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THE APPLE. 



short, stout ; calyx, in a plaited basin ; flesh, yellowish white, crisp, plea- 

 sant ; " very good ; " core, small. February to June. 



BONUM. 

 Magnum Bonum. 



From North Carolina. Tree, hardy and vigorous, an early and abun- 

 dant bearer. 



Fruit, large, oblate ; color, light to dark red ; basin and cavity, shallow ; 

 flesh, yellow ; sub-acid, rich, delicious. (Downing.) 



BOWLING'S SWEET. 



Raised by Louis Bowling, Spottsylvania County, Virginia. A very vig- 

 orous grower, and very productive. 



Fruit, medium, roundish ; color, dull red, on a yellow ground ; flesh, rich, 

 juicy, sweet, and entirely free from acid. October to January. (H. R. 

 Roby, Ms.) 



BoWKEA. 



From Western New York. Fruit, medium, roundish, flattened, angular, 

 pale yellow, with crimson in sun, small, brown gray dots ; stem, slender ; 

 cavity, medium; calyx, closed; flesh, whitish tender, mild sub-acid; 

 " good." October. 



BOURASSA. 



Foreign. Succeeds finely in Canada and northern sections, Vermont, 

 North Michigan, on poor soil, etc. Fruit, medium, ovate conical, slightly 

 ribbed, occasionally irregular ; color, rich, orange russet on yellow, reddish 

 brown in sun ; stem, long, slender ; cavity, small, iregular ; calyx, with 

 long segments ; basin, narrow ; core, rather large ; seeds, few ; flesh, white, 

 fine grained, sub-acid. October to January. 



