760 DESCRIPTIVE LIST AND INDEX OF FRUITS. 



brown ; crisp, juicy ; stews 

 tender. Winter. 



Bon Chretien Fondante, p. 526. 



Bon Chretien, Spanish. Large, 

 pyriform, deep yellow and red ; 

 half breaking cooking. 



Bon Gustave. Medium, pyri- 

 form, greenish and russet ; but- 

 tery, juicy, perfumed. Decem- 

 ber. Belgian. 



Bonne Charlotte. Medium, 

 mostly obovate; buttery, rich, 

 perfumed. August. 



Bonne d'Ezee. Large, pyriform, 

 yellowish-green, with some 

 russet; juicy, melting, rich; 

 very good. September, Octo- 

 ber. Often cracks badly. 



Bonne de Malines. See Winter 

 Nelis. 



Bonne du Puits Ansault. Rather 

 small, roundish-oblate, green- 

 ish-yellow ; juicy, melting, 

 rich; very good. September. 

 Great bearer. French. New. 



Bonne Rouge. See Gansel's 

 Bergamot. 



Bonne Sophia. Medium, obo- 

 vate pyriform, acute, greenish- 

 yellow and red cheek ; melting, 

 sweet; very good. October. 



Bosc, p. 517. 



Boston. See Pinneo. 



Boucquia. Rather large, oval 

 turbinate, pale yellow; rots at 

 core; rather astringent. Octo- 

 ber. Flemish. 



Bourgemester. Large, pyriform, 

 light yellow; juicy, astringent. 

 November. Tree cankers 

 badly. 



Boussock, p. 526. 



Brabant. See Soldat Laboreur. 



Brande's St. Germain, p. 541. 



Brandy wine, p. 511. 



Bretonneau. Large long pyri- 

 form, variable, rough, yellow 

 with a brown cheek ; half-melt- 

 ing, not juicy, rich, vinous, 

 perfumed. Late winter. Bel- 

 gian. 



Brialmont. Resembles Urba- 

 niste in the character of the 

 tree and fruit; of good prom- 

 ise. October. Belgian. 



Brignais. See Des Normes. 



Brocas Bergamot. See Gansel's 

 Bergamot. 



Broom Park. Medium, round- 

 ish, greenish-yellow and dull 

 red; coarse; juicy, sweet. 

 January, February. English. 



Brougham. Roundish-oblate, 

 greenish-yellow ; coarse ; as- 

 tringent. November. English. 



Brown Beurre", p. 527. 



B. S. Fox, p. 526. 



Buffum, p. 527. 



Burlingame. Medium, oblate, 

 yellow; coarse; poor. Sep- 

 tember. Ohio. 



Burnett. Large, obtuse pyri- 

 form, pale yellow; coarse; 

 juicy, sweet; good. October. 

 Mass. 



Burnicq. Medium, turbinate 

 pyriform, rough, russeted ; 

 flesh greenish-white ; juicy, 

 rich, perfumed. Late Octo- 

 ber. Belgian. 



Butter Pear. See White Doy- 

 enne". 



Cabot, p. 527. 



Caen de France. Rather large, 

 pyriform, yellow and russet; 

 half melting, juicy, sweet, 

 slightly astringent. Winter. 



