Plate XI. 
7. BLACK NORMAN. 
This very distinct variety is again without any history, or any discoverable connection with 
the orchards of Normandy. 
Description. —Fruit, roundish and flattened, obscurely ribbed, especially round the eye. Skin 
smooth and shining, unctuous to the touch after the fruit has been gathered ; dull mahogany red on 
the side next the sun, and gradually becoming paler towards the shaded side, which is green and 
slightly mottled with red. Eye, closed, with long, leafy, convergent segments, set in a rather deep, 
irregular basin ; tube, conical ; stamens, median ; stalk, long and slender, inserted in a deep, wide, 
funnel-shaped cavity, which is slightly russety; flesh, greenish, very tender, juicy, and brisk, with a 
faint sweetness; cells of the core, quite closed ; cell walls, ovate. 
The tree is hardy, and a good bearer. It is a favourite variety in the orchards. The juice, 
though without any especial flavour in itself, is rich and sweet, and is believed to give body to the 
cider made from it. 
Chemical analysis by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S :— 
Density of fresh juice ... ... ... ... i'036 
Ditto after 24 hours ... ... ... ... i‘037 
In 100 parts by weight of juice there is : 
Sugar ... ... ... ... ... 11*905 
Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c., ... ... ... 1*125 
Water ... ... ... ... ... 86*970 
