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Jar than this ; it is rather above medium size ; its form 

 round; its color bright red, streaked with yellow; its flesh 

 is juicy, rich, saccharine, with a most agreeable acid flavor. 

 The tree bears fruit abundantly, which ripens in Novem 

 ber, and keeps till February or March. 



BARCELONA PEARMAIN, Speckled Golden Reinette, Reinette 

 Rouge, Reinette Rousse, Reinette des Carmes, Glace Rouge, 

 Kleiner Casscler Reinette. This variety is said to be a very 

 productive and excellent dessert apple ; fruit of medium size ; 

 oval, not angular ; color brownish yellow in the shade, deep 

 red next the sun ; flesh firm, yellowish, with a rich aroma 

 tic agreeable acid : from November till February. 



BEAUTY OF THE WEST. A large, oblate, beautiful fruit, 

 of yellow and red color ; its flesh juicy, rich, saccharine, and 

 firm. A gcod marketable apple from November until March. 



BELL FLOWER. A very large and beautiful Apple; its 

 color bright yellow, with an occasional blush on the sunny 

 side ; its form oblong ; the flesh tender, juicy, rich, and finely 

 flavored, and is alike excellent for the dessert and for cooking. 

 It ripens early in November, and will keep all the winter. It 

 is a valuable market fruit. 



BLENHEIM PIPPIN, Woodstock Pippin, Blenheim Orange. 

 Fruit large, roundish, of a yellowish color, tinged with red 

 next the sun ; pulp sweet and high flavored : ripe in No 

 vember, and keeps till March : a very superior dessert apple. 



BLUE PEARMAIN. This variety is well known about Boston 

 as a large apple, of red color, covered with a dense blue bloom, 

 and of a delicious flavor ; good as a dessert or for cooking : 

 from October to January. The tree grows strong, and is very 

 productive. 



COURT PENDU, Capendu, Court Pendu Plat, Gamon s 

 Apple. An estimable dessert apple, of medium size ; in shape 

 round, depressed ; the color yellow, a good deal covered with 

 full red ; it is of a high saccharine flavor and of close consis 

 tence ; the fruit keeps till February or March. The tree grows 



upright, and bears well. 



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