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No 139

Styre (English Cyder)

The fruit is somewhat below the middle size.  The
form rather flat.  The colour a pale yellowish white
with sometimes a faint blush on one side.  The
flesh tolerably firm.  The flavor when fully ripe fine.
It is deemed by most people a tolerable good eating
apple.  The Cider which is produced from it in a soil
that is adapted to it is rich, highly flavored, and of a
good body.  its price frequently fourfold that of common
sale cider.  The tree which bears this apple is of singular
growth; remarkably "beesom headed" throwing out
numerous straight luxuriant shoots, growing
upwards from the crown in the form of a willow
pollard; running much to wood; and in deep soils
growing to a great size before it becomes fruitful.
(The Styre stands first in estimation in England,
vide Marshall. Vol. 2. pa. 251.)
Said to thrive best on sandy ground and to be a shy
bearer Mild, pleasant acid.

By the result of a course of Experiments by T. A Knight
Esq. of Hereford, G.B. it appears that the strength of
Cyder is in proportion to its weight.  That of the Forest
Styre outweighed all others, except that of a new variety
produced by Mr Knight for the Siberian Crab &
[illegible] Pearmain.  First tree bore 1810 planted
in the Fall of 1806. Apple hung on till the 16' or 17' September.
Marshall p. 317 says " The stire apple a somewhat early fruit
"was much of it shook down 
"by the high winds of September
" and many orchards
"were cleared of them
" before Michaelmas
"(29th September) But the
"middle of October in
"a common Season is the
"time of gathering the
"Stire apple"

[sketch of apple]

The Stire is pale rounded but
produces a high a high colored liquor
It requires near 3 bbls [barrels] of
Stire & Hagloes for one
of Cider. Only 2 of Common
apples in Hereford
Marshall vol 2. p. 390

Nov. 1. 1810. Kept one Stire apple
[illegible] perfectly sound, it
[illegible] fully Mr Marshalls description.

January 1815 kept several
Stires free from [rot] to the latter
end of the month.
        