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if varnished, entirely covered with bright crimson, and striped with 

 darker crimson on the side exposed to the sun ; but on the shaded 

 side it is greenish yellow striped with crimson ; the stalk cavity only 

 is lined with russet. Eye, very small, and closed with short connivent 

 segments. Stamens, marginal; tube, conical. Stalk, very long and 

 slender at its insertion and throughout its length, except at the end ; 

 inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish, stained with red ; firm, 

 and unusually acid. Cells, round ; axile, slit. 

 A Herefordshire cider apple. 



BAUMANN'S EEINETTE. Fruit, two inches and a quarter wide, 

 and an inch and three-quarters high ; oblate, with blunt angles on the 

 sides, which extend to the crown, and form ridges round the eye. Skin, 

 smooth, bright yellow, tinged with bright red on the shaded side, and a 

 brilliant red cheek on the side next the sun, with a large stellate patch 

 of russet over the base, the whole surface strewed with imbedded pearly 

 specks. Eye, small and closed, with erect pointed segments, and set 

 in a narrow, rather deep, and ribbed basin. Stamens, marginal; tube, 

 funnel-shaped. Stalk, half an inch long, slender, inserted in a deep 

 narrow cavity. Flesh, white, crisp, juicy, and with a pleasant aroma. 

 Cells, oblate ; axile, open. 



A good but not high-class dessert apple. It is, however, very 

 beautiful, and in the eye and round the crown resembles Pomme de 

 Neige. It is ripe in the end of November, and keeps till March. 

 It was raised by MM, Baumann, of Bolwyller, in Alsace. 



BAXTER'S PEARMAIN. Fruit, medium sized, two inches and a 

 half wide, and the same high ; roundish ovate or conical, and slightly 

 angular. Skin, pale green, but tinged with red, and marked with a 

 few indistinct streaks of darker red on the side exposed to the sun. 

 Eye, open, with long spreading segments, and placed in a moderately 

 deep basin. Stamens, basal ; tube, funnel-shaped. Stalk, short and 

 thick, not deeply inserted. Flesh, yellowish, firm, brisk, and sugary, 

 and with an abundance of pleasantly acid juice. Cells, obovate ; axile. 



An excellent apple, suitable either for culinary purposes or the des- 

 sert ; in use from November to March. 



The tree is hardy, vigorous, a most abundant bearer, and even in 

 seasons when other varieties fail this is almost safe to ensure a plen- 

 tiful crop. It is extensively cultivated in Norfolk, and deserves to be 

 more generally known in other districts of the country. 



Bay. SeeDrapd'Or. 



Bayfordbury Pippin. See Golden Pippin. 



BEACHAMWELL (Motteux's Seedling). Fruit, small, about two 

 inches wide, and the same in height ; ovate or conical, handsomely and 

 regularly formed. Skin, greenish yellow, covered with patches and 

 dots of russet, particularly round the eye. Eye, small and open, set 



