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Betty Geeson. An excellent old English culinary variety, with large 

 roundish fruit. Skin green, with faint stripes. Flesh juicy and briskly 

 flavoured. Ripens late, will keep for several months, and is a first-class 

 cooking Apple. Tree hardy and a good bearer. 



Blenheim Pippin (Blenheim Orange, Northwick Pippin, Woodstock 

 Pippin). An old and very popular English variety, with large roundish- 

 conical fruit. Skin deep orange-yellow, heavily stained and striped 

 with dull-red. Flesh yellowish, juicy, with a sweet pleasant flavour. 

 Ripens medium late, keeps fairly well, and is good both for dessert and 

 cooking. Suitable for export. Tree robust and an abundant and 

 regular bearer. 



Blondin. An American variety, with large oblate, often unequal, 

 fruit. Skin greenish-yellow, splashed and striped with red, and dotted 

 with grey. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, and briskly flavoured. Ripens 

 medium late, keeps well, and a good dessert Apple. 



Blue Pear main. An American variety, with very large regular 

 roundish-conical fruit, Skin dull-green, thickly striped with purplish- 

 red, and covered with bloom that gives a bluish appearance. Flesh 

 yellowish, juicy and aromatic. Ripens well, keeps a long time, and is a 

 good dessert variety. Suitable for export. Tree robust and bears 

 moderately well. 



Bonum. An American variety, with medium-sized oblate fruit. 

 Skin mostly shaded with deep crimson, with splashes and stripes of 

 deep-red. Flesh white, often stained next the skin, firm, juicy, mildly 

 sub-acid, and richly flavoured. Ripens late, will keep several months, 

 and is a good dessert and market Apple. Tree vigorous and an early 

 and abundant bearer. 



Borovitsky. A Russian variety, with medium-sized roundish- 

 angular fruit. Skin yellowish-white, faintly striped with pale-red. 

 Flesh, white, juicy, sweet, briskly flavoured, and a good early dessert 

 Apple. 



Borsdorffer (Garnet Pippin. Queen's, King George). An excellent 

 German dessert variety, with small roundish-oblate fruit. Skin pale- 

 yellow, with a full deep-red cheek, and sprinkled slightly with russet. 

 Flesh yellowish-white, firm, crisp, juicy, with a rich vinous flavour. 

 Ripens late and keeps well. Suitable for export. 



Boston Russet (Howe's Russet, Putnam Russet, Roxbury Russet, 

 Warner Russet, Sylvan Russet). A popular and excellent American 

 variety, with medium-sized roundish fruit, flattened at the ends. Skin 

 thickly covered with brownish-russet. Flesh greenish-white, juicy, sub- 

 acid, and richly-flavoured. Ripens late, keeps a long time, and is an 

 excellent dessert Apple ; also suitable for drying and export. Tree 

 vigorous, bears early, and is very prolific. 



Brabant Bellejleur (Iron Apple). A first-class variety, of Dutch 

 origin, with large roundish-oblong slightly-ribbed fruit. Skin pale 

 yellow, rather heavily striped with red. Flesh firm, juicy, with a rich 

 sub-acid flavour. Ripens rather late, and will keep some time. A 

 first-rate cooking Apple, and also useful as a dessert fruit. 



Braddictfs Nonpareil (Ditton Nonpareil). An excellent English 



