Clipping, unknown source 1130/DEAN

Photocopied clipping from unknown (East Anglian?) newspaper, dated Feb 11th 1807. Reference to experiments carried out by TA Knight of Herefordshire Agricultural Society "from which it appeared, that the strength of the juice of any cider apple, was in exact proportion to its weight". Henchard has underlined this finding and written NB in the right margin.

In another marginal note he records the cultivars mentioned: Forest Stire, Siberian Crab, Lulham Permain. This last has two question marks appended.

In pencil below are recorded what are presumably his own findings, correlating proportions (of the three cultivars mentioned above?) with a figure that may represent alcohol content.

Overleaf is a list of items, as follows: passport, washing kit, logbook, letters to TH and SD, cash, laptop. All items except 'logbook' have been ticked. TH may refer to Tom Henchard, his father. SD is yet to be identified.

Cobbett's Weekly clipping 4203/HAR

Photocopied clipping from Cobbett's Weekly Political Register, undated (?1824). Reference to Harrison cider apple cultivar. Henchard has marked the clipping in pencil with his reference 4302/HAR.

Loose Leaf Page 1

Loose leaf torn from Henchard's notebook. Containing quotes from Cobbett's Weekly Political Register, December 18th 1824. Henchard seems to have found significant the fact that the cultivar known as Barbage Apple was discovered growing alongside a 'hay-barrack', as he has underlined it twice.

In addition he has cross-referenced the mention of the Harrison cultivar with clipping Ref. 4302/HAR.

On the reverse of the leaf is the following pencil note: "Cal F: re. Pearmain Xs." This could either be a mis-spelling of a note to call F(Fergus?) regarding a Pearmain-Cross cultivar, or a reference to another, as yet unidentified contact.

The Times clipping, 5021/MARK

Photocopied clipping from The Times of 15th September 1826. Date of acquisition unknown. Labelled by Henchard with Ref. 5021/MARK.

He has circled a story about an apple tree with a prodigious crop, owned by "two ladies, named Batt, at Mark [a Somerset village]"

To the left he has noted: 'Chisel Jersey? Pre-Darbinett?' To the bottom right are conversion figures for the quantities named into pints.

Long Ashton Research Station 41233/ASH

A copy of this photograph was found in Henchard's scrapbook. It appears to show Lawrence Ogilvie and Brian Mulligan, research scientists employed at Long Ashton in the 30s.

The reverse is marked in pen with Henchard's personal reference 41233/ASH; underneath is a crossed out pencil note: 'Stire? Stire-Cross? Check FH.'

Note 1: the Styre or Styre was a cider apple cultivar from the Forest of Dean, now thought to be extinct.

Note 2: 'FH' may refer to Fergus Henchard, Charlie's cousin, to whom he often turned in matters pomological. As Heather Ring has pointed out, it may equally refer to A Forest Hymnal (1827), by the Rev. George Standoff. A copy of this appears to have been in Henchard's possession since the late 70s.