APPLES. C41 



Baltimore (CABLE'S GILLIFLOWER, etc.). Origin un- 

 known. Medium, roundish, conical, regular ; pale yellow, 

 mostly covered with shades of dull, purplish red ; flesh 

 whitish, tender, juicy, mild sub-acid. Early to late Win- 

 ter. Tree moderately vigorous, making a round, rather 

 drooping head, very productive, and valuable for table or 

 market. 



Bailey's Sweet, Supposed origin New York. Large, 

 roundish conical, slightly oblong ; yellow, mostly covered, 

 shaded, and obscurely striped with red ; flesh white, ten- 

 der, very sweet. Early to mid Winter. Tree vigorous, 

 uprigh^, spreading, productive ; valued for table use or 

 near market, too tender for shipping. 



Belmont (GATE, etc.). Origin Pennsylvania. Medium 

 to large, roundish ; light waxen yellow, with vermilion- 

 spotted cheek in sun ; flesh yellowish white, very tender, 

 juicy, mild, agreeable. Early to mid Winter. Tree mod- 

 erately vigorous, productive. A beautiful dessert variety, 

 fine in Northern Ohio and Michigan and New York, 

 but variable South and West. 



Ben Davis (NEW YORK PIPPIN, etc.). Supposed 

 American. Medium to large, roundish, conical; yellow, 

 mostly overspread, splashed, and shaded with red ; flesh 

 white, tender, juicy, sub-acid. Early to late Winter. 

 Tree hardy, vigorous, upright, spreading, productive, 

 blooms late; popular as a market variety at the West 

 and South-west. 



Bentley's Sweet. Supposed origin Virginia. Medium, 

 roundish, flattened at the ends ; yellowish green, shaded 

 with pale red ; flesh whitish, firm, juicy, sweet. Late 

 Winter. Tree moderately vigorous, a good bearer; es- 

 teemed in rich soils of the South-west. 



Bethlehemite* Supposed origin Ohio. Medium or 

 above, oblate, roundish; yellow, striped, shaded, and 

 splashed with red ; flesh white, firm, crisp, juicy, rich, 



