70 Catalogue of Varieties. 



BRITISH QUEEN SEEDLING. Fruit medium-sized, obtusely con- 

 ical, dark red, and greatly inferior to its parent, the preceding. 



BRITISH SOVEREIGN (Stewart and Neilson). Said not only to 

 possess the good qualities of the British Queen, but to be more 

 vigorous, hardy, and productive.. 



BRITTANY WHITE PINE. Described as a high flavored berry, but 

 a poor setter. 



BROOKLYN SCARLET (Fuller). Medium to large, regular coni- 

 cal, with neck, bright scarlet; flesh very soft, sweet, rich, and 

 excellent. Plant very vigorous ; rather too rank a grower; in 

 fact, making an amount of leaves out of proportion to the 

 quantity of fruit. One of the best flavored strawberries I have 

 ever raised, but too soft for anything but home use. Fig. in 

 Fuller, p. 89. Hort. XXII. 266. 



BROOKS'S PROLIFIC. Synonyme of the Iowa. 



BRUNE DE GILBERT. (Syn. Gilbert's Brown.} An Alpine 

 strawberry. Said to be small and high flavored. 



BRYAN'S SATISFACTION (Bryan). Originated in Vineland, New 

 Jersey, and is a cross of Hooker and Wilson's Albany. Me- 

 dium sized, very uniform, heart-shaped, rich, glossy crimson. 

 Very rich flavored. New. 



BUFFALO. Synonyme of McAvoy's Superior. 



BUIST'S PRIZE (Buist). Good size, nearly round, light color; 

 flesh rather soft; flavor good. Plant a strong grower, and tol- 

 erably productive. 



BULLOCK'S BLOOD. An old English variety ; a shy bearer, and 

 late. Fruit ovate, large, uniform, light shining red ; seeds dark 

 red on the sunny side, yellow on the other, and prominent ; 

 flesh pale red, firm, juicy, of very indifferent flavor. 



BURR'S NEW PINE (Burr). Pistillate. Large, pale red; flavor 

 highly aromatic, sweet, and delicious. Early and productive. 

 Originated with Zerah Burr, Columbus, O. Fig. in Thomas's 

 Fruit Culturist, p. 422. 



* BURR'S OHIO MAMMOTH (Burr). Large, roundish, light colored, 



tolerably good flavor; frequently hollow. Not recommended. 



* BURR'S SEEDLING (Burr). (Syn. Burr's Old Seedling, Burr's 



Staminate.} Large, roundish-conical, light scarlet; flesh juicy, 

 tender, pleasant. 



BUSH ALPINE, RED. (Syn. Wood Strawberry, Buisson a Friiit 

 Rouge, Commun Sans Filets, Sans Coulans ordinaire, Sans 

 Filets ordinaire, De Gaillon a Fruit Rouge.} Medium, 

 roundish-ovate, sub-acid, dry, agreeable. The plants make 



