. It is one of the most 
favoured varieties at the present time, and is very much planted through the county. The juice is 
of a rich red colour, with a fine bitter flavour, rich and full, like that of the Cherry Norman. It 
makes a rich and pleasant cider. 
The chemical analysis of the juice given by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., gives the following 
results for the season of 1878 :— 
Density of fresh juice 
1*051 
Density after 24 hours ... 
1-052 
In 100 parts by weight of juice :— 
Sugar ... ... ... 
... n'905 
Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c, 
4-038 
W ater ... ... ... ... 
84-057 
