ish-yellow with a blush ; rather 

 acid, good. August. 



Baer, p. 322. 



Bagby Russet, or Egyptian Rus- 

 set. Medium, slightly conic, 

 light russet on yellow; tender, 

 fine-grained, juicy, sub-acid, 

 aromatic, rich, excellent. Win- 

 ter. 



Bailey's Golden. Large, ob- 

 long, yellowish, slightly rus- 

 seted; flesh white, pleasant, 

 sub-acid. Winter. Maine. 



Bailey's Spice, p. 315. 



Bailey Sweet, p. 319. 



Baker. Large, roundish, striped 

 crimson, rather coarse; pleas- 

 ant, sub-acid, very good. Pro- 

 ductive and profitable. 

 Conn. 



Baker's Sweet, or Winter Golden 

 Sweet. Medium, roundish, 

 rich yellow; rather coarse, 

 rich. Early winter. Conn. 



Baldwin, p. 323. 



Baltimore. Medium, roundish, 

 striped purplish red; sub-acid, 

 very good. Winter. 



Baltimore Pippin. See Falla- 

 water. 



Baltzby. Large, oblate, yellow- 

 ish-white; firm, almost sweet. 

 October. Va. 



Barboun Medium, roundish- 

 oblate; striped; pleasant, very 

 good. Pa. 



Barrett. Rather large; conical, 

 striped red on yellow; pleas- 

 ant, aromatic, nearly sweet. 

 Winter. Conn. 



Bars. Rather large, roundish, 

 pale yellow, marbled red; 

 mild, pleasant, rich. Late 

 summer. Rhode Island. 



APPLES. 691 



Basil the Great, p. 337. 



Beach (Lady Pippin) . Medium, 

 roundish, irregular, greenish- 

 yellow, splashed red, flesh yel- 



* lowish, tough, juicy, sub-acid. 

 Ark. 



Bean Sweet. Medium, oblong 

 ovate, white, handsome ; crisp, 

 juicy baking. Autumn and 

 winter. Little known. 



Beautiful Arcad, p. 298. 



Beauty of Kent, p. 308. 



Beauty of the West. Large, 

 roundish, regular, striped ; 

 sweet, pleasant, of moderate 

 flavor. Autumn. 



Bedfordshire Foundling. Large, 

 roundish, green ; pleasant, acid 

 cooking. Autumn and win- 

 ter. English. 



Beefsteak, or Garden Apple. 

 Medium, oblate, somewhat 

 oval, striped; mild, pleasant, 

 sub-acid. Autumn. Mass. 



Belden Sweet. Rather small, 

 conic, angular, yellow with a 

 blush; flesh white, pleasant, 

 aromatic. Winter. Conn. 



Belle de Boskoop. Above me- 

 dium, roundish, shaded and 

 obscurely striped red on yel- 

 low skin; crisp, juicy, brisk 

 sub-acid, rich, very good. Late 

 winter. Russian. 



Belle et Bonne, p. 337. [Another 

 Belle Bonne (called also Billy 

 Bond) is cultivated in Western 

 New York, and is a medium, 

 roundish-conic, striped apple, 

 rather coarse, and good for 

 cooking.] 



Belle-Fleur. See Bellflower. 



Belle-F,eur Rouge, or Red Bell- 

 flower. Large, oblong conical. 



