UNTESTED VARIETIES, ETC. 125 



Black Coal. 



"Welcome. 



This is also another of the Black apples grown West. Fruit, above me- 

 dium, round, regular smooth, glossy, rich dark red striped, and mostly over- 

 spreading a lighter red, numerous specks : stem, short ', cavity, deep, slightly 

 russeted ; calyx, closed, woolly or downy ; basin, open ; core, large, hoUow ; 

 seeds, loose ; flesh, white, slightly tinged with red, crisp, juicy, tender, 

 rather acid. November to February. 



Blakely. 



Origin, Pawlet, Vermont, on the farm of Mr. Blakely. Vigorous, up- 

 right growth, regular bearer. 



Fruit, large, regularly oblate, slightly conic; skin, yellow, with a sunny 

 cheek, thinly sprinkled with reddisii dots: stem, small and short, inseited 

 in a broad cavity of moderate depth ; calyx, nearly closed ; basin, small 

 and shallow • flesh, tender, juicy, with a very pleasant, mild, sub-acid fla- 

 vor. January and March. (Downing.) 



Bledsoe. 

 Bledsoe Pippin. 

 " From Kentucky. Resembles V\^hite Pippin. Fruit, large, conical, 

 flattened at base, greenish yellow, light bronze at base, brownish specks , 

 skin, smooth ; stem, short ; cavity, deep ; calyx, small, closed ; basin, shal- 

 low ; core, open ; seeds, large, light brown ; flesh, white, tender, juicy ; 

 'very good.' March and April. Claimed as a seedling — new." (A. H. 

 Ernst, IMs.) 



Blood. 



From Central Ohio. Fruit, medium, roundish, occasionally angular, dull 

 red, marbled and striped with shades of purplish red, occasional rough gray 

 dots ; stem, varying ; cavity, funnel shaped ; calyx, half open ; broad seg- 

 ments ; basin, furrowed ; core, small, compact ', seeds, oblong ovate, dark 

 red ; flesh, yellowish, tinged with red near the surface, breaking mild, al- 

 most sweet; "very good.'' December to March. 



Blue Pearmain. 



Tree, hardy: shoots stout, dark color; buds, large, unsuited to exposed 

 situations, the fruit being large and heavy is easily blown off. Fruit, very 

 large, roundish, slightly conical, striped and blotched with purplish red 

 over a dull ground— white bloom ; stem, short; calyx, small ; basin, deep ; 

 core, medium; flesh, yellowish, mild sub-acid; "very good." Early 

 Winter. 



Boalsburg. 



A seedling of Centre County, Pennsylvania. Large, oblong, inclin- 

 ing to conical, delicately mottled, and striped with red on a yellow ground, 

 stem, short, thick ; deep, acuminate, russeted cavity ; basin, deep, modera- 

 tely wide : flesh, yellowish, juicy, sprightly, and refreshing ; " very good." 

 (W. D. B.) 



Boas. 



American: From Berks Co., Pa. Fruit, medium, roundish oblate, 

 crimson red stripes or greenish yellow, whitish yellow blotches; stem, 



