100 THE APPLK. 



Fruit very large, regular, i-oundisli, flattened at tlie base, taper- 

 ing to the apex, greenish yellow, very obscurely stiipf d. Stalk slioi-t. 

 Cavity deep, slightly i-usseted. Calyx partly closed, in a somewhat fiu-- 

 rowed basin. Flesh white, fine texture, crisp, juicy, with a mild, pleasant 

 subacid flavor. Good. December to April. (Ky. Hort. Soc.) 



Blenheim Pippin. 



Blenheim. Blenheim Orange. AYoodstock Pippin. 



Northwick Pippin. Kempster's Pippin. 



An old variety, originated at AVoodstock, in Oxfordshire, England. 

 Tree a strong and vigorovis grower, a regular and abundant bearer. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, conical, yellowish, becoming deep orange, 

 stained on the sunny side with dull and dark red stripes. Stalk short and 

 stoi\t, in a deep cavity. Calyx large, open, in a deep broad basin. Flesh 

 yellow, breaking, very sweet, pleasant. Good. October, December. 



Blinkbonny. 



Blinkbonny Seedling. 



Raised by Cleghorn, Montreal, Canada. Tree vigorous, upright 



spreading, very productive. Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, 

 pale whitish yellow. Stalk long, slender. Calyx closed. Flesh white, 

 rather firm, pleasant, subacid. Core small. Good. September. 



Blocklet. 

 Blockley Pippin. 



Origin, near Philadelphia. Growth upright, moderate, a good bearer. 



Fruit medium or large, roundish oblate. Color fine yellow, sometimes 

 with a faint blush, thinly sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk short, rather 

 stout, inserted in a deep russeted cavity. Calyx partially closed, set in a 

 broad, deep, corrugated basin. Flesh yellowish, compact, rich, sprightly, 

 mild subacid. Good. November to January. 



Blondin. 



Originated with Reuben Ragan, Indiana. Fruit very large, oblate, 

 tmequal, gi-eenish yellow, splashed and striped with red, dots large gi'ay 

 Flesh greenish yellow, tender, juicy. October, November. (\Yarder.) 



Blooming Orange. 



Under this name W. G. Waring, of Centre Co., Pa., has introduced 

 an Apple said to have been brought from Herefordshire, England. 

 We have been unable, from the few specimens examined, to identify 

 it with any known sort. Tree vigorous, with strong, smooth shoots, 

 resembling the Rhode Island Greening in color, but of upright growth. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, inclining to conic, yellowish, strip- 

 ed, splashed, and shaded Avith dull red, with large whitish and giay 

 dots. Flesh white, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good to very good. Core 

 medium. November and December. This may yet prove to be somo 

 known kind but as we have not fruited it ourself, cannot decide. 



