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son in calling this Bdle-fleur^ which is, no doubt, correct, 

 this being the French term for handsome flower, while 

 onr word means bell-shaped flower ; but having been de- 

 scribed as bell-flower by the older authors, and universally 

 known and called so in this country, it cannot be changed. 

 The fruit is large, oblong, slightly conical, yellow, with a 

 blush on the sunny side ; flesh crisp, juicy, pretty acid, 

 and rich ; tree is a rapid grower, with sj^reading and 

 drooping branches, very j^roductive ; originated in Xew 

 Jersey ; succeeds well throughout a large j^ortion of the 

 country. — ]N^ovember to April. 



Y7. Belmont (Gate). — A beautiful and excellent apple 

 of Ohio ; large, roundish, inclining to conical ; yellow, 

 with a tinge of red on one side ; sub-acid, juicy, and fine; 

 succeeds w^ell in ]N'ew York and northern Ohio, but is 

 variable at Cincinnati and further south. — October to 

 February. Described by Mr . Downing as " Waxen," he 

 supposing it to be identical Vv^ith that of Coxe. This is 

 yet in doubt. 



Y8. Belle et Bonne. — ^This is a native of Connecticut ; a 

 tree at East Hartford, forty years old, measures one hun- 

 dred and twenty feet in circumference, and bears forty to 

 fifty bushels a year. Mr. Downing describes it as " a very 

 large, showy, yellow apple, of the fall pippin class ;" the 

 tree forms a beautiful symmetrical head, and bears abun- 

 dantly. — October to Januarj^ Keep all winter. There 

 is an apple by this name cultivated about Rochester, 

 large, showy, striped, of fair quality, ripens in September. 



79. Broadwell. — A fine, new, sweet apple, from Ohio ; 

 large, greenish yellow, tender, sweet, and excellent ; 

 keeps till spring. 



80. CartTtouse (Gilpin, Eed Komanite). — Medium size, 

 round, striped, sub-acid, and agreeable ; cultivated rather 

 extensively in some parts of the south, where it is es- 



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