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thick ; flesh yellow, tender ; stone free ; flavor rich and sweet ; 

 quality excellent; season of Wolf. 



Found wild in Black Hawk county, Iowa. By some this is 

 thought to be a good variety. Others rate it second class. 

 As I have seen it, it is above the average. 



BOMBERGER. "Grown from seed 

 of Harrison's Peach. First 

 crop in 1897. Fruit large to very 

 large, bright yellow, nearly cov- 

 ered with red. Shape nearly 

 round, and of fine quality. Tree 

 an upright, strong grower and 

 quite productive. Ripe midseason." 

 From description of the origina- 

 tor, H. A. Terry, Iowa. 



BRAINERD (Brainerd's Best). 

 A Minnesota variety mentioned 

 by Goff, but thought not worth 

 propagating. BIXBY 



BRITTLEWOO D. "Form oval 



round ; size large ; cavity shallow ; suture wanting ; apex 

 rounded ; surface smooth but not glossy ; color dark red, 

 mottled ; dots numerous, small ; bloom thick, grayish ; skin 

 thick, slightly astringent; flesh firm, meaty; quality good; 

 stone large, flat, partly free; flavor sharp acid. Tree large, 

 spreading, vigorous." Craig. 



Originated by Theodore Williams, Nebraska. Said to be 

 from Harrison Peach pollinated by Quaker. Introduced by 

 J. W. Kerr, Maryland, 1896. A promising variety. 



BRYAN (W. J. Bryan, Colonel Bryan, etc., would doubtless 

 be changed to President Bryan if the chance offered). "Large 

 to very large, rich dark red, oblong, firm, a very fine market 

 variety." So says the originator, H. A. Terry of Iowa. 



BUDD (Professor Budd). "Parentage unknown. Pro- 

 duced first crop of fruit in 1897. Tree a remarkably upright 

 grower, of fine form and producing great crops of largest size 

 and unexcelled in quality, so firm as to render it of great value 

 for marketing; fruit brilliant red, with numerous white dots. 

 Ripe Sept. I to 10." Description of the originator, H. A. 

 Terry, Iowa. 



BURSOTO. Said to be a hybrid of Burbank with De Soto, 

 which would be Prunus triflora x P. americana. The tree 

 and foliage are so strongly Americana in character that the 

 variety may best be classed here unless the fruit, which I 

 have not seen, shows distinct Japanese characters. Leaves 

 very Americana-like in character, though rather thin and soft, 



