Apples. 



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Bars. Rather large, roundish, pale 

 yellow, marbled red ; mild, pleas- 

 ant, rich. Late summer. Rhode 

 Island. 



Bean Sweet. Medium, oblong ovate, 

 white, handsome; crisp, juicy 

 baking. Autumn and winter. 

 Little known. 



Beauty of Kent, p. 199. 



Beauty of the West. Large, round- 

 ish, regular, striped ; sweet, pleas- 

 ant, of moderate flavor. Au- 

 tumn. 



Bedfordshire Foundling. Large, 

 roundish, green ; pleasant, acid 

 cooking. Autumn and winter. 

 English. 



Beef Steak, or Garden Apple. Me- 

 dium, oblate", somewhat oval, 

 striped; mild, pleasant, sub-acid. 

 Autumn. Mass. 



Belden Sweet. Rather small, conic, 

 angular, yellow with a blush ; flesh 

 white, pleasant, aromatic. Win- 

 ter. Conn. 



Belle et Bonne, p. 224. [Another 

 Belle Bonne (called also Billy 

 Bond) is cultivated in Western 

 New York, and is a medium, 



> roundish-conic, striped apple, I 

 rather coarse, and good for cook- 

 ing-] 



Belle-Fleur. See Bellflower. 



Belle-Fleur Rouge, or Red Bell- 

 flower. Large, oblong conical, 

 striped ; of moderate or poor 

 flavor. Winter. 



Bellflower. See White and Yellow 

 Bellflower. 



Bell's Early. See Sops of 

 Wine. 



Bell's Scarlet Pearmain. See Scarlet 

 Pearmain. 



Belmont, p. 224. 



Belzer. Medium, striped red on 

 greenish yellow ; flesh white, sub- 

 acid. August. Ohio. 



Ben. See Eustis. 



Ben Davis, p. 212. 



Benoni, p. 190. 



Bentley's Sweet, p. 209. 



Berry, or Red Hazel. See Nicka- 

 jack. 



Bethlehemite, p. 213. 



Betsey's Fancy. Rather small, ob- 

 late, yellow, shaded dull red ; mild 

 sub-acid. Winter. 



Better than Good, or Juicy Bite. 

 Medium, oblate, pale yellow ; ten- 

 der, mild, sub-acid. Early winter. 

 Pa. 



Bevan, or Bevan's Favorite. Medi- 

 um, roundish oblate, striped red 

 and yellow ; flesh firm, sub-acid. 

 Late summer. N. J. 



Billy's Pippin. Large, round ovate, 

 red on yellow ; sub-acid, rich, 

 very good. Autumn. 



Black Apple. See Jersey Black. 



Black Coal. Rather large, round- 

 ish, irregular, dark red with white 

 dots ; flesh white, a little stained, 

 rather acid. Early winter. West- 

 ern. 



Black Detroit, p. 215. 



Black Gilliflower, p. 213. 



Black Lady Apple, resembles the 

 Lady Apple in size and form, but 

 is nearly black, and has a poor 

 flavor. 



Black Oxford. Below medium, 

 roundish oblate, dark red ; flesh 

 compact, not juicy, mild sub-acid. 

 Valued as a good bearer and keep- 

 er. Maine. 



Black's Annette. Small, roundish, 

 dark red. Autumn. Ken- 

 tucky. 



