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Bilyeu (Bilyeu's Late October). Large, roundish; color greenish 

 white with red cheek. Flesh white, firm, sweet, good; pit free. A 

 very valuable shipping and canning variety on the west coast and in 

 the States where the season permits its ripening. Maryland. 



Bishop. Medium to large, round; color creamy white with rich 

 dark-red blush ; cavity quite deep ; suture distinct, extending to apex. 

 Flesh white, juicy, vinous, tender, very good; pit free. Season, August 

 in Michigan. 



Bidwell (General Bidwell). Large to very large, round; color 

 yellow with red cheek. Flesh very solid, juicy, rich; pit free and 

 very small. Season, earlier than Sal way, but later than Late Craw- 

 ford. Originated on the west coast, but has proven very valuable 

 where tested in the peach belt. 



Bidwell Early. Medium, oval; color yellowish white, washed 

 with carmine. Flesh greenish white; quality good; pit not free. 

 Said to have come from a pit of the Chinese Peen-to. Florida. 



Bidwell Late. Medium to large, oval; color white with shades of 

 marbled red. Flesh greenish white; quality very good; cling. 

 Florida. 



Blood Cling. Large to very large, roundish oval; color dark, 

 dull, clouded red; suture distinct. Flesh deep red, firm, juicy, but 

 flavor very goor. Use, kitchen, and as a curiosity in market on 

 account of its blood-red flesh. 



Bokhara No. 3. Large; color yellow with red cheek. Flesh 

 yellow, firm yet melting, rich; pit free. Grown by the writer from 

 pits received from Bokhara in North Central Asia. Popular in 

 Georgia, and the hardiest variety in Iowa. 



Bokhara No. i. Medium to large, ovate; color creamy yellow 

 splashed with red. Flesh yellow with red at the pit, subacid, melting, 

 very good; pit free; glands many, reniform. A very hardy tree 

 with same history as Xo. 3. 



Bonanza. Medium to large, roundish ovate; color yellow with 

 red cheek; cavity broad and deep; suture slight, extending beyond 

 apex. Flesh yellow with red at pit, vinous, pleasant; pit free. This 

 meets a shipping want, as it is fifteen days later than Salway in Georgia 

 and a fine freestone. 



Boyle. Medium to large, roundish ovate; color yellow with 

 cheek blushed pale red; cavity broad and deep; suture slight, ex- 

 tending beyond apex. Flesh yellow with red at pit, vinous, tender. 



