124 THE APPLE. 



shallow plaited basin ; flesh, yellowish, white, tender, juicy, flavor plea- 

 sant, quality very good. (Ad. Int. Rep.) 



BEAN SWEET. 



" This fruit I procured of the late Judge Buel. Medium size, ovate 

 oblong. Color, nearly white, producing a splendid appearance when ripe 

 on the tree ; crisp and juicy ; ripe in October ; will keep till February or 

 March ; a good baking apple." (B. V. French, Esq., Ms.) 



BEEF STEAK. 

 Garden Apple. 



Origin, Massachusetts : Habit, like Baldwin. Fruit, medium, roundish 

 oval ; greenish yellow, marbled and striped with red ; stem, medium ; 

 cavity, deep ; calyx, closed : basin, open, shallow ; flesh, yellowish, tender, 

 mild sub-acjjd; "very good ; " core, medium. October and November. 



BELDEN SWEET. 



American. Fruit small, globular, light yellow; stem, medium; cavity, 

 deep ; flesh, white, tender, good ; core, large, open. February and March. 



BEN DAVIS. 



From Kentucky. Tree, vigorous grower, constant and abundant bearer. 

 Fruit, large, roundish, striped and splashed with red and yellow ; stem, 

 short ; cavity, narrow, deep, uneven ; calyx, closed ; basin, angular ; flesh, 

 white, sometimes tinged with red, mild sub-acid, pleasant flavor; core, 

 medium ; seeds, large, dark brown. Winter and Spring. 



BELZER. 



American: Ohio. Fruit, medium, red striped on greenish yellow; 

 flesh, white, fine grained, juicy, sub-acid. August. (T. S. Humrickhouse^ 

 in Hov. Mag.) 



BETTER THAN GOOD. 



Juicy Bite. 



From Pennsylvania. May prove identical with some already described. 

 Tree, slender, irregular. Fruit, medium, roundish, tapering to the eye; 

 yellowish white; flesh, tender, juicy, sub-acid; "very good." Early 

 Winter. 



BETSY'S FANCY. 



Origin, unknown, a free grower, rather spreading, good bearer. 



Fruit, scarcely medium, oblate ; skin, yellowish, shaded with dull red , 

 stem, short, inserted in a moderate cavity ; calyx, closed ; basin, shallow, 

 and uneven ; flesh, compact, tender, pleasant, mild sub-acid flavor. De- 

 cember to March. 



BEVAN. 



Bevan Favorite, | Striped June. 



From New Jersey. Valuable as a market fruit, to transport long dis- 

 tances. Fruit, below medium, roundish flattened, slightly conical, distinct, 

 broad red stripes on yellow ; stem, varying from short to long ; cavity, shal- 

 low ; calyx, large ; basin, plaited ; flesh, firm, tough, sub-acid ; seeds, 

 plump, ovate pyriform. August. 



