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freestone; pit very small. A distinct variety bearing fruit well down 

 on the old wood. Where this class thrives it is valuable for home use, 

 as it follows the cherries. Triflora. Japan. 



Bleeker (Bleeker's Gage). Medium, roundish oval, regular; color 

 rich yellow with thin whitish bloom and numerous white dots, stem 



Bleeker. 



over one inch long, quite stout, inserted in very slight depression; 

 suture obscure. Flesh yellow, rich, sweet; very good; cling. An 

 old variety, yet popular as a home fruit. Domestica. New York. 



Blue Imperatrice. Large, irregular, heart-shaped; color dark blue 

 with yellowish dots; stalk one to one and one-quarter inches long, 

 slender, and inserted in shallow cavity; suture distinct but shallow. 

 Flesh yellow, firm, juicy; quality nearly best; cling. Domestica. 



Blue Moldavka. Large, oblong ovate; slightly irregular; color 

 maroon scarlet with gray and blue bloom ; suture distinct, terminating 

 at apex; stalk half an inch long, rather stout, inserted in deep narrow 

 cavity. Flesh greenish white, quite firm, juicy, subacid. Best for 

 culinary use, but only fair for dessert; nearly freestone. Domestica. 

 Russia. 



Bradshaw. Very large, obovate, and sometimes necked; color red- 



