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Burchell Early, i. Loud. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Burdock, i. Langlej' Pomona 106, PL 33 fig. 2. 1729. 



Fruit large, blushed with vermilion-red; flesh firm, juicy; stone clinging; ripens on 

 a south wall August 30th. 

 Burford October Cling, i. Am. Poin. Soc. Rpt. 191. i86o. 



Reported as grown successfully in Mississippi. 

 Burgess Beauty, i. Kenrick Am. Orcli. 183. 1841. 



A variety from Middletown, New Jersej-. Earlier, better, and more productive 

 than Early York. 

 Burke, i. Card. Mon. 27:79. 1886. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:92. 1901. 



Burke is of southern origin having come from Avo\-elles, Louisiana. The peaches 

 ought to ship well as they are thick-skinned. On the Station grounds the fruit drops badly 

 and lacks both color and quality. Tree vigorous, hardy, tmproductive; glands reniform; 

 flowers appear iri mid-season, large; fruit large, oblong-oval, halves unequal, sides drawn 

 up about the cavity, with a mucronate tip at the apex; skin thick, tough, covered with 

 thick, coarse pubescence, creamy-yellow, with a slight blush of lively red; flesh white, 

 stained at the pit, firm, juicy, tender, pleasing; quality fair; stone clinging, oval, pointed 

 at the ends, plump on one side; ripens the first week in September. 

 Burlington Large Early, i. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 183 1. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Bumap. I. Ramsey Cat. 3. 1912. 



This variety is described by F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, as a productive, 

 white clingstone found by S. L. Bumap, Austin, Texas. 

 Bums. I. Card. Mon. 20:273. 1878. 2. II'. A'. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1879. 



Bioms is claimed by its originator, T. F. Bums, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, to ripen a month 

 earlier than Alexander. 

 Burrough. i. Del. Sta. Rpi. 5:97. 1892. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Buski. I. Ariz. Sta. Bid. 15:67. 1895. 



Listed as ha\'ing been grown in Arizona. 

 Bustian October, i. Card. Mon. 16:315. 1874. 2. Ga. Sta. Bui. 42:233. 1898. 



Bustian October originated in Fayette County, Georgia. Ripens too late for the 

 North. Tree spreading, dense; glands reniform; flowers conspicuous; frait large, sweet; 

 clingstone; ripens the middle of October. 

 Butler Late. i. A^. C. Sta. Rpi. 11:108. 1889. 2. Hood Cat. 30. 1905. 



Butler Late originated with J. T. Butler, Richmond, Virginia. The fruit on the 

 Station grounds lacks in size and flavor. Tree hardy, not very productive; glands reniform; 

 flowers appear in mid-season, small, margins deep pink; fruit medium in size, irregularly 

 oval, angular; cavity shallow; suture extends nearly around the fruit, deepens near the 

 apex; skin thin, tough, with thick pubescence, creamy-white, blushed with lively red, 

 deepening to dark red; flesh white, rather dry, stringy, slightly sprightly; fair in quality; 



