34 THE FRUIT MA.NUAL. 



one side of it. Flesh, greenish white, tender, juicy, sweet, briskly 

 flavoured, and aromatic. Cells, pointed ovate ; axile, open. 



An excellent late apple, suitable either for cooking or the dessert. 

 In use from January to May. 



This was introduced by Mr. William Brownlees, a nurseryman at Hemel Hemp' 

 sted, Herts, about the year 1848. 



Brown Spice. See Burntisland Spice. 

 Brummage Pippin. See Birmingham Pippin. 



BUFF-COAT. Fruit, medium size, but sometimes large, being 

 three inches and a quarter wide, and two inches and a half high ; 

 oblate or roundish, uneven in its outline from having prominent 

 blunt angles on the sides, and unevenly ridged round the crown. Skin, 

 greenish yellow, becoming quite yellow when ripe, but so overspread 

 with light brown russet as to expose the ground colour in large blotches. 

 Eye, half open, with erect flat segments, somewhat recurved at the 

 points, set in a rather deep, regular, and plaited basin. Stamens, 

 marginal ; tube, funnel-shaped. Stalk, more than half an inch long, 

 rather slender, and inserted in a deep, round cavity. Flesh, greenish, 

 fine grained, crisp, juicy, and sweet, with a good flavour. Cells, 

 round ; abaxile. 



An excellent culinary or dessert apple, which keeps till May, but 

 is very liable to shrivel. 



BULL'S GOLDEN REINETTE. Fruit, exactly similar in shape 

 to a medium-sized Blenheim Pippin. Skin, more highly coloured 

 than that variety, the side next the sun being covered with a streak 

 of deep, brilliant crimson ; on the shaded side it is yellow, with a 

 few broken streaks of pale crimson, the whole surface sparingly dotted 

 with rather large grey dots. Eye, quite open, set in a plaited saucer- 

 like basin. Stamens, median ; tube, funnel-shaped. Stalk, half an 

 inch long ; inserted in a round, even, and deep cavity ; russety over 

 the base. Flesh, yellowish, very tender, juicy, sweet, and with a fine 

 aroma. Cells, ovate ; axile, slit. 



A very handsome apple of the first quality, suitable for the dessert ; 

 and in use in December and January. 



Bunyard's Seedling. See Alexandra. 



BURCHARDT'S REINETTE. Fruit, from two and a quarter 

 inches to three inches wide, and from one and a half to two inches 

 and a quarter high ; roundish oblate, evenly and regularly formed. 

 Skin, greenish yellow, much covered with dark brown russet net- 

 work, and large patches of the same. Eye, quite open, with short 

 reflexed segments, set in a rather deep saucer-like basin. Stamens, 

 median ; tube, funnel-shaped. Stalk, inserted the whole of its length 



