128 THE APPLE. 



Buffington's Early. 



A moaerate bearer — origin unknown. Fruit, below medium, flattened, 

 little ribbed, yellowish white, with faint blush ; cavity deep : basin, shal- 

 low, furrowed; flesh, tender, delicate sub-acid ; '• best," Last of July. 



Burr's Winter Sweet. 



Native of Higham, Massachusetts. Tree, good grower, spreading. 

 Early and abundant bearer. Fruit, large, roundish oblate, flattened at 

 base, full at crown — smooth, greenish yellow, striped and splashed with 

 vermilion, russet at stem — small gray specks : stem, short, slender ; cavity, 

 broad, open ; eye, medium, closed ; segments, short ; basin, open, ribbed ; 

 core, small; seeds, medium; flesh yellowish, tender, sweet, slight aroma- 

 tic perfume. December to March. (Hov. Mag.^ 



Bush. 



Native of Boalsburg, Pa. Size, medium, oblate conical ; greenish yel- 

 low, russet dots near the crown : calyx, small ; basin, deep plaited : flesh, 

 "very good." (W. D. B.) 



Butter Apple, 



American — probably from Pennsylvania. Fruit, below medium, regu- 

 lar roundish, red marbling and overspreading yellow, few yellow russet 

 dots, russet near and in cavity of stem ; stem, long, slender ; cavity, nar- 

 row, deep ; calyx, half closed ; basin, abrupt, ribbed ; core, medium ; seeds, 

 roundish ovate : flesh, yellowish white, tender, sweet ; '• very good." No- 

 vember to February. 



Blockley. 



Probably from Pennsylvania. Growth upright ; fruit, large, round flat- 

 tened, occasionally a little uneven, pale yellow, with occasional patches of 

 light thin russet; stem, short; cavity, narrow, deep; calyx, with short 

 segments ; basin, broad, deep ; flesh, yellowish white, crisp, tender, sub- 

 acid ; core, large ; capsules, open. October to January. 



Buchanan's Pippin. 

 Buchanan's Seedling. 



Raised by Robert Buchanan, of Cincinnati, 0. Tree, vigorous, and very 

 productive. 



Fruit, medium, oblate, very much flattened, slightly angular ; skin, yel- 

 lowish, somewhat waxen, deeply shaded with maroon, sometimes very ob- 

 scurely striped and thickly covered with light conspicuous dots ; stalk, very 

 short and small, surrounded by thin, scaly russet, inserted in a large cavity ; 

 calyx, partially closed, set in a round, abrupt basin, slightly ribbed ; flesh, 

 greenish, very solid, crisp, and juicy, with a fine, refreshing, sub-acid flavor. 

 March, April. 



Buckingham. --~ 



Fruit, large, round conical, angular, greenish yellow, shaded with 

 crimson and whitish gray dots; stem, short; cavity, broad, deep; calyx, 

 closed; basin, deep ; flesh, yellow, juicy, tender, mild sub -acid ; "very 

 good ;" core, medium. December. 



Buck Meadow. 

 From Norwalk, Conn. Tree, drooping habit ; productive. Fruit, above 

 medium, roundish conical, angular, yellow, marbled and streaked with red ; 



