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large, roundish, slightly conical, striped and blotched with purplish red 

 over a dull ground ; white bloom ; stem, short ; calyx, small ; basin, deep ; 

 core, medium ; flesh, yellowish, mild sub-acid ; &quot; very good.&quot; Early 

 Winter. 



BLACK APPLE. 



Black American, | Jersey Black, 

 Dodge s Black. 



American. Tree, slender, moderate growth, drooping, when old ; a good 

 bearer ; negative quality, often esteemed. Fruit, medium, round slightly 

 flattened, dark red, almost black, whitish bloom, and many whitish specks ; 

 stem, medium : cavity, deep ; calyx rather small ; basin, shallow ; core 

 large ; capsules, long, ovate, hollow ; seeds, ovate pointed ; flesh, yellow 

 ish white tinged with red, crisp, juicy. Nov. to Feby. 



There is much confusion at theWest with this variety, and several fruits 

 are grown under the same name. One under name of Black, or &quot; Canada 

 Black,&quot; is oblong, with greenish flesh, inferior ; tree, a fine grower. 



Another is of medium size ; fruit depressed at ends ; skin rough ; flesh, 

 aromatic ; ripening in September ; tree upright grower, with rough uneven 

 bark. 



BLACK COAL. 



Welcome. 



This is also another of the Black apples grown West. Fruit, above 

 medium, round, regular smooth, glossy, rich dark red striped, and mostly 

 overspreading a lighter red ; numerous specks; stem, short; cavity, deep, 

 slightly russeted ; calyx, closed, woolly or downy ; basin, open ; core, 

 large, hollow; seeds, loose; flesh, white, slightly tinged with red, crisp, 

 juicy, tender, rather acid. Nov. to Feby. 



BLEDSOE. 



&quot;From Kentucky. Resembles White Pippin, (Canada Pippin.) Fruit, 

 large, conical, flattened at base, greenish yellow, light bronze at base, 

 brownish specks ; skin, smooth ; stem, short ; cavity, deep ; calyx, small, 

 closed ; basin, shallow ; core, open ; seeds, large, light brown ; flesh, white, 

 tender, juicy ; &quot; very good.&quot; March and April. Claimed as a seedling ; 

 new.&quot; (A. H. Ernst, Ms.) 



BLOOD. 



From central Ohio. Fruit, medium, roundish, occasionally angular ; 

 dull red, marbled and striped with shades of purplish red, occasional 

 rough gray dots; stem, varying; cavity, funnel shaped ; calyx, half open ; 

 broad segments ; basin furrowed ; core, small, compact ; seeds, oblong 

 ovate, dark red ; flesh, yellowish, tinged with red near the surface, break 

 ing mild almost sweet; &quot; very good.&quot; Dec. to March. 



BOALSBURG. 



A seedling of Centre County, Pennsylvania. Large, oblong, inclining to 



